C. J. Laing
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Adult film career
C.J. Laing, a native of New York, was living in San Francisco.Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn[3] In New York, the Mitchell brothers introduced Laing to the Buckley brothers who cast her in her first feature film with Jamie Gillis in 1974 under the name Gwen Starr.[3]Template:Sfn
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.[4][5][6]
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!Template:'"[7]
During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers.[3]
Laing was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989.[2][8][9] 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."[10]
Partial filmography
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- Oriental Blue (1975)
- Anyone But My Husband (1975)
- The Vixens of Kung Fu (1975)
- Sweet Punkin (1976)
- Water Power (1976)
- Barbara Broadcast (1977)
- Unwilling Lovers (1977)
- Little Orphan Sammy (1977)
- Maraschino Cherry (1978)
References
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- ↑ 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.
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Bibliography
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External links
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