Traci Lords

Traci Lords

Date of Birth:

May 07, 1968

Place of Birth:

Steubenville, Ohio, USA

Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress, singer, and former pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry using a fake birth certificate to conceal that she was two years under the legal age of 18. Lords starred in adult films and was one of the most sought-after actresses in that industry during her career. When the FBI acted on an anonymous tip that Lords was a minor during her time in the industry, and that pornographers were distributing and selling these illegal images and videotapes, the resulting fallout led to prosecution of those responsible for creating and distributing the tapes. In addition, all but the last of her adult films were banned as child pornography.

After leaving the pornography industry two days after turning the legal age of eighteen, Lords enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, where she studied method acting with the intention of becoming a mainstream actress. She made her mainstream screen debut at age nineteen in a leading role in the 1988 remake of the 1957 Roger Corman science fiction film Not of This Earth. Lords followed with the role of Wanda Woodward in John Waters' teen comedy, Cry-Baby (1990). Her other acting credits included the television series MacGyver, Married... with Children, Tales from the Crypt, Roseanne, Melrose Place, Profiler, First Wave, Highlander: The Series, Gilmore Girls, and Will & Grace. She also appeared in films such as Skinner (1993), Virtuosity (1995), Blade (1998), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), and Excision (2012), which earned her a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Fright Meter Award and a CinEuphoria Award.

Lords also pursued music in addition to her film career. After her song "Love Never Dies" was featured on the soundtrack to the film Pet Sematary Two (1992), she was signed to Radioactive Records and subsequently released her debut studio album, 1000 Fires (1995) to generally positive reviews. Despite the poor sales of the album, the lead single "Control" had moderate commercial success. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and was included on the soundtrack to the film Mortal Kombat (1995), which was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2003, Lords published her autobiography, Traci Lords: Underneath It All, which received positive reviews from critics and debuted at number 31 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

filmography:

Another Roll in the Hay Another Roll in the Hay

1985

Aroused Aroused

1985

Love Bites Love Bites

1985

Sizzling Suburbia Sizzling Suburbia

1985

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

Official Rejection Official Rejection

2009

Breaking It Breaking It

1984

The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff

1985

Tag Tag

2015

Wild Things Wild Things

1985

Dream Lover Dream Lover

1985

Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 5 Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 5

1985

Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6 Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6

1985

Future Voyeur Future Voyeur

1985

Portrait of Lust Portrait of Lust

1985

Night Of Loving Dangerously Night Of Loving Dangerously

1984

Sex Fifth Avenue Sex Fifth Avenue

1985

Sex Waves Sex Waves

1985

Miss Passion Miss Passion

1984

Adult 45 Adult 45

1985

Playboy: The Story of X Playboy: The Story of X

1998

Tailhouse Rock Tailhouse Rock

1985

Those Young Girls Those Young Girls

1984

Traci Lords at Her Very Best Traci Lords at Her Very Best

2000

Tracie Lords Tracie Lords

1984

Sweet Little Things Sweet Little Things

1984

Spermbusters Spermbusters

1985

Passion Pit Passion Pit

1985

Peek a Boo Gang Peek a Boo Gang

1985

Perfect Fit Perfect Fit

1985

Tracy in Heaven Tracy in Heaven

1985

Two Timing Traci Two Timing Traci

1985

One Hot Night of Passion One Hot Night of Passion

1985

Joys of Erotica 109 Joys of Erotica 109

1984

Harlequin Affair Harlequin Affair

1985

Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987 Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987

2000

Porn in the U.S.A. Porn in the U.S.A.

1986

What Gets Me Hot! What Gets Me Hot!

1984

Tracy's Dilemma Tracy's Dilemma

1984

Pleasure Party Pleasure Party

1985

Jean Genie Jean Genie

1985

Erotic Zones #1 Erotic Zones #1

1985

Traci Lords Basta! - Max's Film Traci Lords Basta! - Max's Film

1987

Swedish Erotica 57 Swedish Erotica 57

1985

Skum Rocks! Skum Rocks!

