Traci Lords

Quick Facts

Full Name	Traci Lords
Occupation	TV Actress
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1968(1968-05-07)
Age	56
Birthplace	Steubenville
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Taurus

Traci Lords Biography

Traci Lords is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on May 7, 1968 in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. Film actress, producer, and director who appeared in I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell and Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

She worked with Alexis Bledel when she guest-starred in Gilmore Girls.

During late May 1986 (around three weeks after Lords’ 18th birthday), authorities were informed that she had been underage when she appeared in the porn movies. She had lied (according to Lords, it was a “white lie”) to law enforcement, photographers, producers, directors, co-workers, and the general public for two years. The owners of her movie agency and X-Citement Video, Inc. were arrested (see United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc.). She was taken into protective custody and hired high-profile lawyer Leslie Abramson. On July 10, district attorney’s investigators searched Lords’ Redondo Beach home as well as the Sun Valley offices of Vantage International Productions (a major producer of adult movies) and the Sherman Oaks offices of modeling agent Jim South. South and other industry officials said that Lords, who was seeking employment, provided a California driver’s license, a U.S. passport, and a birth certificate, which stated that her name was Kristie Nussman and gave a birth date of November 17, 1962. Leslie Jay, a spokeswoman for Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione, also said Lords showed identification indicating that she was older than 18 before the illicit photos for the September 1984 issue were taken. When investigators used Lords’ fake birth certificate and fake state identification cards to locate the real Kristie Nussman, Nussman said that her birth certificate had been stolen a few years earlier and that an impostor had apparently forged her name on official forms. Two adults who knew Lords, but who requested anonymity, said they saw her picture in the adult magazine Velvet during July 1984 and telephoned the district attorney’s office to inform authorities that she was underage, but that an investigator told them, “There isn’t anything we can do about it.”

Lords was born Nora Louise Kuzma on May 7, 1968, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Louis and Patricia Kuzma. Her father’s parents were of Ukrainian descent, while her mother was of Irish ancestry. Louis was employed as a steelworker. Kuzma has one elder sister, Lorraine, and two younger sisters, Rachel and Grace. Her parents divorced when she was seven years old and Kuzma moved with her mother and three sisters to her great-grandmother’s house. Following their divorce, her alcoholic, abusive father got partial custody. Around that same time, her mother enrolled at Ohio University and became employed part-time.

Her third marriage was to Jeff Lee in 2002 and five years later they had a son named Joseph.

Traci Lords Net Worth

Traci Lords is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Traci Lords 's net worth $7 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her real name is Nora Louise Kuzma and she changed it to honor her best friend and favorite actor.

She appeared in many B movies and made her own movies at a young age.

After spending several months in therapy, Lords decided to concentrate on acting. She enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, where she studied method acting for three months. After leaving the school, Lords placed an advertisement in The Hollywood Reporter looking for representation. She was contacted by Fred Westheimer and although the agency declined to officially represent her, he decided to send her out on a few auditions. As a result, she was offered a guest role in an episode of the television series Wiseguy. Shortly afterwards, she met the director Jim Wynorski, who was directing the remake of Roger Corman’s 1957 sci-fi classic Not of This Earth. He immediately cast Lords into the lead role of Nadine Story, and Not of This Earth (1988) became her first mainstream film debut since her departure from the adult film industry. Although the film failed at the box office, it did well in video sales. Based on that success, Lords was offered to appear in Wynorski’s next film, The Haunting of Morella (1989). However, Lords turned down the offer due to the requirement of having a nude scene, since she was trying to establish herself as a serious actress. She also signed with a modeling agency under her birth name Nora Kuzma and appeared on two covers of Joe Weider’s magazine Muscle & Fitness. Around that time, Lords became a spokesperson for Children of the Night, an organization for runaways and abused children, and was planning to release a book titled Out of the Blue: The Traci Lords Story.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Traci Lords height 5 feet 7 inches Traci weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Traci Lords Dating?

According to our records, Traci Lords married to Jeff Gruenewald , Ryan Granger , Brook Yeaton. As of December 1, 2023, Traci Lords’s is not dating anyone.

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On July 17, 1986, video rental shops and adult movie theaters in the USA scrambled to withdraw from their shelves all hardcore material featuring Lords in order to avoid prosecution for distributing child pornography. John Weston, attorney of the Adult Film Association of America, said distributors should withdraw any movie made before May 1986, featuring Lords “in sexual conduct, no matter how briefly”. The withdrawal of Lords’ movies from the market cost the industry millions of dollars. Government prosecutors declared that Lords was a victim of a manipulative industry, maintaining that she was drugged and made to do non-consensual acts. Industry insiders, including Ron Jeremy, Tom Byron, Peter North, and Ginger Lynn said they never saw her use drugs and that she was always fully aware of her actions. While most of her movies were permanently removed from distribution in the United States, several were re- edited to remove Lords’ scenes entirely (such as Kinky Business and New Wave Hookers), or in a few cases, had new footage filmed with a different actress playing her part (as in Talk Dirty to Me Part III). The only movie legally available in the United States was Traci, I Love You, filmed in Cannes, France only two days after her 18th birthday. She sold her rights to Traci, I Love You during early 1987 for over $100,000. This action resulted in claims that she herself had tipped off the authorities to gain immunity from prosecution while being the only one to profit from the movie. Lords denies this notion in her autobiography and says she was reluctant to sell the rights, since at that time she was trying to become a mainstream actress, and wanted no older movies still available. Traci, I Love You was the last porn film that featured Traci Lords. Lords was offered enormous sums of money to continue in porn, but she declined the requests.

Facts & Trivia

Traci Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Traci Lords celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.

After her departure from pornography only two days after turning the legal age of 18, Lords enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, where she studied method acting with the intention of becoming a mainstream actress. She made her mainstream screen debut at age 19 in a leading role in the 1988 remake of the 1957 Roger Corman science fiction film Not of This Earth. Lords followed with the role of Wanda Woodward in John Waters’ teen comedy, Cry-Baby (1990). Her other acting credits included the television series MacGyver, Married… with Children, Tales from the Crypt, Roseanne, Melrose Place, Profiler, First Wave, Gilmore Girls and Will & Grace. She also appeared in films such as Skinner (1993), Virtuosity (1995), Blade (1998), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) and most recently Excision (2012), which earned her a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Fright Meter Award and a CinEuphoria Award.

Does Traci Lords have a child?

Former adult film star turned actress Traci Lords, 39, has announced that she is 5 1/2 months along with a baby boy. The pregnancy was a bit of a surprise for Traci and her husband Jeff Lee, who have been married for five years.

Why is Traci Lords so famous?

After turning 18, Lord’s true age was discovered, and she became infamous; her films were taken out of circulation, and she retired from pornography to become an actress, fashion model, and singer. Today, Lords is most famous for her roles in cult movies such as John Waters’ Cry-Baby, Nowhere, and Blade.

What is Tracy Lords real name?

Nora Louise Kuzma

When was Tracy Lords born?

May 7, 1968 (age 54 years)

What does the name Traci mean?

“Traci” comes from the Irish-Gaelic meaning: “ Valiant, Brave “. I know it also has a Roman origin, but I am not sure of the actual word from which it was derived. Interestingly enough, the meaning is “strong”… so, it is similar to the Irish-Gaelic meaning!