Traci Lords filmography
Traci Lords is an American actress.[1]
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Career
Lords appeared in dozens of pornographic films between 1984 and 1986, nearly all of which were filmed while she was underage; only her last such film, Traci, I Love You (1987), was legal in the United States. Once of age, Lords immediately made a transition to mainstream films.[1]
Lords made her mainstream screen debut in Not of This Earth (1988), a remake of Roger Corman's 1957 film of the same name, playing the leading role of Nadine Story.[2]
Lords followed with Fast Food (1989) and the John Waters' teen comedy Cry-Baby (1990), where she appeared alongside Johnny Depp. The film received positive reviews and the part of Wanda Woodward remains Lords' most notable role.[3][4]
Around the same time as her film debut in the late 1980s, Lords also appeared in many television series, including Wiseguy, MacGyver, Married... with Children, Highlander, and Tales from the Crypt.
In the early 1990s, Lords starred in various independent and B movies, such as Shock 'Em Dead, Raw Nerve, A Time to Die (1991), Intent to Kill (1992), and Skinner (1993). She also appeared in the television adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Tommyknockers.[5]
While promoting her debut studio album 1000 Fires (1995), Lords landed the role of Rikki Abbott on the television series Melrose Place and also appeared in three episodes of Roseanne.[6]
Lords was a recurring cast member on the crime series Profiler and had a small part in the vampire action film Blade (1998). She kept on making more films and appeared in more television series, including First Wave, Gilmore Girls, and Will & Grace. Her role in the comedy Chump Change (2000) earned her the Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actress at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.[7]
In the 2000s, Lords appeared as Bubbles in the Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008). She also had supporting roles in the horror films Excision (2012) and Devil May Call (2013). Her portrayal of Phyllis, a hyperreligious and controlling mother, in Excision (2012) earned her several awards including the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Fright Meter Award and the CinEuphoria Award.[8]
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1987 | Traci, I Love You | Traci | Last and, in some countries, only legal adult film. | [9] |
1988 | Not of This Earth | Nadine Story | [10] | |
1989 | Fast Food | Dixie Love | [11] | |
1990 | Cry-Baby | Wanda Woodward | [12] | |
1990 | Shock 'Em Dead | Lindsay Roberts | Also known as Rock 'em Dead | [13] |
1991 | Raw Nerve | Gina Clayton | [14] | |
1991 | A Time to Die | Jackie Swanson | [15] | |
1992 | The Nutt House | Miss Tress | [16] | |
1992 | Intent to Kill | Vickie Stewart | [17] | |
1993 | Laser Moon | Barbara Fleck | [18] | |
1993 | Skinner | Heidi | [19] | |
1993 | Desperate Crimes | Laura | Originally titled Il ritmo del silenzio, also known as Mafia Docks | [20] |
1994 | Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II | Norma | [21] | |
1994 | Serial Mom | Carl's Date | [22] | |
1994 | Ice | Ellen Reed | [23] | |
1995 | Your Studio and You | Herself | Short film | [24] |
1995 | Virtuosity | Media Zone Singer | [25] | |
1996 | Underworld | Anna | [26] | |
1996 | Blood Money | Wendy Monroe | [27] | |
1997 | Nowhere | Val-Chick #1 | [28] | |
1997 | Stir | Kelly Bekins | [29] | |
1997 | Full Blast | Lindsay Lord | [30] | |
1998 | Boogie Boy | Shonda Lee Bragg | [31] | |
1998 | Extramarital | Elizabeth | [32] | |
1998 | Blade | Racquel | [33] | |
1999 | Me and Will | The Waitress | [34] | |
1999 | The Killing Club | Laura Engles | Also known as You're Killing Me... | [35] |
2000 | Epicenter | FBI Agent Amanda Foster | Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords | [36] |
2000 | Chump Change | Sam | Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords | [37] |
2000 | Certain Guys | Kathleen | [38] | |
2002 | Black Mask 2: City of Masks | "Chameleon" | Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords Voiced by Cherrie Ying in the Cantonese dub version |
[39] |
2003 | Manhood | Actress | [40] | |
2003 | Home | Lorna | Short film | |
2005 | Sweet Pea | — | Director only | [41] |
2005 | Frostbite | Naomi Bucks | [42] | |
2006 | Novel Romance | Max Normane | [43] | |
2006 | Crazy Eights | Gina Conte | [44] | |
2007 | The Chosen One | Ms. Sultry | Voice only | [45] |
2008 | Your Name Here | Julie Frick | [46] | |
2008 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | "Bubbles" | [47] | |
2009 | I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Connie | [48] | |
2009 | Princess of Mars | Dejah Thoris | [49] | |
2011 | Au Pair, Kansas | Helen Hazleton | Also known as The Soccer Nanny | [50] |
2012 | Excision | Phyllis | [51] | |
2013 | Devil May Call | Valerie "Val" Kramer | [52] | |
2015 | Tag | Ann | [53] | |
2018 | Cemetery Tales Presents: A Tale of Two Sisters | Victoria Chastain | [54] | |
2019 | Steam Room Stories: The Movie! | Sally Fay | [55] | |
2019 | Manipulated | Cassandra King | [56] | |
2020 | Nicole, her Ex & the Killer | Mother | ||
