Christine Lahti

. In 2003 she published a book, Traci Lords: Underneath It All. She mainly has acted in independent films or TV series in the past decade, and she is active in political causes. She has since become an active gay rights advocate. Lahti is married to TV director Thomas Schlamme. In 1995 Traci made her solo debut, in colaboration with Juno Reactor, called "1000 Fires". After that event, she made it a point to be good-humored about it, usually poking fun at herself at other awards shows. In the 1990s, Lords began developing a career as a singer performing backing vocals for Manic Street Preachers on the single "Little Baby Nothing", also appearing in the music videos of other performers and groups.

When she won her Golden Globe in 1998, she was in the bathroom, which was highly-publicized in the press. Lords also appeared in continuing roles in several television series, including Married with Children (1987), Roseanne (1988), Melrose Place (1992), and Profiler (1996), with single appearances in MacGyver (1985), Highlander (1992), Tales from the Crypt (1989), and Hercules (1995), among others. She has won one Emmy and two Golden Globes for her role in Chicago Hope. Some of her more notable films include Not of this Earth (1988), John Waters's Cry Baby, (1990) and Blade, (1998). Lahti received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Swing Shift in 1984, and won an Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for Lieberman in Love (1995), which she starred in and directed. She has played roles in a number of B-movies. After starring in a few blockbuster hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, Lahti has primarily chosen to be in movies she wants to act in - rather than take blockbuster roles, and she is adamant about spending time with her three children. Lords has since moved into mainstream films and television with some success.

She started off working in commercials, and her breakthrough movie was ...And Justice for All (1979) with Al Pacino. While Lords decries the pornographic film industry, she continues to use the stage name she gave herself as a minor. She moved to New York City in the 1970s to work as a waitress. But industry insiders, like Ron Jeremy and Ginger Lynn, as well as boyfriends say they never saw her use drugs and that she was fully aware of her actions even if, as a minor, she could not legally consent. Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress. Government prosecutors declared that Lords was a victim of a manipulative industry, while Lords has claimed that she was drugged and made to do things she did not want to do. IMDb Entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001441/). The controversy still sparks debate.

Chicago Hope (1994) (TV Series). In parts of Europe and other regions where the minimum legal age for involvement in pornographic films is lower, Lords' films are still available, and they are commonplace on the Internet. Crazy From the Heart (1991). Only one of her films, Traci, I Love You was actually produced after her eighteenth birthday, and is the only one of her films commonly and legally available in the United States. The Doctor (1991). Instead, the agents and producers who accepted her fake IDs were charged and people affiliated with the films in question experienced legal troubles for years. Miss Firecracker (1989). Lords herself was never charged, since as a minor she was unable to give legal consent to perform sex acts on film for money.

Running on Empty (1988). The case gave government prosecutors a high profile, unequivocal violation of the law to use in prosecuting the pornographers and distributors associated with Lords' films as effectively as possible. Swing Shift (1984). Adult book and video stores needed to pull hundreds of thousands of her videos and films from their shelves to avoid the serious accusations of trafficking child pornography. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981). The ensuing prosecution cost the pornographic film and distribution industry millions as they were obligated by law to pull her videotapes and magazines from store shelves. ...And Justice for All (1979). X-Citement Video.

See United States v. But in 1986, federal authorities discovered she was underage while making movies and they arrested the owners of her movie agency and X-citement Video, Inc. She even modeled for widely distributed adult magazines, such as Penthouse, in the same September 1984 issue that exposed Miss America 1984, Vanessa Williams. By the time she was 18, she'd appeared in one hundred and seven adult films.

She quickly became one of the most popular starlets in town and is considered by many to be one of the first porn queens. Later, while attending Redondo Union High School, she ran away from home and had an abortion. While living with a forty-something boyfriend posing as her stepfather, she used a friend's sister's birth certificate and a fake driver's license indicating that she was twenty-two years of age to fake her way into the porn industry, starting with Jim South's World Modeling Agency. At fifteen she fled from her abusive, alcoholic father to Lawndale, California with her mother and three sisters. She made her stage name by combining the first name of her high school best friend, Traci, and the last name of her favorite actor from Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord.

Traci Elizabeth Lords was born Nora Louise Kuzma on May 7, 1968, in Steubenville, Ohio. She first achieved notoriety for her underage appearances in pornographic films, but is now pursuing a mainstream career. Nora Louise Kuzma (born May 7, 1968), better known as Traci Elizabeth Lords and Tracy Lords, is an American actress. What Gets Me Hot! (1984) (as Tracy Lords) - Lannie.

Tracy Lords (1984) (as Tracy Lords). Those Young Girls (1984) (as Tracy Lords) - Tracy Lords. Sexy Shorts (1984) (music video compilation) - Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'", uncredited). The Sex Goddess (1984) - Marilyn West.

The Night of Loving Dangerously (1984) (as Tracy Lords). Miss Passion (1984). Lust in the Fast Lane (1984) (as Tracy Lords) - Jackie. Breaking It (1984) - Jodie Brown.

Bad Girls III (1984). We Love to Tease (1985). Two-Timing Tracie (1985). Tracy in Heaven (1985) - Monika Hart.

Tailhouse Rock (1985) - Stacey. Sizzling Suburbia (1985). Sister Dearest (1985). Sex Waves (1985).

Sex Shoot (1985) (as Tracy Lords). Portrait of Lust (1985) (as Tracy Lords) - Mirage. Porn in the USA (1985) (as Tracy Lords). Perfect Fit (1985) - Diane.

Peek a Boo Gang (1985) - Tracy. New Wave Hookers (1985) - Devil. Love Bites (1985) - Nurse. Ladies in Lace (1985) - Linda.

Just Another Pretty Face (1985). Jean Genie (1985). It's My Body (1985) - Maggie. Huge Bras 3 (1985).

Hollywood Heartbreakers (1985). Holly Does Hollywood (1985) - Tracy. Harlequin Affair (1985) - Tracy. The Grafenberg Spot (1985).

Future Voyeur (1985). Erotic Zones Vol. 1 (1985) (as Tracy Lords). Erotic Gold (1985). Electric Blue 28 (1985) - Nikki (scenes deleted).

Electric Blue 21 (1985) - Suzy/Jane. Electric Blue 20 (1985). Educating Mandy (1985) - Mandy. Dream Lover (1985).

Dirty Pictures (1985). Diamond Collection 73 (1985). Diamond Collection 69 (1985). Country Girl (1985) - Billie Jean.

Black Throat (1985) (scenes deleted on re-release) - First Whore. Aroused (1985) - Allison. Another Roll in the Hay (1985). Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff (1985) - Tracy Dick.

Adult 45 (1985). Murder in High Places (1991) - Diane. The Tommyknockers (1993) - Nancy Voss. Dragstrip Girl (1994) - Blanche.

As Good as Dead (1995) - Nicole Grace. First Wave (1998) (as Traci Elizabeth Lords) - Jordan. They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002) (as Traci Elizabeth Lords) - Mira. Deathlands (2003) - Lady Rachel Cawdor.

Team (1999) (as Traci Elizabeth Lords) - Mira. D.R.E.A.M. Not of This Earth (1988) - Nadine. Fast Food (1989) - Dixie Love.