Traci Lords
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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.
Known for
Credits
Blade (1998)
as Racquel
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
as Bubbles
Greedy People (2024)
as Virginia
Cry-Baby (1990)
as Wanda Woodward
Serial Mom (1994)
as Carl's Date
Nowhere (1997)
as Val-Chick 1
Virtuosity (1995)
as Media Zone Singer
Not of This Earth (1988)
as Nadine Story
Get Bruce! (1999)
as Self
Skinner (1993)
as Heidi
Excision (2012)
as Phyllis
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
as Chameleon
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
as Self
Frostbite (2005)
as Naomi Bucks
Me and Will (1999)
as Waitress
Pony Girl (1985)
as Daphne (as Tracy Lords)
Boogie Boy (1998)
as Shonda Lee Bragg
Blood Money (1996)
as Wendy Monroe
Skum Rocks! (2013)
as Self
Epicenter (2000)
as Agent Amanda Foster
Playboy: The Story of X (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Underworld (1996)
as Anna
The Nutt House (1992)
as Miss Tress
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)
as Connie
Princess of Mars (2009)
as Dejah Thoris
Raw Nerve (1991)
as Gina Clayton
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)
Boris Is Dead (2026)
as Angie
Point of Entry (2007)
as Brianna Fine
Your Studio and You (1995)
as Traci Lords
Novel Romance (2006)
as Max Normane
Fast Food (1989)
as Dixie Love
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre (2015)
as Detective Kendra Patterson
Manhood (2003)
as Actress
Extramarital (1998)
as Elizabeth
Crazy Eights (2006)
as Gina Conte
Intent to Kill (1992)
as Vickie Stewart
Nightmare Nurse (2015)
as Barb
Deathlands (2003)
as Lady Rachel Cawdor
Red Hot Rock (1984)
as Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)
Shock 'Em Dead (1991)
as Lindsay Roberts
Tag (2015)
as Ann
Stir (1997)
as Kelly Bekins
Manipulated (2019)
Actor
Ice (1994)
as Ellen Reed
The Chosen One (2007)
as Mrs. Sultry (voice)
Dead Man's Island (1996)
as Miranda Prescott
Hardcore to Horror (2016)
as (archive footage)
In Bad Taste (1999)
as Self
Steam Room Stories: The Movie (2019)
as Sally Fay
Laser Moon (1993)
as Barbara Fleck
Dragstrip Girl (1994)
as Blanche
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
as Self
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994)
as Angel
Chump Change (2000)
as Sam
Official Rejection (2009)
as Self
Your Name Here (2008)
as Julie
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994)
as Norma
As Good As Dead (1995)
as Nicole Grace
The Soccer Nanny (2011)
as Helen Hazleton
Full Blast (2000)
as Lindsay Lord
Fallen Angels (1985)
as Self
Desperate Crimes (1993)
as Laura
You're Killing Me... (2003)
as Laura Engles
Hollywood Boulevard II (1991)
as Traci Lords
They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)
as Mira
A Time to Die (1991)
as Jackie Swanson
The Farm (2023)
as Belle Gunness
Murder in High Places (1991)
as Diane Cody
Electric Blue 26 (1987)
as Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage)
Warm Up with Traci Lords (1990)
as Herself - Aerobics Workout Instructor
Object of Desire (—)
Actor
Devil May Call (2013)
as Val
Waking Up Dead (2022)
as Phyllis
Foxy Boxing (1986)
as Self - Round Girl
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters (2018)
as Victoria Chastain
Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics (1993)
Actor
Stallone's Knockouts (1990)
as Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator
Women Behind Bars (2020)
as Gloria
Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer (2022)
as Mother