2013

Waking Up Dead Waking Up Dead

2022

The Farm The Farm

1970

Double Penetration 2 Double Penetration 2

1987

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

The Reincarnation of Don Juan The Reincarnation of Don Juan

1985

Lovely Young Tracy Lovely Young Tracy

1986

Erotic Gold Erotic Gold

1985

Deep Inside Traci Deep Inside Traci

1986

The Ramones Go to Heaven The Ramones Go to Heaven

1970

Fast Food Fast Food

1989

Greedy People Greedy People

2024

Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics

1993

Murder in High Places Murder in High Places

1991

Women Behind Bars Women Behind Bars

2020

Manipulated Manipulated

2021

The Nutt House The Nutt House

1992

Electric Blue 26 Electric Blue 26

1987

Electric Blue 17 Electric Blue 17

1985

Traci Takes Tokyo Traci Takes Tokyo

1986

Steam Room Stories: The Movie Steam Room Stories: The Movie

2019

Lovely Young Tracy 2 Lovely Young Tracy 2

1985

Hardcore to Horror Hardcore to Horror

2016

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

2018

Girls of Paradise Girls of Paradise

1986

A Night For Legends A Night For Legends

1985

Hot Pink Hot Pink

1984

Physical II Physical II

1985

Whore of the Worlds Whore of the Worlds

1985

Warm Up with Traci Lords Warm Up with Traci Lords

1990

Electric Blue 20 Electric Blue 20

1985

Electric Blue 21 Electric Blue 21

1986

In Bad Taste In Bad Taste

1999

Stallone's Knockouts Stallone's Knockouts

1990

Kinky Business Kinky Business

1984

Ladies in Lace Ladies in Lace

1985

Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer

2022

Hollywood Heartbreakers Hollywood Heartbreakers

1985

Holly Does Hollywood Holly Does Hollywood

1985

Deathlands Deathlands

2003

Laser Moon Laser Moon

1993

As Good as Dead As Good as Dead

1995

Open Up Tracy Open Up Tracy

1984

Battle of the Stars Battle of the Stars

1985

Ice Ice

1994

It's My Body It's My Body

1985

Underworld Underworld

1996

Skinner Skinner

1993

Full Blast Full Blast

2000

Your Name Here Your Name Here

2008

Devil May Call Devil May Call

2013

We Love to Tease We Love to Tease

1985

Sex Shoot Sex Shoot

1985

Extramarital Extramarital

1998

Dragstrip Girl Dragstrip Girl

1994

Suzie Superstar II Suzie Superstar II

1985

Traci, I Love You Traci, I Love You

1987

D.R.E.A.M. Team D.R.E.A.M. Team

1999

Excision Excision

2012

A Time to Die A Time to Die

1991

Shock 'Em Dead Shock 'Em Dead

1991

Princess of Mars Princess of Mars

2009

Blade Blade

1998

Not of This Earth Not of This Earth

1988

X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story

2003

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II

1994

Serial Mom Serial Mom

1994

Cry-Baby Cry-Baby

1990

Crazy Eights Crazy Eights

2006

Me and Will Me and Will

1999

You're Killing Me... You're Killing Me...

2003

Traci's Fantasies Traci's Fantasies

1986

Novel Romance Novel Romance

2006

Educating Mandy Educating Mandy

1985

Epicenter Epicenter

2000

Frostbite Frostbite

2005

Get Bruce! Get Bruce!

1999

Young & Restless II Young & Restless II

1985

Dead Man's Island Dead Man's Island

1996

Chump Change Chump Change

2000

Bandit's Silver Angel Bandit's Silver Angel

1994

Blood Money Blood Money

1996

Nowhere Nowhere

1997

Stir Stir

1997

Hollywood Boulevard II Hollywood Boulevard II

1991

Point of Entry Point of Entry

2007

Virtuosity Virtuosity

1995

Boogie Boy Boogie Boy

1998

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

2009

Home Home

2003

Manhood Manhood

2003

Black Throat Black Throat

1985

Country Girl Country Girl

1985

Dirty Pictures Dirty Pictures

1985

Beverly Hills Copulator Beverly Hills Copulator

1986

Red Hot Rock Red Hot Rock

1984

The Chosen One The Chosen One

2007

Fallen Angels Fallen Angels

1985

Pony Girl Pony Girl

1985

Pleasure Productions 9 Pleasure Productions 9

1984

Lust in the Fast Lane Lust in the Fast Lane

1984

Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre

2015

Talk Dirty to Me 3 Talk Dirty to Me 3

1984

The Sex Goddess The Sex Goddess

1985

Black Mask 2: City of Masks Black Mask 2: City of Masks

2002

Raw Nerve Raw Nerve

1991

Desperate Crimes Desperate Crimes

1993

Your Studio and You Your Studio and You

1995

Intent to Kill Intent to Kill

1992

New Wave Hookers New Wave Hookers

1985

Nightmare Nurse Nightmare Nurse

2015

Object of Desire Object of Desire

1970

Bad Girls 3 Bad Girls 3

1984

Just Another Pretty Face Just Another Pretty Face

1985

The Soccer Nanny The Soccer Nanny

2011

The Grafenberg Spot The Grafenberg Spot

1985

Sister Dearest Sister Dearest

1984

Foxy Boxing Foxy Boxing

1986

They Shoot Divas, Don't They? They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

2002

Zack and Miri Make a Porno Zack and Miri Make a Porno

2008

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