Before and after Playboy, Shower had an acting career mainly within the action adventure (American Kickboxer 2, The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck) & erotic thriller genres (Boundaries, LA Goddess and Velvet Dreams). Shower also made numerous appearances within mainstream TV, guest starring in episodes of Knight Rider, Three's Company, Simon & Simon and a forty-six episode continuing role in the daytime drama series Santa Barbara. In 2009, Shower completed an independent film entitled Kathy Shower: Playmate Model Mom.