Chyna
Known for: Acting
Chyna (born as Joan Marie Laurer) was an American professional wrestler, fitness model, bodybuilder, actress, adult actress, and television personality. Born in Rochester, New York, Chyna first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1997, where she was billed as "The Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A founding member of the stable D-Generation X as the promotion's first female enforcer, she held the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Women's Championship once. She was also the first woman to participate in the Royal Rumble match and King of the Ring tournament, in addition to becoming number one contender to the WWF Championship. She is considered one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era. With singles victories over several prominent male wrestlers – including multiple-time world champions Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett – she left what WWE called "a lasting legacy as the most dominant female competitor of all time". After leaving the WWF in 2001, she wrestled sporadically, with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2011. The latter was her final appearance in the ring. Outside of wrestling, Chyna appeared in Playboy magazine twice, plus numerous television shows and films. She was considered a sex symbol. In 2005, she was a cast member on VH1's The Surreal Life, which led to several other celebrity reality appearances on the network, including The Surreal Life: Fame Games in 2007 and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008. Chyna was also known for her tumultuous relationship with fellow wrestler Sean Waltman. In November 2007, she legally changed her name to Chyna and from early 2012 until mid-2015, she taught English in Japan. In 2019, Chyna was posthumously entered into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of D-Generation X, making her the first woman to be inducted as a part of a group or team.
Filmography
Series
Raw
Chyna
1993
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest (as Chyna)
1993
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Chyna
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mary Jo Ponder
1996
Series
3rd Rock from the Sun
Janice
1996
Series
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Series
WWE Heat
1998
Series
WWE Heat
Chyna
1998
Series
Pacific Blue
Tonya Sweet
1996
Series
Relic Hunter
Natasha Tripova
1999
Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
1998
Series
Fear Factor
2001
Series
Best Week Ever
2004
Series
The Huntress
2000
Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
Series
WWE Tough Enough
Chyna
2001
Series
WWE Old School
Chyna (Ringside)
1973
Series
Biography: WWE Legends
Chyna
2021
Series
Celebrity Deathmatch
1998
Series
Tracker
Rhee (as Joanie Laurer)
2001
Series
WWE This Is Awesome
Chyna (archive footage)
2022
Series
The Surreal Life
Self
2003
Series
Gary & Mike
Self (voice)
2001
Series
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Self
2008
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Midnight Money Madness
2006
Series
Vice Versa
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Brown Sugar
Woman at Party (uncredited)
2002
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Series
I demoni dello sport
Self
2025
Film
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Chyna
2007
Series
Reality Bites Back
2008
Series
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
2007
Film
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Chyna
2001
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Chyna (Valet)
2000
Film
Cougar Club
Teddy Archibald
2007
Film
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Freeda
2002
Film
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE No Mercy 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Chyna
2015
Film
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Chyna (archive footage)
2008
Film
Beyond the Mat
Self
1999
Film
WWE No Way Out 2000
Chyna (Ringside)
2000
Film
WWE No Mercy 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Chyna
2001
Film
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Over the Edge
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Chyna (archive footage)
2012
Film
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Chyna (Ringside)
1999
Film
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Chyna
2014
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE King of the Ring 2000
Chyna (Ringside)
2000
Film
WWE King of the Ring 1998
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Chyna
1997
Film
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Herself
1997
Film
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Chyna
1999
Film
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Chyna (Ringside)
1999
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
The Rock - The People's Champ
Herself
2000
Film
On the Line
Chyna
2001
Film
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Chyna (Ringside)
1997
Film
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
Chyna (Ringside)
1997
Film
Lita: It Just Feels Right
Chyna
2001
Film
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWF: It's Our Time
Chyna
1999
Film
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
WWE Rebellion 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
Chyna
1997
Film
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
Film
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Herself
1999
Film
WWE King of the Ring 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Chyna
2001
Film
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
Chyna
2020
Film
White T
Psychic
2013
Film
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE One Night Only
Chyna
1997
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Chyna
1997
Film
WWE WrestleMania 13
Chyna (Ringside)
1997
Film
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
Ava Zurich
2000
Film
WWF: D-Generation X
Chyna
1998
Film
Hunter: Back in Force
Brandy Rose
2003
Film
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
Film
WWE Armageddon 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE Armageddon 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Chyna
1997
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1998
Chyna (Ringside)
1998
Film
WWE Capital Carnage
Chyna
1998
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2000
Chyna
2000
Robot Wars Grand Champions
2002
Film
Alien Tracker
Ree
2003
Film
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Chyna
1999
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
Herself
1998
Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude
Self (as Joanie Laurer)
2001
Film
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Rebellion 1999
Chyna
1999
Film
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Chyna (Ringside)
2000
Film
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
Chyna
2019
Film
WWE Backlash 2000
Chyna (Valet)
2000
Film
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Chyna
2000
Film
WWE WrestleMania XV
Chyna (Ringside)
1999
Film
WWF: Divas in Hedonism
Herself
2001
Film
Illegal Aliens
Rex
2007
WWF Raw: Banned in Canada
Chyna
1998
Film
Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF
Chyna
1999
Film
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Herself
2005
Film
TKO
2007
Film
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar
Self (as Joanie Laurer)
2002
Film
Vice Versa: Chyna
Herself
2021
Film
Losing Control
Barb
2012
Film
Out in the Ring
Chyna
2022
Film
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy
Roxanne
2007
Film
TNA Sacrifice 2011
Chyna
2011
Film
YouShoot: Chyna
Herself
2011
Film
WWE Liv Forever
Chyna (archive footage)
2020
NJPW The Spiral
Joanie Lauer
2002
Wrestling with Chyna
Herself
Film
Trantasia
Self
2007
Film
Nothing Better Than Parody 5
(archive footage)
2023
Film
Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody
She-Hulk
2012
Film
Superheroes 2
(archive footage)
2023
Film
Nothing Better Than Parody 7
(archive footage)
2024
Film
She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
She-Hulk
2013
Film
1 Night in China
Herself
2004
Film
Chyna Is Queen of the Ring
Herself
2012
Film
Another Night in China
Herself
2009
Film
Backdoor to Chyna
Self
2011