TRACI LORDS BIOGRAPHY:
Traci Lords is a study
of a determined and complex women with a very controversial background. A
teen runaway Traci began nude modeling and making adult films at the age of
15. An incredibly developed full figured girl she easily duped photographers
and producer/director types with the help of a false birth certificate and
driver's license. Her stage name is a combination of Traci, from a former
school friend, and Lords in honor of her favorite male actor Jack Lord (Hawaii
Five-O). Her cat is named Steve McGarrett, the name of the character Lord
played on the show. Traci appear naked in some 80-100 X-rated movies (some
are footage from previous shoots) between 1984 and 1986. In '86 it was discovered
she was underage and the word got out that any films with her in them were
illegal to rent or buy and video stores around the country rushed to remove
them. Meanwhile on her 18th birthday Traci made the only legal footage of
herself in a porn movie. She controlled distribution rights and many people
believed she orchestrated the revelation herself so she could be the only
one to profit from her x-rated films. Many people within the adult film industry
made a tacit agreement to never promote Traci or talk about her since they
felt betrayed.
After her exile from
adult (nude) films Traci began to resurect her life. Her ambition was to make
the transformation into mainstream films. She enrolled in acting school, began
voice lessons, and built on her natural acting talents. Her first mainstream
"break" came in the 1988 remake of the Roger Corman sci-fi classic
"Not Of This Earth". It would prove to be the last time Traci would
openly bare her breasts for the camera. Rare footage of a scene where she
exits a shower has been seen as an outtake. Traci walks out of the shower
and warning the cameramen to get ready to get the best look they could at
her naked form. She jokes while draping the towel around her waist, turning
her exposed chest to the camera, and then covers up. Subsequent roles would
have her placed in romantic scenes with very little to see and much to the
imagination for a public that only a couple of years earlier had seen every
facet of this beautiful girl. Throughout the nineties Traci distinguished
herself as a respected actress, an advocate for gay rights, a singer, and
a reliable talent. Her role on TV's Melrose Place was critically acclaimed.
Over the last half of the nineties Traci has emerged as a popular lead actress
for many B movies that go straight to video/cable. She has always despised
being referred to as "an ex-porn star". She hates that Tim Allen
can be convicted of selling drugs and Hollywood will forgive and forget but
she still bears the stigma of her porn years. It's probably the fantasy of
the underage girl who fooled an entire industry, and at the height of her
career was unquestionably the most popular actress with fans and filmakers
alike.
Traci Lords has appeared
in nude movies and nude pictures several times
