THENUDE biography:

Anneka de Lorenzo was born as Marjorie Lee Thoreson in St. Paul, Minnesota. Marjorie did well in school until her parents divorced, and that turned her world upside down. It was at this point that she quit school and headed to California.

It seemed in Los Angeles she could accomplish anything she put her mind to. She worked as a receptionist, a cocktail waitress, and a dancer. She had some minor brushes with the law. Somewhere along the line, Marjorie Thoreson became Anneka de Lorenzo. She studied acting, and entered beauty contests, winning four in a two year period. She acted in bit parts in films and television. She lost all of her old inhibitions, and gained confidence.

It was probably on August 25th 1972 when Anneka saw Bob Guccione on the Merv Griffin Show. Bob was talking to Merv about what he thought beauty was. Bob did not view nudity as pornography. As well, Bob also mentioned that he was a film-maker and was always looking for new talent. It was because of these two points that Anneka contacted Bob. She wanted to be discovered and become a big star. Anneka figured that Penthouse was the way to go about doing it. She sent her test photos to Bob in the fall of 1972 .

In September 1973 Anneka was the Penthouse Pet of the Month! She is naturally a brunette, but in her '73 photos (Taken by Bob Guccione!) she is a beautiful redhead! In the write-up for the pictorial Anneka confessed "Girls are interesting. Haven't really made my mind up about them yet, but I think if I found the right girl, I could get into her sexually.....but I would be the one who dominates." Anneka also appeared on the cover of the Dec 1973 issue of "Viva".

Anneka took acting classes in 1974, and urged Bob to get her career going. In 1974 she acted in 3 films; she was "Pam" in The Centerfold Girls (AKA Girl Hunter), "Chris" in The Rape Squad (AKA Act of Vengence & Violator), and "Charity" in Mamma's Dirty Girls. In these B-Movies, and Anneka was either nude or topless! Bob promised to make her Pet of the year for 1975, and in the spring of that year she moved into his home in New York.

In the October 1975 issue of Penthouse, Anneka was declared the Penthouse Pet of the Year for 1975, at the age of 23. She won over $50,000 in cash and gifts, including a 1975 Jensen-Interceptor sports coupe (as well as a new Reel-to-Reel recorder and a turntable!). Anneka was also on the cover of the magazine, and got a new photo shoot to celebrate. These new photos were shot by Bob, and featured the redheaded Anneka in top form!

Died in January, 2011