Traci Lords
Known for Acting · 196 credits
- Born
- 1968-05-07 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Steubenville, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Tracy Lords · Tracie Lords · Nora Louise Kuzma · Traci Elizabeth 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
TV Shows (26)
Married... with Children
1987
as Assistant / Vanessa Van Pelt
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Natalie Zimmermann
MacGyver
1985
as Jenny
Melrose Place
1992
as Rikki Abbott
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Will & Grace
1998
as Rose
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Greta
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Emma Conway
First Wave
1998
as Jordan Radcliffe
Profiler
1996
as Jill of All Trades
Wiseguy
1987
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Luscious Deluxe
Viper
1994
as Talia Massey
The Word
1990
Wanted
2005
as Bartender
EastSiders
2012
as Valerie
Head Case
2007
as Self
The Tommyknockers
1993
as Nancy Voss
Roseanne
1988
Swedish Dicks
2016
as Jane McKinney
Andy Barker, P.I.
2007
as Loretta Crispin
Super Force
1990
as Alien #2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Celebrity Paranormal Project
2006
as Self
Johnny vs Amber: The US Trial
2022
as Self
Movies (170)
Blade
1998
as Racquel
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
2008
as Bubbles
Greedy People
2024
as Virginia
Nowhere
1997
as Val-Chick 1
Cry-Baby
1990
as Wanda Woodward
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
Virtuosity
1995
as Media Zone Singer
Skinner
1993
as Heidi
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
as Chameleon
Serial Mom
1994
as Carl's Date
Foxy Boxing
1986
as Self - Round Girl
Blood Money
1996
as Wendy Monroe
Excision
2012
as Phyllis
Crazy Eights
2006
as Gina Conte
Red Hot Rock
1984
as Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)
Underworld
1996
as Anna
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020
as Self
Pony Girl
1985
as Daphne (as Tracy Lords)
Dead Man's Island
1996
as Miranda Prescott
Epicenter
2000
as Agent Amanda Foster
Laser Moon
1993
as Barbara Fleck
Boogie Boy
1998
as Shonda Lee Bragg
Electric Blue 26
1987
as Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage)
Boris Is Dead
2026
as Angie
Princess of Mars
2009
as Dejah Thoris
The Nutt House
1992
as Miss Tress
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)
The Chosen One
2007
as Mrs. Sultry (voice)
Playboy: The Story of X
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Not of This Earth
1988
as Nadine Story
Murder in High Places
1991
as Diane Cody
Full Blast
2000
as Lindsay Lord
Manipulated
2019
Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre
2015
as Detective Kendra Patterson
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
2009
as Connie
The Ramones Go to Heaven
as Angel
Intent to Kill
1992
as Vickie Stewart
Deathlands
2003
as Lady Rachel Cawdor
As Good As Dead
1995
as Nicole Grace
Dragstrip Girl
1994
as Blanche
Manhood
2003
as Actress
Your Studio and You
1995
as Traci Lords
Nicole, Her Ex & the Killer
2022
as Mother
Home
2003
as Lorna
The Farm
2023
as Belle Gunness
Chump Change
2000
as Sam
Nightmare Nurse
2015
as Barb
Hollywood Boulevard II
1991
as Traci Lords
Tag
2015
as Ann
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
1994
as Norma
Official Rejection
2009
as Self
Fast Food
1989
as Dixie Love
Your Name Here
2008
as Julie
In Bad Taste
1999
as Self
Object of Desire
Extramarital
1998
as Elizabeth
Ice
1994
as Ellen Reed
Point of Entry
2007
as Brianna Fine
Warm Up with Traci Lords
1990
as Herself - Aerobics Workout Instructor
Steam Room Stories: The Movie
2019
as Sally Fay
A Time to Die
1991
as Jackie Swanson
Desperate Crimes
1993
as Laura
Stir
1997
as Kelly Bekins
Me and Will
1999
as Waitress
You're Killing Me...
2003
as Laura Engles
Novel Romance
2006
as Max Normane
Fallen Angels
1985
as Self
The Soccer Nanny
2011
as Helen Hazleton
Hardcore to Horror
2016
as (archive footage)
Raw Nerve
1991
as Gina Clayton
Shock 'Em Dead
1991
as Lindsay Roberts
Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics
1993
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel
1994
as Angel
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002
as Mira
Devil May Call
2013
as Val
Stallone's Knockouts
1990
as Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator
Waking Up Dead
2022
as Phyllis
Frostbite
2005
as Naomi Bucks
Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters
2018
as Victoria Chastain
Skum Rocks!
2013
as Self
Women Behind Bars
2020
as Gloria
X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Young & Restless II
1985
Educating Mandy
1985
as Mandy
It's My Body
1985
as Maggie
Battle of the Stars
1985
as Traci
Suzie Superstar II
1985
as Barbara / Suzie Wilson
Traci, I Love You
1987
as Traci
Erotic Gold
1985
Deep Inside Tracey
1986
as Traci (Original, Archived Footage)
Talk Dirty to Me 3
1984
as The Mermaid
New Wave Hookers
1985
as The Devil
Sister Dearest
1984
as Vicky Jennings
The Grafenberg Spot
1985
as Tracy
Bad Girls 3
1984
as Cherry Sue
Adult 45
1985
as (archive footage)
Traci's Fantasies
1986
The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff
1985
as Tracy Dick
Another Roll in the Hay
1985
as Candi
Breaking It
1984
as Jodie Brown
Harlequin Affair
1985
as Tracy
Aroused
1985
as Allison Davis
Beverly Hills Copulator
1986
as Michelle Leon
Hollywood Heartbreakers
1985
Holly Does Hollywood
1985
as Tracy
Just Another Pretty Face
1985
as Traci
Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987
2000
as (archive footage)
Joys of Erotica 109
1984
as (archive footage)
Lust in the Fast Lane
1984
as Jackie
One Hot Night of Passion
1985
as Dawn
Perfect Fit
1985
as Diane Green
Passion Pit
1985
as Jan
Open Up Tracy
1984
as Traci
Pleasure Party
1985
as Brad's Girlfriend
Peek a Boo Gang
1985
as Tracy
Pleasure Productions 9
1984
as (archive footage)
Porn in the U.S.A.
1986
as Miss Tatum (archive footage)
The Sex Goddess
1985
as Marilyn
Spermbusters
1985
About Traci Lords
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 resul… With 196 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Traci Lords has appeared in 170 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Blade (1998) — as Racquel
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) — as Bubbles
- Greedy People (2024) — as Virginia
- Nowhere (1997) — as Val-Chick 1
- Cry-Baby (1990) — as Wanda Woodward
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