Adult actresses of the 1970s and 1980s: careers and filmographies
These actresses have documented careers in adult cinema in the 1970s or 1980s. This international selection is not a ranking. Shooting periods should be distinguished from reissue and compilation dates.
Brigitte Lahaie
After her pornographic film period, Brigitte Lahaie worked as a television presenter, including on French cable channels. She then hosted Lahaie, l’amour et vous on RMC from 2001 to 2016. The programme addressed relationships and sexuality through conversations with listeners. Her broadcasting is a separate professional activity rather than simply commentary on her earlier films.
Read biography and filmography →Cicciolina
Ilona Staller released a self-titled album in 1979, adding singing to her radio and film work. She subsequently participated in Made in Heaven, an art project by Jeff Koons, whom she married in the early 1990s. Those appearances belong to music and contemporary art rather than a single acting filmography. They help explain the movement of her public image between several cultural fields.
Read biography and filmography →Moana Pozzi
Moana Pozzi’s early credits belong to Italian cinema of the early 1980s. Small parts in comedies and popular productions preceded the Diva Futura period. Under Riccardo Schicchi, her first name became part of the way several films were marketed. That development accounts for the coexistence of earlier pseudonyms, her full name and titles built around Moana in period catalogues.
Read biography and filmography →Nina Hartley
Nina Hartley’s nursing education and performing work are separate parts of her career. Her qualification does not turn fictional screen characters into real medical positions. Her sex-education activity includes instructional videos and public appearances, addressing adults through discussion of communication, information and personal choices. That work takes place in a different context from fictional film production.
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