Traci Lords
Biography
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
Gilmore Girls
2000
Married... with Children
1987
Married... with Children
1987
MacGyver
1985
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Melrose Place
1992
Will & Grace
1998
Highlander: The Series
1992
Profiler
1996
Tales from the Crypt
1989
First Wave
1998
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
Filmography
Gilmore Girls
as Natalie Zimmermann · 2000
Married... with Children
as Assistant · 1987
Married... with Children
as Vanessa Van Pelt · 1987
MacGyver
as Jenny · 1985
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Melrose Place
as Rikki Abbott · 1992
Will & Grace
as Rose · 1998
Highlander: The Series
as Greta · 1992
Profiler
as Jill of All Trades · 1996
Tales from the Crypt
as Emma Conway · 1989
First Wave
as Jordan Radcliffe · 1998
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Luscious Deluxe · 1995
Viper
as Talia Massey · 1994
Wiseguy
· 1987
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self · 2009
Blade
as Racquel · 1998
The Word
· 1990
Super Force
as Alien #2 · 1990
Head Case
as Self · 2007
Wanted
as Bartender · 2005
EastSiders
as Valerie · 2012
Roseanne
· 1988
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Bubbles · 2008
Greedy People
as Virginia · 2024
Swedish Dicks
as Jane McKinney · 2016
Andy Barker, P.I.
as Loretta Crispin · 2007
Serial Mom
as Carl's Date · 1994
The Tommyknockers
as Nancy Voss · 1993
Virtuosity
as Media Zone Singer · 1995
Cry-Baby
as Wanda Woodward · 1990
Nowhere
as Val-Chick #1 · 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self · 2020
Celebrity Paranormal Project
as Self · 2006
Johnny vs Amber: The US Trial
as Self · 2022
Crazy Eights
as Gina Conte · 2006
Excision
as Phyllis · 2012
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
as Chameleon · 2002
Not of This Earth
as Nadine Story · 1988
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
as Connie · 2009
Blood Money
as Wendy Monroe · 1996
Get Bruce!
as Self · 1999
Foxy Boxing
as Self - Round Girl · 1986
Princess of Mars
as Dejah Thoris · 2009
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords) · 1999
Skinner
as Heidi · 1993
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre
as Detective Kendra Patterson · 2015
Dragstrip Girl
as Blanche · 1994
Steam Room Stories: The Movie
as Sally Fay · 2019
As Good As Dead
as Nicole Grace · 1995
Pony Girl
as Daphne (as Tracy Lords) · 1985
Playboy: The Story of X
as Self (archive footage) · 1998
Underworld
as Anna · 1996
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
as Mira · 2002
Frostbite
as Naomi Bucks · 2005
Dead Man's Island
as Miranda Prescott · 1996
Boogie Boy
as Shonda Lee Bragg · 1998
Me and Will
as Waitress · 1999
Epicenter
as Agent Amanda Foster · 2000
Nightmare Nurse
as Barb · 2015
Your Studio and You
as Traci Lords · 1995
A Time to Die
as Jackie Swanson · 1991
Deathlands
as Lady Rachel Cawdor · 2003
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Norma · 1994
Murder in High Places
as Diane Cody · 1991
The Nutt House
as Miss Tress · 1992
Waking Up Dead
as Phyllis · 2022
Manipulated
· 2019
Point of Entry
as Brianna Fine · 2007
Intent to Kill
as Vickie Stewart · 1992
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self · 2018
Fallen Angels
as Self · 1985
Raw Nerve
as Gina Clayton · 1991
Official Rejection
as Self · 2009
Extramarital
as Elizabeth · 1998
Your Name Here
as Julie · 2008
Hollywood Boulevard II
as Traci Lords · 1989
Manhood
as Actress · 2003
In Bad Taste
as Self · 1999
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
as Victoria Chastain · 2018
Warm Up with Traci Lords
as Herself - Aerobics Workout Instructor · 1990
The Soccer Nanny
as Helen Hazleton · 2011
Ice
as Ellen Reed · 1994
Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer
as Mother · 2022
Tag
as Ann · 2015
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
as Angel · 1994
Desperate Crimes
as Laura · 1993
Full Blast
as Lindsay Lord · 2000
The Farm
as Belle Gunness · 2023
You're Killing Me...
as Laura Engles · 2001
Laser Moon
as Barbara Fleck · 1993
Skum Rocks!
