Ginger Lynn

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Ginger Lynn (born Ginger Lynn Allen, December 14, 1962) is an American pornographic actress, remembered for her work in the 1980s. She also had occasional roles in low budget B-movies. AVN has ranked her at #7 in a list of the 50 greatest pornstars of all time. After ending her porn career, she began using her full name of Ginger Lynn Allen and found work in a variety of B movies. She had a late career comeback to the porn industry and made a short series of movies. During this two-year period she toured the country doing interviews for radio shows and appearances at adult stores.

Biography

Early life

Lynn was born Ginger Lynn Allen in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of 18-year-old clock supervisor Wayne Allen and 19-year-old switchboard operator Marilyn née McBride. Life in the Allen household ranged from dysfunctional to pathological, where she was subject to abuse mainly by her mother. When Allen's father left in 1968, the abuse worsened as her mother blamed her for all her problems. Her only refuge was Wayne Allen's parents, who gave her emotional support and positive reinforcement; however, her mother controlled the visits. Also, Allen had very few friends during her childhood, resulting in the creation of imaginary friends which seemed very real to her. Her grandmother recounted that this lasted "a very long time."

Allen attempted suicide in 1974, using sleeping pills and other over-the-counter medications her mother was using. She recalled that she was in a catatonic state for about three days; her mother did not help her in any way. Shortly thereafter, her grandparents took her away from her mother, after the grandfather, by chance, called the house and heard Lynn screaming in the background. At 13, she had a boyfriend, who was a drug addict. Through this boyfriend, she not only began her descent into substance abuse, but also became pregnant -- and later aborted the pregnancy. This older boyfriend, whom she met in a park, became her first serious love interest. She saved her money in the hopes of one day marrying him.

Her grandmother introduced her to contraceptive devices after discovering her sexual activities. During her youth, she was attracted to older men not in school who were mainly abusive. After graduating in 1981, she moved out of her grandparent's house; her grandparents subsequently moved to Lucerne Valley, California. While she stayed in Rockford, she worked at a Musicland store as assistant manager and a bar waitress at night.

Adult film career

Allen moved to California in 1982 after hearing about her grandfather's heart attack. After her grandfather died, she became angry at him for leaving her when she felt she needed help the most, as he had been the only positive male role model in her life. A friend of hers, Brian, came to live with her and became the "first nice boyfriend" she ever had. However, Lynn was the major financial supporter in the relationship and needed to find a better paying job. When she answered an advertisement from the World Modeling Agency in September 1983, she was immediately hired and did a spread for "Penthouse". This made her visible to the adult film industry.

She did some nude modeling work and then began performing in adult films using the name Ginger Lynn in December 1983. Her first film was "Surrender in Paradise", where she starred with Jerry Butler and celebrated her 21st birthday in Hawaii. Allen quickly rose in popularity, and eventually became one of the biggest stars in adult film history, making 69 adult films. She had her own line of videos through Vivid Entertainment with director Bruce Seven. Allen received the Best New Starlet award in 1985 from the Adult Video News and is an inductee to the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame. Allen's best work is in the award-winning "Ten Little Maidens". Other career highlights include her performance as the neighbor who introduces Tom Byron to sex in "Kinky Business" and her work in "Slumber Party" with Eric Edwards.

Her look during the height of her porn career (1984-1986) was loosely modeled after Madonna. Part of her early popularity stems from her common trait of performing anal sex and double penetration. In the early-1980s adult film market, these acts were relatively rare, especially among big-name porn actresses of her caliber. She also regularly performed at least one lesbian scene per film, which made her popular among fans. Allen's work was also distinguished by explicit and inventive "dirty talking" during her performances. She was the first Vivid Entertainment "Vivid Girl", beating out Traci Lords. She was later called to testify on Lords' behalf against porn producers; she refused, and according to her, she was then targeted by the Internal Revenue Service for falsification of a tax return. She also had at least six scenes with well-known porn star John Holmes early in her career.

In February 1986, Allen decided to stop making adult films and attempt to establish a career in mainstream films using her full name. Allen appeared in several non-adult films, television shows and even interactive movie segments of the Wing Commander computer games. During the 1990s and up to the present, she made occasional appearances in adult films, usually in lesbian-oriented segments or lesbian-themed films.

Ginger returned to adult films in 1999 for three movies: Torn (1999), White Lightning (2000) and New Wave Hookers 6 (2000). In December 2005, Ginger Lynn appeared in "" (2005) playing the supporting role of Nurse Sanders. In March 2006, she became a host of Playboy Radio's Sirius Satellite Radio show, "Night Calls Radio", alongside Christy Canyon.

In June 2007, she announced that she will be shooting two new scenes for Kink.com, a wrestling scene with Bobbi Starr and a hardcore scene with her real life boyfriend Mark Davis. [ [http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=23896 "Ginger Lynn Shooting Comeback for Kink.com"] by Tod Hunter, "Xbiz.com", July 3, 2007.] [ [http://news.behindkink.com/blog/default/2007/07/13/Porn-Legend-Ginger-Lynn-Makes-a-Comeback-at-Kink-com "Porn Legend Ginger Lynn Makes a Comeback at Kink.com"] , "BehindKink.com", July 13, 2007.]

In 2008, Allen appeared in the films " Dirty Rotten Mother Fuckers" with James Deen (24 years younger than Ginger Lynn) and "Seasoned Players 4" with Tom Byron.

Personal life

In 1991, Allen was convicted of falsifying a tax return and spent 4 months and seventeen days in jail. She also spent time in a rehabilitation center during this period because of cocaine abuse. [http://www.courttv.com/archive/onair/shows/mugshots/indepth/hollywood/ "Adults Only: The Secret History of the Other Hollywood"] , CourtTV. Retrieved 2007-11-04.] [http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=5657 "Tom Joad Presses For More Info From Ginger Lynn and "The Independent"] , interview April 13, 2000, Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2007-11-04.]

