C.J. Laing is an American former

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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.

Adult film career

C.J. Laing, a native of

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, was living in

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. 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''. 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. Laing appeared in over 50 films and "loops" during the 1970s and is best known for her roles in ''Anyone But My Husband'' and ''

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''. Laing is quoted in ''

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'' 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!" During the late 1970s, Laing performed live shows at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre and other theaters owned by the Mitchell Brothers. Laing was inducted into the

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as a "Film Pioneer" in 1989."The XRCO Hall of Fame", ''Adam Film World Guide 1990 Directory of Adult Films'', p. 17. 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."

Partial filmography

* ''Oriental Blue'' (1975) * ''Anyone But My Husband'' (1975) * '' The Vixens of Kung Fu'' (1975) * ''Sweet Punkin'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

Unwilling Lovers ''Unwilling Lovers'' (also known as ''Mama's Boy'' and ''Young Lovers'') is a 1977 pornographic horror film written and directed by Zebedy Colt and starring Terri Hall, John Bush, Holly Bush, C. J. Laing, Zebedy Colt, Rod Dumont, Jody Maxwell, an ...

'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978)

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