as Self · 2013
Stir
as Kelly Bekins · 1997
Novel Romance
as Max Normane · 2006
Shock 'Em Dead
as Lindsay Roberts · 1991
The Chosen One
as Mrs. Sultry (voice) · 2007
Red Hot Rock
as Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited) · 1984
Home
as Lorna · 2003
Hardcore to Horror
as (archive footage) · 2016
The Ramones Go to Heaven
as Angel
Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics
· 1993
Fast Food
as Dixie Love · 1989
Boris Is Dead
as Angie · 2026
Electric Blue 26
as Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage) · 1987
Devil May Call
as Val · 2013
Chump Change
as Sam · 2000
Women Behind Bars
as Gloria · 2020
Object of Desire
Stallone's Knockouts
as Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator · 1990
X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Young & Restless II
· 1985
Educating Mandy
as Mandy · 1985
It's My Body
as Maggie · 1985
Battle of the Stars
as Traci · 1985
Suzie Superstar II
as Barbara / Suzie Wilson · 1985
Traci, I Love You
as Traci · 1987
Erotic Gold
· 1985
Deep Inside Tracey
as Traci (Original, Archived Footage) · 1986
Talk Dirty to Me 3
as The Mermaid · 1984
New Wave Hookers
as The Devil · 1985
Sister Dearest
as Vicky Jennings · 1984
The Grafenberg Spot
as Tracy · 1985
Bad Girls 3
as Cherry Sue · 1984
Adult 45
as (archive footage) · 1985
Traci's Fantasies
· 1986
The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff
as Tracy Dick · 1985
Another Roll in the Hay
as Candi · 1985
Breaking It
as Jodie Brown · 1984
Harlequin Affair
as Tracy · 1985
Aroused
as Allison Davis · 1985
Beverly Hills Copulator
as Michelle Leon · 1986
Hollywood Heartbreakers
· 1985
Holly Does Hollywood
as Tracy · 1985
Just Another Pretty Face
as Traci · 1985
Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987
as (archive footage) · 2000
Joys of Erotica 109
as (archive footage) · 1984
Lust in the Fast Lane
as Jackie · 1984
One Hot Night of Passion
as Dawn · 1985
Perfect Fit
as Diane Green · 1985
Passion Pit
as Jan · 1985
Open Up Tracy
as Traci · 1984
Pleasure Party
as Brad's Girlfriend · 1985
Peek a Boo Gang
as Tracy · 1985
Pleasure Productions 9
as (archive footage) · 1984
Porn in the U.S.A.
as Miss Tatum (archive footage) · 1986
The Sex Goddess
as Marilyn · 1985
Spermbusters
· 1985
Sizzling Suburbia
as Helen Trent · 1985
Those Young Girls
as Traci · 1984
Sweet Little Things
as Traci · 1984
Tailhouse Rock
as Stacey · 1985
Tracy in Heaven
· 1985
What Gets Me Hot!
as Lannie · 1984
Tracie Lords
as Tracie · 1984
Two Timing Traci
as Traci · 1985
Traci Lords at Her Very Best
as (archive footage) · 2000
We Love to Tease
as Tracy · 1985
Swedish Erotica 56
· 1984
Sex Shoot
as Tracy La Sorta · 1985
Black Throat
as Debbie · 1985
Country Girl
as Billie jean · 1985
Dirty Pictures
· 1985
Love Bites
as Nurse · 1985
Wild Things
as School Girl · 1985
Sex Fifth Avenue
· 1985
Dream Lover
· 1985
Sex Waves
as Beverly · 1985
Miss Passion
as Sassy Sizzle · 1984
Portrait of Lust
as Mirage · 1985
Future Voyeur
· 1985
Night of Loving Dangerously
as Janice O'Hara · 1984
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 5
as (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue) · 1985
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6
as Traci (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue) · 1985
Jean Genie
· 1985
Erotic Zone
as Liz (segment "Love Nest") · 1985
Girls of Paradise
as (archive footage) · 1986
A Night for Legends
as Self - Presenter · 1985
Hot Pink
as (archive footage) · 1984
Lovely Young Tracy 2
as Tracy · 1985
Traci Takes Tokyo
as Traci · 1986
Whore of the Worlds
as (archive footage) · 1985
Physical II
as Helen Highwater · 1985
Ladies in Lace
as Linda · 1985
Kinky Business
as Tracy · 1984
Electric Blue 21
as Jane / Suzy (segment "Night in Bangkok") · 1986
Electric Blue 20
as Electric Blue Girl (archive footage) · 1985
Electric Blue 17
as (segment "Hard Times") · 1985
The Reincarnation of Don Juan
as Girl In Red (archive footage) · 1985
Double Penetration 2
as (archive footage) · 1987
Lovely Young Tracy
· 1986
Swedish Erotica 57
· 1984
Traci Lords Basta!
as herself · 1987
Traci Made in Japan
as Traci · 1986
Deep Inside Traci
· 1986
More than a Handful
as (archive footage) · 1985
Swedish Erotica 60
· 1984