Sondra Theodore

Gorgeous blonde knockout Sondra Theodore was born on December 12, 1956 in San Bernardino, California. Sondra was the Playmate of the Month in the July, 1977 issue of "Playboy." A former Sunday school teacher, Theodore was the courtesan of Hugh Hefner for several years and lived with Hefner in the Playboy Mansion. Sondra and fellow Playmate Patti McGuire are both featured on the back glass of the famous "Playboy" pinball machine along with Hefner; this pinball machine was released at the end of 1978 and sold 18,250 units altogether. Moreover, she was also a member of the Singing Playmates group. Theodore not only made guest appearances on the TV shows "The Bob Newhart Show," "CHiPs," "Fantasy Island," "Barnaby Jones," and "Pink Lady," but also had small roles in the theatrical movies "Skateboard," "Stingray," and "The Man Who Loved Women." Sondra married manager Ray Manzella in 1985; the couple had two children, but eventually got divorced. Sondra Theodore remarried in 2000.