Lynn had a long term relationship with Los Angeles radio personality Ralph Garman. [http://www.thephatphree.com/printfeature.asp?StoryID=407&SectionID=13 "Ralph Garman: World's Greatest Lover"] , interview by Justin Harvey, ThePhatPhree. Retrieved 2007-11-04.] She had a two-year relationship with actor Charlie Sheen from 1990 to 1992, including accompanying him through drug rehabilitation. [http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/914/personmain.jhtml "Ginger Lynn Allen"] , Fred Beldin, Allmovie. Online at MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.] [http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=a39d1465-e0d7-4ac7-b922-5691eec471de "Charlie Sheen profile"] , E! Online. Retrieved 2007-11-04.] Charlie Sheen and Martin Sheen wrote letters to the court in support of Allen during her trial. [http://www.courttv.com/archive/onair/shows/mugshots/indepth/hollywood/docb9.html Letters to the court] , by Ginger Lynn Allen, Martin Sheen, and Charlie Sheen, written September 1991, online as supporting material for "Adults Only: The Secret History of the Other Hollywood", CourtTV. Retrieved 2007-11-04.]

Partial filmography

Adult

* "Fire Bush" (2004)
* "Taken" (2001) – AVN Awards 2002 as Best Actress Film
* "Ginger Lynn's Torn" (1999)
* "Ginger Lynn: America's Sweetheart" (1992)
* "Those Lynn Girls" (1989)
* "Beverly Hills Cox" (1986)
* "Electric Blue 28" (1985)
* "New Wave Hookers" (1985)
* "Kinky Business" (1985)
* "Sister Dearest" (1985)
* "Surrender in Paradise" (1984)
* "The Pink Lagoon" (1984)
* "Blame It On Ginger" (1984)
* "Talk Dirty To Me Part III" (1984)
* "Those Young Girls" (1984)

Mainstream media

Film

* "National Lampoon's Van Wilder The Rise Of Taj (2007)
* "Kisses and Caroms (aka American Pool)" (2006)
* "American Pie Presents Band Camp" (2005)
* "The Devil's Rejects" (2005)
* "The Independent" (2000)
* "Bound & Gagged: A Love Story" (1992)
* "Whore" (1991)
* "Young Guns II" (1990)
* "Cleo/Leo" (1989)
* "Satan's Storybook" (1989)
* "Vice Academy" (1989)

TV

* "Skin" (2003)
* "Silk Stalkings" (1994)
* "NYPD Blue" (1993)
* "Super Force" (1991)

Other

* ', ' (computer games) as Chief Technician Rachel Coriolis
* "Night Calls" on Playboy Radio with Christy Canyon
* She has appeared in pictorials for "Playboy", "Cinema Blue", "Chéri", "High Society", "Club International", and "Celebrity Sleuth"
* "The Ginger Lynn Show" on KSEX Radio in Los Angeles
* "Night Calls Radio" on Playboy Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio
* "The music video of Turn the Page of Metallica as stripper with child"
* "Exclusive [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=996700243199934608&q=ginger+lynn interview] with Pornstar Ginger Lynn at the Adult Entertainment Expo 2003

Awards

*1984 XRCO Starlet of the Year
*1984 XRCO Video Vixencite web|url= http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcpxgmgk_0hrghhdgp|title= Transcript of the video A Night of Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards|accessdate= 2008-08-09|author= MayorDefacto]
*1984 XRCO Female Performer of the Yearcite web|url= http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcpxgmgk_0hrghhdgp|title= Transcript of the video A Night of Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards|accessdate= 2008-08-09|author= MayorDefacto]
*1985 AVN Best New Starletcite news | title=Past AVN Award Winners | url =http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners | accessdate = 2007-11-29 ]
*1985 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Film for Kinky Business (with Tom Byron)
*1986 AVN Best Actress – Video for Project Ginger
*1986 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for Slumber Party (with Eric Edwards)
*1992 F.O.X.E All-Time Fan Favoritecite news | title=Ginger Lynn bio at pooniesgingerlynn.com | url =http://www.pooniesgingerlynn.com/bio.html | accessdate = 2007-12-25 ]
*1999 XRCO Best Girl-Girl Scene for Torn (with Chloe)cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=XRCO past winners | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/oldies.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-11-29 | language = ]
*2002 AVN Best Actress – Film for Taken
*AVN Hall of Famecite news | title=AVN Hall of Fame | url =http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=halloffame | accessdate = 2007-11-29 ]
*Legends of Erotica Hall of Famecite news|title=Legends of Erotica | url =http://ainews.com/Archives/Story12687.phtml| accessdate = 2008-09-21 ]
*XRCO Hall of Famecite news | title=XRCO Hall of Fame | url =http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm | accessdate = 2007-11-29 ]

Literature

*Nicolas Barbano: "Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner" (Rosinante, Denmark 1999) ISBN 87-7357-961-0: Features a chapter on her.

References

External links

* [http://www.pornstarclassics.co.uk/gingerlynn.html Ginger Lynn: Information & Biography]
* [http://www.playboy.com/playboytv/radio/popup.html#nc Night Calls Radio] Playboy Radio, hosted by Christy Canyon and Ginger Lynn
* [http://www.rogreviews.com/interviews/Ginger_LYNN.asp August 1999 interview at RogReviews.com]
* [http://www.lukeisback.com/stars/stars/stars/female/ginger_lynn.html Biography at LukeIsBack.com]