Biography
No matter what path actress Traci Lords attempted when her career finally came to an end, she would for better or for worse be remembered for being one of the most famous and successful - not to mention underage - adult film stars in history, having done roughly 100 XXX-rated movies while under the age of 18. Since that unfortunate time, when the scandal of her being too young for porn rocked the industry to its core, Lords was one of the few …
Career Milestones
1983 | Began working in porn films at age 15 (date approximate) |
1986 | Turned 18 after making more than 100 adult films/videos |
1988 | Feature "legit" film debut, in Roger Corman's "Not of This Earth" |
1989 | TV debut, a guest spot on Fox's "Married ... With Children" |
1990 | Gained some mainstream legitimacy by appearing in John Waters' "Cry-Baby" |
1991 | TV-movie debut in NBC's "Murder in High Places" |
1993 | TV miniseries debut in ABC's "Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers'" |
1995 | Recurring role on TV series "Melrose Place" (FOX) |
1995 | Released first album (singer/songwriter) |
1996 | Appeared with Juliette Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton and Peter Horton in Guess? Jeans commercials |
2000 | Joined cast of the Sci-Fi Channel series "First Wave" in the regular role of an alien fighter |
2002 | Co-starred with Tyler Mane in "Black Mask 2: City of Masks" (filmed in 2000) |
2003 | Published her autobiography, Traci Lords: Underneath It All |
2003 | Wrote and directed a short film entitled "Sweet Pea" (shown at film festivals in 2005) |
2007 | Appeared in the horror film, "Crazy Eights" |