The Ramones Go to Heaven (—)
as Angel
Home (2003)
as Lorna
Open Up Tracy (1984)
as Traci
X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Young & Restless II (1985)
Actor
Educating Mandy (1985)
as Mandy
It's My Body (1985)
as Maggie
Battle of the Stars (1985)
as Traci
Suzie Superstar II (1985)
as Barbara / Suzie Wilson
Traci, I Love You (1987)
as Traci
Erotic Gold (1985)
Actor
Deep Inside Tracey (1986)
as Traci (Original, Archived Footage)
Talk Dirty to Me 3 (1984)
as The Mermaid
New Wave Hookers (1985)
as The Devil
Sister Dearest (1984)
as Vicky Jennings
The Grafenberg Spot (1985)
as Tracy
Bad Girls 3 (1984)
as Cherry Sue
Traci's Fantasies (1986)
Actor
Adult 45 (1985)
as (archive footage)
The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff (1985)
as Tracy Dick
Another Roll in the Hay (1985)
as Candi
Breaking It (1984)
as Jodie Brown
Harlequin Affair (1985)
as Tracy
Aroused (1985)
as Allison Davis
Beverly Hills Copulator (1986)
as Michelle Leon
Holly Does Hollywood (1985)
as Tracy
Hollywood Heartbreakers (1985)
Actor
Joys of Erotica 109 (1984)
as (archive footage)
Just Another Pretty Face (1985)
as Traci
Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987 (2000)
as (archive footage)
Lust in the Fast Lane (1984)
as Jackie
One Hot Night of Passion (1985)
as Dawn
Passion Pit (1985)
as Jan
Peek a Boo Gang (1985)
as Tracy
Pleasure Party (1985)
as Brad's Girlfriend
Perfect Fit (1985)
as Diane Green
Pleasure Productions 9 (1984)
as (archive footage)
Porn in the U.S.A. (1986)
as Miss Tatum (archive footage)
The Sex Goddess (1985)
as Marilyn
Sizzling Suburbia (1985)
as Helen Trent
Spermbusters (1985)
Actor
Sweet Little Things (1984)
as Traci
Tailhouse Rock (1985)
as Stacey
Those Young Girls (1984)
as Traci
Traci Lords at Her Very Best (2000)
as (archive footage)
Tracie Lords (1984)
as Tracie
Tracy in Heaven (1985)
Actor
Two Timing Traci (1985)
as Traci
What Gets Me Hot! (1984)
as Lannie
Swedish Erotica 56 (1984)
Actor
We Love to Tease (1985)
as Tracy
Sex Shoot (1985)
as Tracy La Sorta
Black Throat (1985)
as Debbie
Country Girl (1985)
as Billie jean
Dirty Pictures (1985)
Actor
Love Bites (1985)
as Nurse
Wild Things (1985)
as School Girl
Sex Fifth Avenue (1985)
Actor
Dream Lover (1985)
Actor
Sex Waves (1985)
as Beverly
Miss Passion (1984)
as Sassy Sizzle
Night of Loving Dangerously (1984)
as Janice O'Hara
Portrait of Lust (1985)
as Mirage
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 5 (1985)
as (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6 (1985)
as Traci (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)
Future Voyeur (1985)
Actor
Jean Genie (1985)
Actor
Erotic Zones #1 (1985)
as Liz (segment "Love Nest")
Girls of Paradise (1986)
as (archive footage)
A Night for Legends (1985)
as Self - Presenter
Hot Pink (1984)
as (archive footage)
Lovely Young Tracy 2 (1985)
as Tracy
Traci Takes Tokyo (1986)
as Traci
Whore of the Worlds (1985)
as (archive footage)
Physical II (1985)
as Helen Highwater
Kinky Business (1984)
as Tracy
Ladies in Lace (1985)
as Linda
Electric Blue 20 (1985)
as Electric Blue Girl (archive footage)
Electric Blue 21 (1986)
as Jane / Suzy (segment "Night in Bangkok")
Electric Blue 17 (1985)
as (segment "Hard Times")
The Reincarnation of Don Juan (1985)
as Girl In Red (archive footage)
Lovely Young Tracy (1986)
Actor
Double Penetration 2 (1987)
as (archive footage)
Swedish Erotica 57 (1984)
Actor
Traci Lords Basta! (1987)
as herself
Traci Made in Japan (1986)
as Traci
Deep Inside Traci (1986)
Actor
More than a Handful (1985)
as (archive footage)
Swedish Erotica 60 (1984)
Actor