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Traci Lords
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Traci Lords

7 May 1968Born
58Age
176Credits
Steubenville, Ohio, USABirthplace

Biography

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.

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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.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 176 credits.

  1. TBAThe Ramones Go to HeavenFilm: Angel
  2. TBAObject of DesireFilm
  3. 2026Boris Is DeadFilm: Angie
  4. 2024Greedy PeopleFilm: Virginia
  5. 2023The FarmFilm: Belle Gunness
  6. 2022Waking Up DeadFilm: Phyllis
  7. 2022Nicole, Her Ex & the KillerFilm: Mother
  8. 2020Women Behind BarsFilm: Gloria
  9. 2019ManipulatedFilm
  10. 2019Steam Room Stories: The MovieFilm: Sally Fay
  11. 2018Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two SistersFilm: Victoria Chastain
  12. 2016Swedish DicksSeries: Jane McKinney (8 episodes)
  13. 2016Hardcore to HorrorFilm: (archive footage)
  14. 2015Sharkansas Women's Prison MassacreFilm: Detective Kendra Patterson
  15. 2015TagFilm: Ann
  16. 2015Nightmare NurseFilm: Barb
  17. 2013Devil May CallFilm: Val
  18. 2012EastSidersSeries: Valerie (6 episodes)
  19. 2012ExcisionFilm: Phyllis
  20. 2011The Soccer NannyFilm: Helen Hazleton
  21. 2009Princess of MarsFilm: Dejah Thoris
  22. 2009I Hope They Serve Beer in HellFilm: Connie
  23. 2008Zack and Miri Make a PornoFilm: Bubbles
  24. 2008Your Name HereFilm: Julie
  25. 2007Point of EntryFilm: Brianna Fine
  26. 2007The Chosen OneFilm: Mrs. Sultry (voice)
  27. 2007Andy Barker, P.I.Series: Loretta Crispin (1 episode)
  28. 2006Crazy EightsFilm: Gina Conte
  29. 2006Novel RomanceFilm: Max Normane
  30. 2005WantedSeries: Bartender (2 episodes)
  31. 2005FrostbiteFilm: Naomi Bucks
  32. 2003HomeFilm: Lorna
  33. 2003DeathlandsFilm: Lady Rachel Cawdor
  34. 2003ManhoodFilm: Actress
  35. 2002Black Mask 2: City of MasksFilm: Chameleon
  36. 2002They Shoot Divas, Don't They?Film: Mira
  37. 2001You're Killing Me...Film: Laura Engles
  38. 2000Traci Lords at Her Very BestFilm: (archive footage)
  39. 2000Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987Film: (archive footage)
  40. 2000Gilmore GirlsSeries: Natalie Zimmermann (1 episode)
  41. 2000Full BlastFilm: Lindsay Lord
  42. 2000EpicenterFilm: Agent Amanda Foster
  43. 2000Chump ChangeFilm: Sam
  44. 1999D.R.E.A.M. TeamFilm: Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)
  45. 1999Me and WillFilm: Waitress
  46. 1998Will & GraceSeries: Rose (1 episode)
  47. 1998First WaveSeries: Jordan Radcliffe (17 episodes)
  48. 1998BladeFilm: Racquel
  49. 1998ExtramaritalFilm: Elizabeth
  50. 1998Boogie BoyFilm: Shonda Lee Bragg
  51. 1997StirFilm: Kelly Bekins
  52. 1997NowhereFilm: Val-Chick #1
  53. 1996ProfilerSeries: Jill of All Trades (17 episodes)
  54. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries (1 episode)
  55. 1996UnderworldFilm: Anna
  56. 1996Dead Man's IslandFilm: Miranda Prescott
  57. 1996Blood MoneyFilm: Wendy Monroe
  58. 1995VirtuosityFilm: Media Zone Singer
  59. 1995As Good As DeadFilm: Nicole Grace
  60. 1995Your Studio and YouFilm: Traci Lords
  61. 1995Hercules: The Legendary JourneysSeries: Luscious Deluxe (1 episode)
  62. 1994Dragstrip GirlFilm: Blanche
  63. 1994IceFilm: Ellen Reed
  64. 1994Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man IIFilm: Norma
  65. 1994Serial MomFilm: Carl's Date
  66. 1994Bandit: Bandit's Silver AngelFilm: Angel
  67. 1994ViperSeries: Talia Massey (1 episode)
  68. 1993Desperate CrimesFilm: Laura
  69. 1993SkinnerFilm: Heidi
  70. 1993Laser MoonFilm: Barbara Fleck
  71. 1993The TommyknockersSeries: Nancy Voss (2 episodes)
  72. 1993Traci Lords: Advanced JazztheticsFilm
  73. 1992Highlander: The SeriesSeries: Greta (1 episode)
  74. 1992Intent to KillFilm: Vickie Stewart
  75. 1992The Nutt HouseFilm: Miss Tress
  76. 1992Melrose PlaceSeries: Rikki Abbott (5 episodes)
  77. 1991A Time to DieFilm: Jackie Swanson
  78. 1991Raw NerveFilm: Gina Clayton
  79. 1991Murder in High PlacesFilm: Diane Cody
  80. 1991Shock 'Em DeadFilm: Lindsay Roberts

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