Traci Lords filmography
 Lords at the QVC Red Carpet Style Party in February 2011. | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Feature films | 45 |
| ↙Television films | 11 |
| ↙Television series | 21 |
| ↙Short films | 4 |
| ↙Commercials | 2 |
Traci Lords is an American actress, singer, writer, producer and director. She has appeared in forty-five feature films, twenty-one television series, eleven television films and four short films. In 1986, after authorities discovered she had appeared in dozens of pornographic films between 1984 and 1986 while she was underage, Lords decided to transfer to mainstream films.[1][2] She made her 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.[3] She 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.[4][5] Around the same time, she also appeared in many television series, including Wiseguy, MacGyver, Married... with Children, Highlander or Tales from the Crypt.
By 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) or Skinner (1993). In 1993, she appeared in the television adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Tommyknockers. In 1995, while promoting her debut studio album, 1000 Fires, she had a cameo appearance as a media zone singer in the sci-fi action film Virtuosity. Her song, "Fallen Angel", was also featured in the film. That same year, she landed the role of Rikki Abbott on the television series Melrose Place and also appeared in three episodes of Roseanne.[6] Between 1997 and 1998, Lords was a recurring cast 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.
In 2008, Lords appeared as Bubbles in the Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. She also had supporting roles in horror films, Excision (2012) and Devil May Call (2013).
Feature films
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not of This Earth | 1988 | Nadine Story | [7] | |
| Fast Food | 1989 | Dixie Love | [8] | |
| Cry-Baby | 1990 | Wanda Woodward | [9] | |
| Hollywood Boulevard II | 1990 | Herself | ||
| Shock 'Em Dead | 1991 | Lindsay Roberts | ||
| Raw Nerve | 1991 | Gina Clayton | ||
| A Time to Die | 1991 | Jackie Swanson | ||
| The Nutt House | 1992 | Miss Tress | ||
| Intent to Kill | 1992 | Vickie Stewart | ||
| Laser Moon | 1993 | Barbara Fleck | ||
| Skinner | 1993 | Heidi | ||
| Desperate Crimes | 1993 | Laura | ||
| Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II | 1994 | Norma | ||
| Serial Mom | 1994 | Carl's Date | ||
| Ice | 1994 | Ellen Reed | ||
| Virtuosity | 1995 | Media Zone Singer | [10] | |
| Underworld | 1996 | Anna | ||
| Blood Money | 1996 | Wendy Monroe | ||
| Nowhere | 1997 | Val-Chick 1 | [11] | |
| Stir | 1997 | Kelly Bekins | ||
| Boogie Boy | 1998 | Shonda Lee Bragg | ||
| Extramarital | 1998 | Elizabeth | ||
| Blade | 1998 | Racquel | [12] | |
| Me and Will | 1999 | Waitress | ||
| Epicenter | 2000 | Agent Amanda Foster | ||
| Chump Change | 2000 | Sam | ||
| Full Blast | 2000 | Lindsay Lord | ||
| Certain Guys | 2000 | Kathleen | ||
| You're Killing Me... | 2001 | Laura Engles | ||
| Black Mask 2: City of Masks | 2002 | Chameleon | ||
| Manhood | 2003 | Actress | ||
| Frostbite | 2005 | Naomi Bucks | ||
| Novel Romance | 2006 | Max Normane | ||
| Crazy Eights | 2006 | Gina Conte | ||
| The Chosen One | 2007 | Ms. Sultry (Voice) | ||
| Your Name Here | 2008 | Julie Frick | ||
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno | 2008 | Bubbles | [13] | |
| I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | 2009 | Connie | [14] | |
| Princess of Mars | 2009 | Dejah Thoris | ||
| Here & Now | 2010 | Diana | ||
| Au Pair, Kansas | 2011 | Helen Hazleton | ||
| Excision | 2012 | Phyllis | ||
| Devil May Call | 2013 | Val | ||
| Tag | 2015 | Ann | ||
| Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre | 2015 | Detective Kendra Patterson |
Television films
| Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder in High Places | 1991 | Diane | ||
| The Tommyknockers | 1993 | Nancy Voss | ||
| Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel | 1994 | Angel Austin | ||
| Dragstrip Girl | 1994 | Blanche | ||
| As Good as Dead | 1995 | Nicole Grace | ||
| Dead Man's Island | 1996 | Miranda Prescott | ||
| D.R.E.A.M. Team | 1999 | Lena Brant | ||
| They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | 2002 | Mira | ||
| Deathlands: Homeward Bound | 2003 | Lady Rachel Cawdor | ||
| Point of Entry | 2007 | Brianna Fine | ||
| The Greatest Show Ever | 2007 | Cow Girl |
Television series
| Title | Year | Role | Episode(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Necessarily the News | 1984 | Hooker | "Sex at 10 Feet" (Season 2, Episode 5) | ||
| Wiseguy | 1988 | Monique | "Date with an Angel" (Season 1, Episode 21) | ||
