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