pornographic actress
A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dist ...
.
Early life
Nichols was born in
Covina, California
Covina is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley. The population was 51,268 according to the 2020 census, up from 47,796 at the 2010 census. The city's slogan, " ...
and grew up in a Catholic household, the only female out of six children.
Career
Nichols began her career posing for adult magazines such as ''Oui'', ''Hustler'', and ''Penthouse''. She made her first adult film ''Bon Appetit'' for Chuck Vincent, who was impressed by her ''Penthouse'' layout. She would also make two of her most notable films for Vincent, ''Roommates'' and ''In Love''.
She appeared in the mainstream horror films '' The Toolbox Murders'' and ''Death Mask''. She also was a
stand-in
A stand-in for film and television is a person who substitutes for the actor before filming, for technical purposes such as lighting and camera setup.
Stand-ins are helpful in the initial processes of film and television production.
Stand-ins a ...
for
Jessica Lange
Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. She is the 13th actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, along with a Screen Actors G ...
in the film ''King Kong''.
She starred in over 50 adult features, and has been presented with several industry awards of merit: the
Adult Film Association of America
The Adult Film Association of America (AFAA) was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film ...
Best Actress Award for her work in the film ''In Love'' (1983); in 1993, she was presented by the
Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is a non-profit industry trade group, trade association of the pornography and Sex industry, adult entertainment industry in the United States. Founded in 1991, it opposes the passage and enforcement of obscenity l ...
the Life Time Achievement Award; and she was inducted into the Erotic Legends Hall of Fame in 1996; inducting into the
AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995. and into the
XRCO Hall of Fame
The XRCO Hall of Fame lists well-known adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO Award
The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organizati ...
in 1998. Nichols worked as a make-up artist on adult films during the 1990s and 2000s.