| Married... with Children | 1989 | T.C. | "Tooth or Consequences" (Season 4, Episode 4) | ||
| MacGyver | 1990 | Jenny | "MacGyver's Women" (Season 6, Episode 8) | ||
| Super Force | 1991 | "Of Human Bondage" (Season 1, Episode 18) | |||
| Married... with Children | 1991 | Vanessa Van Pelt | "Al Bundy, Shoe Dick" (Season 6, Episode 11) | ||
| Sweating Bullets | 1993 | Gwen | "Katie's Secret" (Season 3, Episode 32) | ||
| Highlander | 1993 | Greta | "The Darkness" (Season 2, Episode 4) | ||
| Tales from the Crypt | 1993 | Emma Conway | "Two for the Show" (Season 5, Episode 6) | ||
| Roseanne | 1994–95 | Stacy Flagler | "Follow the Son" (Season 7, Episode 7) "Lost Youth" (Season 7, Episode 17) "Single Married Female" (Season 7, Episode 18) |
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| Melrose Place | 1995 | Rikki Abbott | "They Shoot Mothers, Don't They?" (Season 3, Episode 17) "Another Perfect Day in Hell" (Season 3, Episode 18) "Boxing Sydney" (Season 3, Episode 19) "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" (Season 3, Episode 20) |
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| Nash Bridges | 1997 | Sean Collins | "Knockout" (Season 2, Episode 17) | ||
| Viper | 1997 | Talia Massey | "The List" (Season 1, Episode 22) | ||
| Profiler | 1997–98 | Sharon Lesher / Jill of All Trades | Recurring cast | ||
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 1999 | Luscious Deluxe | "Hercules, Tramps & Thieves" (Season 6, Episode 5) | ||
| First Wave | 2000–01 | Jordan Radcliffe | Recurring cast | ||
| Gilmore Girls | 2003 | Natalie Zimmermann | "The Fundamental Things Apply" (Season 4, Episode 5) | ||
| Will & Grace | 2005 | Rose | "Birds of a Feather Boa" (Season 8, Episode 7) | ||
| Wanted | 2005 | Bartender | "The Wild Bunch" (Season 1, Episode 2) "Judas" (Season 1, Episode 13) |
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| Andy Barker, P.I. | 2007 | Loretta Crispin | "Dial M for Laptop" (Season 1, Episode 4) | ||
| Head Case | 2007 | Herself | "Tom Sizemore and Traci Lords" (Season 1, Episode 4) | ||
| EastSiders | 2013 | Val | Episode #1.4 |
Short films
| Title | Year | Role | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Studio and You | 1995 | Herself | Trey Parker | |
| Home | 2003 | Lorna | Nancy Deren | |
| The Ramones Go to Heaven | 2014 | Jake Fogelnest | ||
| Model Citizen | 2014 | Matt Berman |
Commercials
| Company | Year | Promoting | Title | Director(s) | Theme song(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUESS | 1996 | Jeans | "Cheat" | Andy Morahan | [15] | |
| Duprey Cosmetics | 2005 | Mike Ruiz | "You Burn Inside Me" | [16] |
Video games
| Title | Year | Character | Developer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defender | 2002 | Commander Kyoto | Midway Games | |
| Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 2004 | Pestilence | The 3DO Company | |
| Ground Control II: Operation Exodus | 2004 | Dr. Alice McNeil | Massive Entertainment | |
| True Crime: New York City | 2005 | Cassandra Hartz | Luxoflux, Exakt Entertainment | |
| Hitman: Absolution | 2012 | Layla Stockton | IO Interactive | [17] [18] |
References
- ↑ Krajicek, David. "Traci Lords", Crime Library.
- ↑ Murphy, Kim. "U.S. Loses Round in Traci Lords Case", Los Angeles Times, September 30, 1988.
- ↑ Elias, Thomas D. "With New Film, Traci Lords Looks Forward", Chicago Tribune, June 10, 1988.
- ↑ Logan, Joe. "Reborn From Porn As A Teen, Traci Lords Starrede In Xxx-rated Movies. When Her Age Was Revealed, She Made Headlines. Now She's Tackling Her First Respectable Film Role - A Virgin.", Philly.com, July 5, 1989.
- ↑ Longsdorf, Amy. "No Tears For `Cry-baby's' Patty Hearst", Morning Call, April 1, 1990.
- ↑ McCabe, Bruce. "Details profiles actress-with-a-past Traci Lords: 'I was never a victim,' she says", Baltimore Sun, April 23, 1995.
- ↑ "Not of This Earth (1988) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Fast Food (1989) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Cry-Baby (1990) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Virtuosity (1995) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Nowhere (1997) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Blade (1998) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ Ryon, Ruth. "Selling a Home She Never Sees", Los Angeles Times, June 9, 1996.
- ↑ Lodie, Kevin Mark. "Traci Lords Films Hot New Ad Campaign for Duprey Cosmetics", Business Wire, January 6, 2005.
- ↑ Smith, Tim. "Hitman: Absolution has Traci Lords and Keith Carradine", SPOnG.com, October 26, 2012.
- ↑ RetroPete. "Traci Lords has done it all and now adds Hitman Absolution's Layla Stockton to her resume", 8-Bit Central, October 26, 2012.
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