Viper (porn star)
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| Viper (porn star) | |
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| Birthdate: | September 12, 1959 |
| Birth location: | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA |
| Birth name: | Stephanie Green[1] |
| Measurements: | 34DD-24-36 |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] |
| Weight: | 125 lb (57 kg)[2] |
| Eye color: | Green[3] |
| Hair color: | Red[3] |
| Natural breasts: | No[1] |
| Alias(es): | Stephanie Bishop |
| No. of films: | 159 (per IAFD) |
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| Viper (porn star) at IAFD | |
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Viper was the stage name of Stephanie Green,[1] 1980s American pornographic actress, known for a prominent full body snake tattoo, for founding Fans of X-Rated Entertainment with Bill Margold,[4] and her disappearance in 1991.
[edit] Early life
Green was born September 12, 1959 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, but raised in rural New Hampshire. She was interested in theater and ballet while growing up, first dancing with the New Hampshire Ballet Company from 1968 to 1976, then one season with the American Ballet Theater in New York City after graduating high school. In 1978, after being kept on the back lines of the ballet, Green joined the United States Marine Corps, where she served at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and achieved the rank of Corporal.[3][2]
After six years, Green was expelled from the Corps for fraternizing with her superior officers,[5] and worked a year in Baltimore as a prostitute and an entertainer at "The Block" nightclub.[3][2][6] She got her trademark tattoo from tattoo artist and street gang member Harry Von Groff in Philadelphia, described as "...a snake poised to strike her left nipple, that morphs into a tiger composed of interlaced skulls across her belly, and finally reanimates as a snake snapping at her clitoris."[3][7]
[edit] Pornographic career
In 1986, Viper moved to Los Angeles to enter pornography, where she met Bill Margold, already an influential pornographic actor, director, and agent. They lived together for 5 years, and Margold describes her as the love of his life. She made a total of 70 hardcore pornography films, her first film with Tom Byron in White Trash, and her last Erotic Heights.[5][6] She won the 1990 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress in Mystery of the Golden Lotus, playing a Nazi spy.[6][2]
In August 1989, wanting to get more work, she got breast implants, moving from a 34A to 34DD.[6][2] Margold believes these caused "implant schizophrenia",[5][1] driving her to a mental breakdown by September 1990.[2] In May 1991, she left without warning. Her driver's license, social security card and birth certificate were found on a gravestone in Arkansas, and Margold has not seen her since.[6][1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Bill Margold Speaks: 1", By Rodger Jacobs, XBiz, July 14, 2005. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g "An Interview With Bill Margold", Ian Jane, DVDManiacs, November 25, 2004. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e Mark Ebner, Gear magazine article, May/June 1999, independently cited by "Viper", Lukeisback.com, and "The Soft Toy Dept.", Bmezine. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ "FOXE 16 Sunday, May 27", FOXE press release on AINews, April 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ a b c "Boogie Wonderland", Giles Whittell, 10 January 1998, The Times.
- ^ a b c d e "Viper", Luke Ford biography. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Hormonal Convergence/The Soft Toy Dept.", May 15, 1999, Bmezine. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Green, Stephanie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Viper; Bishop, Stephanie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Pornographic actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
