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Traci Lords

Actor, also producer · Born May 7, 1968 (58) · Steubenville, Ohio, USA

Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress, singer, and former pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry using a fake birth certificate to conceal that she was two years under the legal age of 18. Lords starred in adult films and was one of the most sought-after actresses in that industry during her career. When the FBI acted on an anonymous tip that Lords was a minor during her time in the industry, and that pornographers were distributing and selling these illegal images and videotapes, the resulting fallout led to prosecution of those responsible for creating and distributing the tapes. In addition, all but the last of her adult films were banned as child pornography. After leaving the pornography industry two days after turning the legal age of eighteen, 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 nineteen 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, Highlander: The Series, 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 Excision (2012), which earned her a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as a Fright Meter Award and a CinEuphoria Award. Lords also pursued music in addition to her film career. After her song "Love Never Dies" was featured on the soundtrack to the film Pet Sematary Two (1992), she was signed to Radioactive Records and subsequently released her debut studio album, 1000 Fires (1995) to generally positive reviews. Despite the poor sales of the album, the lead single "Control" had moderate commercial success. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and was included on the soundtrack to the film Mortal Kombat (1995), which was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2003, Lords published her autobiography, Traci Lords: Underneath It All, which received positive reviews from critics and debuted at number 31 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

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Born
May 7, 1968 (58)
From
Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 180 credits in all
Links
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Known for

What are Traci Lords' films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 3rd percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
21%
Survival
19%
Self
19%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 9 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 24 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 18 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 19
Trickster
4 of 19
Shadow
4 of 19
Ally
3 of 19
Herald
1 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Absurd
16
Thrilling
8
Dread
7
Joyful
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Traci Lords' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Traci Lords' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

180 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Boris Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Angie

  • Greedy People(2024)

    as Virginia

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Belle Gunness

  • Waking Up Dead(2022)

    as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Nicole, her Ex & the Killer(2022)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Women Behind Bars(2020)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manipulated(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Steam Room Stories: The Movie(2019)

    as Sally Fay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Victoria Chastain

  • Swedish Dicks(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jane McKinney

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Hardcore to Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as (archive footage)

  • Sharkansas Women's Prison Massacre(2015)

    as Detective Kendra Patterson

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Tag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ann

  • Nightmare Nurse(2016)

    as Barb

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Devil May Call(2013)

    as Val

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Eastsiders(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Excision(2012)

    Associate Producer · as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Soccer Nanny(2011)

    as Helen Hazleton

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Princess of Mars(2009)

    as Dejah Thoris

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell(2009)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno(2008)

    as Bubbles

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Your Name Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Julie

  • Point of Entry(2007)

    as Brianna Fine

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs. Sultry (voice)

  • Andy Barker, P.I.(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Loretta Crispin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Eights(2007)

    as Gina Conte

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Novel Romance(2006)

    as Max Normane

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bartender

  • Frostbite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Naomi Bucks

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lorna

  • Deathlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lady Rachel Cawdor

  • Manhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Actress

  • Black Mask 2: City of Masks(2002)

    as Chameleon

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • They Shoot Divas, Don't They?(2002)

    as Mira

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • You're Killing Me...(1999)

    as Laura Engles

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Traci Lords at Her Very Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as (archive footage)

  • Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as (archive footage)

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalie Zimmermann

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Full Blast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lindsay Lord

  • Epicenter(2000)

    as Agent Amanda Foster

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Chump Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sam

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team(1999)

    as Lena Brant (as Traci Elizabeth Lords)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Me and Will(1999)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 17 episodes · as Jordan Radcliffe

  • Blade(1998)

    as Racquel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Extramarital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Elizabeth

  • Boogie Boy(1998)

    as Shonda Lee Bragg

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Stir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Kelly Bekins

  • Nowhere(1997)

    as Val-Chick 1

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 17 episodes · as Jill of All Trades

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Underworld(1996)

    Songs · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Island(1996)

    as Miranda Prescott

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Blood Money(1996)

    as Wendy Monroe

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat(1995)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Virtuosity(1995)

    Songs · as Media Zone Singer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • As Good as Dead(1995)

    as Nicole Grace

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Your Studio and You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Traci Lords

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Luscious Deluxe

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Dragstrip Girl(1994)

    as Blanche

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ellen Reed

  • Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II(1994)

    as Norma

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Serial Mom(1994)

    as Carl's Date

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel(1994)

    as Angel

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Talia Massey

  • Desperate Crimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Laura

  • Skinner(1993)

    as Heidi

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Laser Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Barbara Fleck

  • The Tommyknockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nancy Voss

  • Traci Lords: Advanced Jazzthetics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Greta

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Intent to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Vickie Stewart

  • The Nutt House(1992)

    as Miss Tress

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Pet Sematary II(1992)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 5 episodes · as Rikki Abbott

