Biography of Laura Lyons

Laura Lyons (born October 22, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Mario Casilli.

Sherlock Holmes fans speculated that Lyons was named after a character in The Hound of the Baskervilles, but Hugh Hefner confirmed it was indeed her real name in an interview in the Baker Street Journal.

Laura was working at the Chicago Playboy Club, as well as duty as a Jet Bunny on Playboy's private DC-9, at the time of her pictorial. She had earned some notoriety for herself beforehand for leading the Chicago Bunnies on a brief strike that called for additional privileges for the women, including the right to date customers and to socialize at the Club after hours. Hugh Hefner granted the requests.

She landed a few acting roles in the 1970s, including a slot in 1977's British-Mexican shark thriller Tintorera and an uncredited spot in The Godfather Part II. Laura lives in Los Angeles, is married and has three children. Her daughter is Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge.