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.
Acted in 172
2020s
- 2026
Boris Is Dead
Angie
- 2024
- 2023
The Farm
Belle Gunness
- 2022
Waking Up Dead
Phyllis
Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer
Mother
- 2020
Women Behind Bars
Gloria
2010s
- 2019
Manipulated
Movie
- 2018
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
Victoria Chastain
- 2016
Hardcore to Horror
(archive footage)
- 2015
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre
Detective Kendra Patterson
Tag
Ann
- 2013
Devil May Call
Val
- 2012
- 2011
The Soccer Nanny
Helen Hazleton
2000s
- 2009
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Connie
- 2008
Your Name Here
Julie
- 2007
Point of Entry
Brianna Fine
The Chosen One
Mrs. Sultry (voice)
Andy Barker, P.I.
Loretta Crispin · 1 episode
- 2006
Novel Romance
Max Normane
- 2005
Frostbite
Naomi Bucks
- 2003
Deathlands
Lady Rachel Cawdor
Manhood
Actress
- 2002
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
Mira
- 2001
You're Killing Me...
Laura Engles
- 2000
Traci Lords at Her Very Best
(archive footage)
Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987
(archive footage)
Full Blast
Lindsay Lord
Chump Change
Sam
1990s
- 1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)
- 1998
Extramarital
Elizabeth
- 1997
Stir
Kelly Bekins
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV
Dead Man's Island
Miranda Prescott
- 1995
As Good As Dead
Nicole Grace
Your Studio and You
Traci Lords
- 1994
Dragstrip Girl
Blanche
Ice
Ellen Reed
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
Norma
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
Angel
- 1993
Desperate Crimes
Laura
The Tommyknockers
Nancy Voss · 2 episodes
Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics
Movie
- 1992
The Nutt House
Miss Tress
- 1991
Murder in High Places
Diane Cody
Shock 'Em Dead
Lindsay Roberts
- 1990
Stallone's Knockouts
Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator
1980s
- 1989
Fast Food
Dixie Love
Hollywood Boulevard II
Traci Lords
- 1988
- 1987
Traci, I Love You
Traci
Electric Blue 26
Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage)
Double Penetration 2
(archive footage)
- 1986
Porn in the U.S.A.
Miss Tatum (archive footage)
Traci's Fantasies
Movie
Beverly Hills Copulator
Michelle Leon
Traci Takes Tokyo
Traci
Traci Made in Japan
Traci
Girls of Paradise
(archive footage)
Deep Inside Tracey
Traci (Original, Archived Footage)
Electric Blue 21
Jane / Suzy (segment "Night in Bangkok")
Lovely Young Tracy
Movie
Deep Inside Traci
Movie
- 1985
We Love to Tease
Tracy
Sex Shoot
Tracy La Sorta
The Sex Goddess
Marilyn
Spermbusters
Movie
Sizzling Suburbia
Helen Trent
Tailhouse Rock
Stacey
Two Timing Traci
Traci
Perfect Fit
Diane Green
Passion Pit
Jan
Pleasure Party
Brad's Girlfriend
Peek a Boo Gang
Tracy
Hollywood Heartbreakers
Movie
Holly Does Hollywood
Tracy
Just Another Pretty Face
Traci
One Hot Night of Passion
Dawn
Ladies in Lace
Linda
Harlequin Affair
Tracy
Dirty Pictures
Movie
Country Girl
Billie jean
Black Throat
Debbie
Aroused
Allison Davis
Adult 45
(archive footage)
The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff
Tracy Dick
Another Roll in the Hay
Candi
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6
Traci (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)
Love Bites
Nurse
Whore of the Worlds
(archive footage)
Educating Mandy
Mandy
Lovely Young Tracy 2
Tracy
Physical II
Helen Highwater
New Wave Hookers
The Devil
More than a Handful
(archive footage)
The Grafenberg Spot
Tracy
Suzie Superstar II
Barbara / Suzie Wilson
Wild Things
School Girl
Portrait of Lust
Mirage
Future Voyeur
Movie
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 5
(Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)
Jean Genie
Movie
Erotic Zone
Liz (segment "Love Nest")
Sex Waves
Beverly
Sex Fifth Avenue
Movie
Dream Lover
Movie
Young & Restless II
Movie
It's My Body
Maggie
Battle of the Stars
Traci
Pony Girl
Daphne (as Tracy Lords)
Tracy in Heaven
Movie
Electric Blue 20
Electric Blue Girl (archive footage)
Electric Blue 17
(segment "Hard Times")
The Reincarnation of Don Juan
Girl In Red (archive footage)
- 1984
Swedish Erotica 56
Movie
Sweet Little Things
Traci
Tracie Lords
Tracie
Open Up Tracy
Traci
Joys of Erotica 109
(archive footage)
Lust in the Fast Lane
Jackie
Bad Girls 3
Cherry Sue
Kinky Business
Tracy
Breaking It
Jodie Brown
Sister Dearest
Vicky Jennings
Talk Dirty to Me 3
The Mermaid
What Gets Me Hot!
Lannie
Those Young Girls
Traci
Night of Loving Dangerously
Janice O'Hara
Miss Passion
Sassy Sizzle
Red Hot Rock
Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)
Hot Pink
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica 60
Movie
No release date
Object of Desire
Movie
Produced 6
2010s
- 2012
1990s
- 1998
Extramarital
Executive Producer
1980s
- 1987
Traci, I Love You
Producer
- 1986
Beverly Hills Copulator
Producer
Traci Takes Tokyo
Producer
Traci Made in Japan
Producer
Sound 4
1990s
- 1996
- 1995
- 1992
Costume and makeup 1
1980s
- 1986
Traci Takes Tokyo
Makeup Artist
Appearances18
2020s
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
- 2013
Skum Rocks!
Self
2000s
- 2009
Official Rejection
Self
- 2007
- 2006
Celebrity Paranormal Project
Self · 1 episode
- 2003
X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
In Bad Taste
Self
- 1998
Playboy: The Story of X
Self (archive footage)
- 1993
- 1990
Warm Up with Traci Lords
Herself - Aerobics Workout Instructor
1980s
- 1987
Traci Lords Basta!
herself
- 1986
- 1985
A Night for Legends
Self - Presenter
Fallen Angels
Self