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • A Time to Die(1991)

    as Jackie Swanson

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Raw Nerve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Gina Clayton

  • Murder in High Places(1991)

    as Diane Cody

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shock 'Em Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Lindsay Roberts

  • Super Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Alien #2

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Cry-Baby(1990)

    as Wanda Woodward

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Stallone's Knockouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Traci Lords, Ringside Commentator

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Conway

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Fast Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dixie Love

  • Hollywood Boulevard II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Traci Lords

  • Roseanne(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Not of This Earth(1988)

    as Nadine Story

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Wiseguy(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Assistant · as Vanessa Van Pelt

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Traci, I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer · as Traci

  • Double Penetration 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as (archive footage)

  • Electric Blue 26 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Miss Georgia (Helix music video) (archive footage)

  • Porn in the U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Miss Tatum (archive footage)

  • Traci's Fantasies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Beverly Hills Copulator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer · as Michelle Leon

  • Traci Made in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer · as Traci

  • Traci Takes Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Makeup Artist · Producer · as Traci

  • Girls of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as (archive footage)

  • Deep Inside Tracey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Traci (Original, Archived Footage)

  • Deep Inside Traci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Electric Blue 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jane / Suzy (segment "Night in Bangkok")

  • Lovely Young Tracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Sex Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy La Sorta

  • We Love to Tease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Sizzling Suburbia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Helen Trent

  • Spermbusters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Tailhouse Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Stacey

  • The Sex Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Marilyn

  • Two Timing Traci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Traci

  • Passion Pit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Jan

  • Peek a Boo Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Perfect Fit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Diane Green

  • Pleasure Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Brad's Girlfriend

  • Holly Does Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Hollywood Heartbreakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Just Another Pretty Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Traci

  • Ladies in Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Linda

  • One Hot Night of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Dawn

  • Harlequin Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Dirty Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Country Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Billie jean

  • Black Throat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Debbie

  • Aroused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Allison Davis

  • Adult 45 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as (archive footage)

  • Another Roll in the Hay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Candi

  • The Adventures of Tracy Dick: The Case of the Missing Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy Dick

  • Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Traci (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny

  • Love Bites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nurse

  • Whore of the Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as (archive footage)

  • Educating Mandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mandy

  • Lovely Young Tracy 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Physical II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Helen Highwater

  • New Wave Hookers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as The Devil

  • More than a Handful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as (archive footage)

  • The Grafenberg Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Tracy

  • Suzie Superstar II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Barbara / Suzie Wilson

  • Erotic Zones #1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Liz (segment "Love Nest")

  • Future Voyeur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Jean Genie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as (Scene Cut For 1987 Reissue)

  • Portrait of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Mirage

  • Wild Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as School Girl

  • Sex Waves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Beverly

  • Sex Fifth Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Dream Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • American Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Battle of the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Traci

  • Electric Blue 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as (segment "Hard Times")

  • Electric Blue 20 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Electric Blue Girl (archive footage)

  • Erotic Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • It's My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Maggie

  • Pony Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Daphne (as Tracy Lords)

  • The Reincarnation of Don Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Girl In Red (archive footage)

  • Tracy in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Young & Restless II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Swedish Erotica 56 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Pleasure Productions 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as (archive footage)

  • Sweet Little Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Traci

  • Tracie Lords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tracie

  • Open Up Tracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Traci

  • Joys of Erotica 109 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as (archive footage)

  • Lust in the Fast Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jackie

  • Bad Girls 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Cherry Sue

  • Kinky Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tracy

  • Breaking It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Jodie Brown

  • Sister Dearest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Vicky Jennings

  • Talk Dirty to Me 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as The Mermaid

  • What Gets Me Hot! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lannie

  • Those Young Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Traci

  • Night of Loving Dangerously (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Janice O'Hara

  • Miss Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Sassy Sizzle

  • Swedish Erotica 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Hot Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as (archive footage)

  • Red Hot Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Miss Georgia (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)

  • Swedish Erotica 60 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Object of Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Ramones Go to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Angel

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 180 titles, 178 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Blade (1998)

$131M worldwide

Highest rated

King Cohen (2017)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Blade (1998)

Film career

19842026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1988Screen debut· Not of This Earth
  • 1988First top-billed film· Not of This Earth
  • 2012Career best· Excision

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting178 of 180: 170 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing6 of 180: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew5 of 180: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

180 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s94 · 94 acting · 4 crew1990s43 · 41 acting · 5 crew2000s23 · acting2010s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 14% of 21 roles
889808

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Traci Lords' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th32

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 55 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic10
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · actor

Women Behind Bars (2020)

95th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Blade (1998)

Midcredits 82nd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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Is Traci Lords' work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles12–63 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Traci Lords work with?

People who share at least 2 of Traci Lords' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Wynorski shares the most, 2.

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