C. J. Laing

C.J. Laing
Born (1956-08-01) August 1, 1956
Other names Jessie Savage, C.J. Lang, Chris Jackson, Gwen Starr, Gwen Fisher, Jessy Lang
Ethnicity Caucasian
No. of adult films 55 (per IAFD)[1]

C.J. Laing (born August 1, 1956) is a former American adult-entertainment performer, appearing in films during the 1970s. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.[2][3]

Adult film career

C.J. Laing, a native of New York, was living in San Francisco.[4] A fan of 1970s San Francisco music, she hitchhiked there and stayed in a communal house with the Angels of Light. To earn extra money, she auditioned for the Mitchell Brothers and appeared in a "loop" as part of the series "Juke Joint."[4][5] In New York, the Mitchell Brothers introduced her to the Buckley Brothers who cast her in her first feature film with Jamie Gillis in 1974 under the name Gwen Starr.[5][6]

Laing appeared in over 50 films and "loops" during the 1970s and is best known for her roles in Anyone But My Husband and Barbara Broadcast.

Laing is quoted in Time Magazine as saying: "I purposely would not act, I despised the people in these films that said they were actors. I was like, 'You've got to be kidding me! This is about fucking and sucking!'"[7]

During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers.[5] Her last film was New York City Woman in 1979.[1]

Laing was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame as a "Film Pioneer."[3] In 2005, she was also inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame as "one of the most exciting stars of the so-called Golden Age of porn" and as "an energetic performer who turned in some of the strongest performances of her time."[8]

Partial filmography

References

  1. 1 2 C.J. Laing at the Internet Adult Film Database. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  3. 1 2 "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. 1 2 McNeil, Legs; Jennifer Osborne; Peter Pavia (2005). The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. HarperCollins. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-06-009659-4.
  5. 1 2 3 "The C. J. Laing Thread". The DVD Maniacs. Retrieved 2007-10-12. (Over 18 only)
  6. ↑ McNeil, Legs; Jennifer Osborne; Peter Pavia (2005). The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. HarperCollins. p. 145. ISBN 0-06-009659-4.
  7. ↑ Corliss, Richard (March 29, 2005). "That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic". Time. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  8. ↑ Andersson, Acme. "The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2007-10-12.

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