C. J. Laing
C.J. Laing | |
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| Born | New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | Jessie Savage, C.J. Lang, Chris Jackson, Gwen Starr, Gwen Fisher, Jessy Lang |
C.J. Laing is an American former adult entertainment performer, appearing in films during the Golden Age of Porn in the 1970s. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.[1][2]
Adult film career
[edit]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]
Laing was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989.[2][10][11] 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."[12]
Partial filmography
[edit]- 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)
- Maraschino Cherry (1978)
References
[edit]- ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
- ^ a b "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ a b McNeil, Osborne & Pavia 2005, p. 82–83.
- ^ a b c "The C. J. Laing Thread". The DVD Maniacs. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ^ McNeil, Osborne & Pavia 2005, p. 145.
- ^ "Barbara Broadcast (1977)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Drain, Heather (October 21, 2016). "Radley Metzger's Barbara Broadcast - Notes From The Backroom". Paracinema.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Barbara Broadcast - BluRay DVD Review". Mondo-digital.com. August 27, 2013. 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 September 25, 2007.
- ^ 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 March 18, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
Bibliography
[edit]- McNeil, Legs; Osborne, Jennifer; Pavia, Peter (2005). The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-009659-4.
External links
[edit]
- C.J. Laing at IMDb
- C.J. Laing at the Internet Adult Film Database
- C.J. Laing at the Adult Film Database
