Traci Lords
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
Boris Is Dead
as Angie
Boris Is Dead
as Angie
Greedy People
as Virginia
Greedy People
as Virginia
The Farm
as Belle Gunness
The Farm
as Belle Gunness
Waking Up Dead
as Phyllis
Waking Up Dead
as Phyllis
Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer
as Mother
Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer
as Mother
Women Behind Bars
as Gloria
Women Behind Bars
as Gloria
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
Manipulated
Manipulated
Steam Room Stories: The Movie
as Sally Fay
Steam Room Stories: The Movie
as Sally Fay
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
as Victoria Chastain
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
as Victoria Chastain
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
Hardcore to Horror
as (archive footage)
Hardcore to Horror
as (archive footage)
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre
as Detective Kendra Patterson
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre
as Detective Kendra Patterson
Tag
as Ann
Tag
as Ann
Nightmare Nurse
as Barb
Nightmare Nurse
as Barb
Skum Rocks!
as Self
Skum Rocks!
as Self
Devil May Call
as Val
Devil May Call
as Val
Excision
as Phyllis
Excision
as Phyllis
The Soccer Nanny
as Helen Hazleton
The Soccer Nanny
as Helen Hazleton
Princess of Mars
as Dejah Thoris
Princess of Mars
as Dejah Thoris
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
as Connie
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
as Connie
Official Rejection
as Self
Official Rejection
as Self
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Bubbles
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Bubbles
Your Name Here
as Julie
Your Name Here
as Julie
Point of Entry
as Brianna Fine
Point of Entry
as Brianna Fine
The Chosen One
as Mrs. Sultry (voice)
The Chosen One
as Mrs. Sultry (voice)
Crazy Eights
as Gina Conte
Crazy Eights
as Gina Conte
Novel Romance
as Max Normane
Novel Romance
as Max Normane
Frostbite
as Naomi Bucks
Frostbite
as Naomi Bucks
Home
as Lorna
Home
as Lorna
Deathlands
as Lady Rachel Cawdor
Deathlands
as Lady Rachel Cawdor
Manhood
as Actress
Manhood
as Actress
X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story
as Self (archive footage)
X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story
as Self (archive footage)
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Chameleon
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Chameleon
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
as Mira
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
as Mira
You're Killing Me...
as Laura Engles
You're Killing Me...
as Laura Engles
Traci Lords at Her Very Best
as (archive footage)
Traci Lords at Her Very Best
as (archive footage)
Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987
as (archive footage)
Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987
as (archive footage)
Full Blast
as Lindsay Lord
Full Blast
as Lindsay Lord
Epicenter
as Agent Amanda Foster
Epicenter
as Agent Amanda Foster
Chump Change
as Sam
Chump Change
as Sam
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)
In Bad Taste
as Self
In Bad Taste
as Self
Me and Will
as Waitress
Me and Will
as Waitress
Get Bruce!
as Self
Get Bruce!
as Self
Blade
as Racquel
Blade
as Racquel
Extramarital
as Elizabeth
Extramarital
as Elizabeth
Boogie Boy
as Shonda Lee Bragg
Boogie Boy
as Shonda Lee Bragg
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self (archive footage)
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self (archive footage)
Stir
as Kelly Bekins
Stir
as Kelly Bekins
Nowhere
as Val-Chick 1
Nowhere
as Val-Chick 1
Underworld
as Anna
Underworld
as Anna
Dead Man's Island
as Miranda Prescott
Dead Man's Island
as Miranda Prescott
Blood Money
as Wendy Monroe
Blood Money
as Wendy Monroe
Virtuosity
as Media Zone Singer
Virtuosity
as Media Zone Singer
As Good As Dead
as Nicole Grace
As Good As Dead
as Nicole Grace
Your Studio and You
as Traci Lords
Your Studio and You
as Traci Lords
Dragstrip Girl
as Blanche
Dragstrip Girl
as Blanche
Ice
as Ellen Reed
Ice
as Ellen Reed
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Norma
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Norma
Serial Mom
as Carl's Date
Serial Mom
as Carl's Date
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Angel
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Angel
Desperate Crimes
as Laura
Desperate Crimes
as Laura
Skinner
as Heidi
Skinner
as Heidi
Laser Moon
as Barbara Fleck
Laser Moon
as Barbara Fleck
Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics
Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics
Intent to Kill
as Vickie Stewart
Intent to Kill
as Vickie Stewart
The Nutt House
as Miss Tress
The Nutt House
as Miss Tress
A Time to Die
as Jackie Swanson
A Time to Die
as Jackie Swanson
Raw Nerve
as Gina Clayton
Raw Nerve
as Gina Clayton
Murder in High Places
as Diane Cody
Murder in High Places
as Diane Cody
Shock 'Em Dead
as Lindsay Roberts
Shock 'Em Dead
as Lindsay Roberts
Warm Up with Traci Lords
as Herself - Aerobics Workout Instructor
Warm Up with Traci Lords
as Herself - Aerobics Workout Instructor
Cry-Baby
as Wanda Woodward
Cry-Baby
as Wanda Woodward
Stallone's Knockouts
as Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator
Stallone's Knockouts
as Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator
Fast Food
as Dixie Love
Fast Food
as Dixie Love
Hollywood Boulevard II
as Traci Lords
Hollywood Boulevard II
as Traci Lords
Not of This Earth
as Nadine Story
Not of This Earth
as Nadine Story
Traci, I Love You
as Traci
Traci, I Love You
as Traci
Electric Blue 26
as Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage)
Electric Blue 26
as Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage)
Double Penetration 2
as (archive footage)
Double Penetration 2
as (archive footage)
Porn in the U.S.A.
as Miss Tatum (archive footage)
Porn in the U.S.A.
as Miss Tatum (archive footage)
Traci's Fantasies
Traci's Fantasies
Beverly Hills Copulator
as Michelle Leon
Beverly Hills Copulator
as Michelle Leon
Traci Takes Tokyo
as Traci
Traci Takes Tokyo
as Traci
Traci Made in Japan
as Traci
Traci Made in Japan
as Traci
Girls of Paradise
as (archive footage)
Girls of Paradise
as (archive footage)
Lovely Young Tracy
Lovely Young Tracy
Deep Inside Traci
Deep Inside Traci
The Sex Goddess
as Marilyn
The Sex Goddess
as Marilyn
Perfect Fit
as Diane Green
Perfect Fit
as Diane Green
Peek a Boo Gang
as Tracy
Peek a Boo Gang
as Tracy
Holly Does Hollywood
as Tracy
Holly Does Hollywood
as Tracy
Just Another Pretty Face
as Traci
Just Another Pretty Face
as Traci
Country Girl
as Billie jean
Country Girl
as Billie jean
A Night for Legends
as Self - Presenter
A Night for Legends
as Self - Presenter
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6
as Traci (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6
as Traci (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)
Joys of Erotica 109
as (archive footage)
Joys of Erotica 109
as (archive footage)
Talk Dirty to Me 3
as The Mermaid
Talk Dirty to Me 3
as The Mermaid
Red Hot Rock
as Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)
Red Hot Rock
as Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)