2021 | Waking Up Dead | Phyllis | ||
2021 | The Farm | Belle Gunness | ||
2023 | Providence | TBA |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | Wiseguy | Monique | Episode: "Date with an Angel" | [57] |
1989–1991 | Married... with Children | T.C. / Vanessa Van Pelt | 2 episodes | [58] |
1990 | Stallone's Knockouts | Ringside Commentator | TV movie | |
1989-1990 | MacGyver | Jennifer/Jenny | Episode: "MacGyver's Women" | [58] |
1991 | Super Force | Alien #2 | Episode: "Of Human Bondage" | [59] |
1991 | Murder in High Places | Diane | TV movie | [60] |
1993 | The Tommyknockers | Nancy Voss | TV movie | [61] |
1993 | Sweating Bullets | Gwen | Episode: "Katie's Secret" | |
1993 | Highlander | Greta | Episode: "The Darkness" | |
1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Emma Conway | Episode: "Two for the Show" | |
1994 | Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | Angel Austin | TV movie | [62] |
1994 | Dragstrip Girl | Blanche | TV movie | [63] |
1994–1995 | Roseanne | Stacy Flagler | 3 episodes | [64] |
1995 | Melrose Place | Rikki Abbott | 4 episodes | [65] |
1995 | As Good as Dead | Nicole Grace | TV movie | [66] |
1996 | Dead Man's Island | Miranda Prescott | TV movie | [67] |
1997 | Nash Bridges | Sean Collins | Episode: "Knockout" | [68] |
1997 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Suzanne Wilkinson | Episode: "My Phony Valentine" | |
1997 | Viper | Talia Massey | Episode: "The List" | |
1997–1998 | Profiler | Sharon Lesher | Recurring cast | [69] |
1999 | D.R.E.A.M. Team | Lena Brant | TV movie Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords |
[70] |
1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Luscious Deluxe | Episode: "Hercules, Tramps & Thieves" Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords |
[71] |
2000–2001 | First Wave | Jordan Radcliffe | Recurring cast Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords |
[68] |
2002 | They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | Mira | TV movie Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords |
[72] |
2003 | Deathlands: Homeward Bound | Lady Rachel Cawdor | TV movie Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords |
[73] |
2003 | Gilmore Girls | Natalie Zimmermann | Episode: "The Fundamental Things Apply" Credited as Traci Elizabeth Lords |
[74] |
2005 | Will & Grace | Rose | Episode: "Birds of a Feather Boa" | |
2005 | Wanted | Bartender | 2 episodes | |
2007 | Andy Barker, P.I. | Loretta Crispin | Episode: "Dial M for Laptop" | [75] |
2007 | Point of Entry | Brianna Fine | TV movie | |
2007 | The Greatest Show Ever | Cow Girl | TV movie | [76] |
2013–2019 | EastSiders | Val | 8 episodes | [77] |
2015 | Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre | Detective Kendra Patterson | TV movie | [78] |
2016 | Nightmare Nurse | Barb | TV movie | [79] |
2016–2018 | Swedish Dicks | Jane McKinney | Recurring cast | [80] |
Music video appearances
Year | Title | Performer | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" | Helix | Walkin' the Razor's Edge | [81] |
1987 | "Notorious" | Loverboy | Wildside | |
1991 | "TRASH SONGS" | ODD-BOWZ | TRASH IT! | [82] |
1991 | "I Wanna Sex You Up" | Color Me Badd | C.M.B. | |
1994 | "Back on the Street" | Jay Miles | 9 Hours | [83] |
Video games
Year | Title | Character | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Defender | Commander Kyoto | [84] |
2004 | Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | Dr. Alice McNeil | [85] |
2005 | True Crime: New York City | Madam Cassandra Hartz | [86] |
2012 | Hitman: Absolution | Layla Stockton | [84] |
2016 | Hitman | Dino's agent / Dexy Barat / Maya Parvati | [87] |
2016 | Let It Die | Jackal Z | [88] |
Notable adult videos
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1984 | What Gets Me Hot! | Lannie (as Tracy Lords) | First adult movie |
The Sex Goddess | Marilyn | ||
Talk Dirty to Me Part III | The Mermaid | Scenes replaced by new scenes featuring Lisa De Leeuw | |
Those Young Girls | Traci (as Tracy Lords) | ||
Sister Dearest | Vicky Jennings | Scenes edited out | |
1985 | Wild Things | School Girl | |
The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff | Tracy Dick (as Tracy Lords) | ||
Educating Mandy | Mandy | Scenes are used in the comedy From Beijing with Love by Stephen Chow, as the "painkiller" when he was undergoing the operation for bullet removal | |
Holly Does Hollywood | Tracy | ||
Black Throat | Debbie | ||
Electric Blue 28 | Nikki | Scenes deleted | |
Future Voyeur | Traci | ||
Harlequin Affair | Tracy (as Tracy Lords) | ||
Hollywood Heartbreakers | |||
Kinky Business | Scenes deleted | ||
It's My Body | Maggie | ||
New Wave Hookers | The Devil | Scenes deleted | |
Perfect Fit | Diane Green | ||
The Grafenberg Spot (aka The G-Spot) | Tracy (as Tracy Lords)[89] | ||
1986 | Traci Takes Tokyo | Traci | Currently banned in the U.S. |
Beverly Hills Copulator | Michelle Leon (as Tracy Lords) | ||
Traci, I Love You | Traci | Last pornographic film and the only one featuring all of her scenes intact that is legally available in the U.S. and some other countries, as it was made two days after her 18th birthday. | |
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