Gina Lynn

Gina Lynn

Gina Lynn attending the Exxxotica Expo, Los Angeles, CA on July 10, 2010
Born Tanya Mercado[1]
February 15, 1974
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Ethnicity Puerto Rican, Italian
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[2]
Weight 106 lb (48 kg; 7.6 st)[2]
Spouse(s) Travis Knight (1999-present) (separated)
No. of adult films 199 as a performer
28 as director (per IAFD)[3]
Website
www.ginalynn.com

Gina Lynn (born February 15, 1974[1]) is an American former pornographic actress. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2010 and is the Penthouse magazine Penthouse Pet for April 2012.

Career

She made her adult film debut in 2001 as a contract girl with Pleasure Productions. As of 2009 she continues to make movies for the company, as well as for her own studio, Gina Lynn Productions.[4] She also directs and has over 20 films to her credit.[3]

Appearances

In 2006 Lynn was the subject of an interview by the Detroit newspaper Metro Times.[5] The article compared Lynn to fellow porn actors such as Jewel De'Nyle, Belladonna, Taylor St. Claire and John Stagliano "who delve to the depths of their sexuality to exercise their most base desires".[6]

In recent years Lynn has appeared in several romantic comedies[7] and other mainstream crossover roles such as Mancation (2012) with Joey Fatone,[8] Calvin's Dream (2011),[9] Rap Sucks (2011),[10] Booley (2010),[11] Still a Teen Movie.[12] Lynn has also appeared in four episodes of the WE network reality series Secret Lives of Women[13] and had the lead role in an independent short Allure (2009).[14]

In March 2012, Lynn was announced by Penthouse to be their Penthouse Pet for April 2012.[15]

Retirement from adult

In 2012 Lynn announced that she had retired from the porn industry, but continues to appear on webcams.[16]

Awards

Personal life

Lynn was born Tanya Mercado to Puerto Rican and Italian parents in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and grew up in Jackson Township, New Jersey. She resides and operates Gina Lynn Productions in Reading, Pennsylvania.[23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matt Richtel (2006-01-05). "A Night to See the Stars Actually Wearing Clothes". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Stern Show News – Archive". 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gina Lynn at the Internet Adult Film Database
  4. ↑ "Gina Lynn Crosses Over to Mainstream, Returns to Roots". AVN. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Starlet nights Em’s fave porn pet Gina Lynn on Detroit; Ubiquity inks Nomo; a killer Encore show". Metro Times. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Stanton, Thomas J. "Metrotimes Spotlights Lynn". Adult Video News. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Gina Lynn at the Internet Movie Database
  8. ↑ Mancation at the Internet Movie Database
  9. ↑ Calvin's Dream at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ↑ Rap Sucks at the Internet Movie Database
  11. ↑ Booley at the Internet Movie Database
  12. ↑ Still a Teen Movie at the Internet Movie Database
  13. ↑ Staff. "Secret Lives of Women (2005– ) TV Series - Reality-TV". IMDb.com. Amazon. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Allure at the Internet Movie Database
  15. ↑ Penthouse Magazine April 2012
  16. ↑ "Gina Lynn Is Done With Porn". Xtrememagazine.com. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4
  18. ↑ "AVN - Gina Lynn Takes Prize At Exotic Dancer Awards". Business.avn.com. 2003-08-29. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
  19. ↑ AVN Awards Past Winners
  20. ↑ "Awards Won" (in Spanish). Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  21. ↑ David Sullivan (2008-06-07). "2008 F.A.M.E. Winners Announced at Erotica LA". AVN. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  22. ↑ "2010 Nominees". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  23. ↑ Gussow, Mel. "Photographing Celebrities, Even Those of an X-Rated World". The New York Times, July 29, 2003. Accessed July 22, 2008. "Over lunch Ms. Lynn, who is in her late 20's, spoke about her entry into the business. She was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Basking Ridge, N.J.

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