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Revision as of 08:21, 5 September 2019
C.J. Laing | |
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| Born | August 1, 1956 |
| Other names | Jessie Savage, C.J. Lang, Chris Jackson, Gwen Starr, Gwen Fisher, Jessy Lang |
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.[1][2]
Adult film career
C.J. Laing, a native of New York, was living in San Francisco.[3] 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."[3][4] 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.[4][5]
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.[6][7][8]
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!'"[9]
During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers.[4] Her last film was New York City Woman in 1979.[10]
Laing was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989.[2][11][12] 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."[13]
Partial filmography
- Anyone But My Husband (1975)
- Sweet Punkin (1976)
- Water Power (1976)
- Barbara Broadcast (1977)
- Unwilling Lovers (1977)
- Maraschino Cherry (1978)
References
- ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "The C. J. Laing Thread". The DVD Maniacs. Retrieved 2007-10-12. (Over 18 only)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff (1977). "Barbara Broadcast (1977)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Drain, Heather (October 21, 2016). "Radley Metzger's Barbara Broadcast - Notes From The Backroom". Paracinema.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Staff (August 27, 2013). "Barbara Broadcast - BluRay DVD Review". Mondo-digital.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (March 29, 2005). "That Old Feeling: When Porno Was Chic". Time. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ C.J. Laing at the Internet Adult Film Database . Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ Jeremy Stone, "Heart-ons in Hollywood: The 5th Annual XRCO Adult Film & Video Awards", Adam Film World, September 1989, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 10–11, 54.
- ^ "The XRCO Hall of Fame", Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films, p. 17
- ^ Andersson, Acme. "The 2005 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 2005-03-18. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
External links
- C.J. Laing at IMDb
- C.J. Laing at the Internet Adult Film Database
- C.J. Laing at the Adult Film Database
