In 1986, when she was barely 18, Lords’ career took a nose dive as her entire oeuvre-some 100 films-was pulled from the shelves, and former associates found themselves under Federal indictment for child pornography.īarely 20, Lords resurfaced this year as a tarnished angel in the aptly named “Date with an Angel” episode of television’s Wise Guy, and in Not of This Earth, her “mainstream” motion-picture debut. At 13 she was still Nora Louise Kuzma in Steubenville, Ohio, sneaking out of the house at night in search of “booze and boys.” A year later she migrated to Redondo Beach and, in her search for “bigger booze and bigger boys,” became one of the adult-film industry’s hottest stars. The precocious porn nymphet concocted her pseudonym long ago from Traci, her preferred Christian name, and the surname of her favorite television actor, Jack Lord. We first met Lords in 1988, as she was transitioning from adult entertainment to acting. Today, Lords is most famous for her roles in cult movies such as John Waters‘ Cry-Baby, Nowhere, and Blade.

After turning 18, Lord’s true age was discovered, and she became infamous her films were taken out of circulation, and she retired from pornography to become an actress, fashion model, and singer. Soon after, she began appearing in adult films. In the mid-80s, when she was just 15, Traci Lords modeled nude for Penthouse using a fake ID. There are plenty of familiar faces in the campaign-from iconic model Alek Wek, to filmmaker Larry Clark, designer Shayne Oliver, and writer Chris Kraus-but one that stands out in particular, however, is actor Traci Lords.

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