Christy Canyon is a Hall of Fame porn actress. Not possessed of great natural acting ability—as is evident by viewing her early work—she nonetheless grew more comfortable delivering dialogue in front of the camera as her career progressed. She came on the scene at about the same time as Traci Lords, and the two of them almost immediately challenged reigning porn queen Ginger Lynn Allen for the top position in the business. By 1987 Traci was gone – having left the industry after it was discovered she was underage when she made most of her films – and Christy was establishing herself as the #1 fan draw.
she has retired, and unretired, many times in the past 15 years or so, but her fans remain devoted. The few films she appears in nowadays are guaranteed to be “cash cows” by virtue of her being in them.
She and Traci produced several movies together, and after Traci’s ignominious departure from the business, some of them were re-released with Traci’s scenes edited out. One movie that could not be re-released, however, was Battle of the Stars (1985) (V), which pitted Christy vs. Traci in head-to-head competition for the best actress title in X-rated films. Traci’s scenes could not be edited out without destroying the entire movie, so it was never released at all.
Christy Canyon is in both the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame. She has been rated by AVN as one of the top 20 porn actresses of all time. Christy entered the industry in the golden age of pornography, and performed early scenes with such greats as Ginger Lynn and Ron Jeremy. She debuted about the same time as Traci Lords, and Christy, Ginger and Traci were the three top female porn stars of the time.
After the Traci Lords underage scandal, Christy stated that she never suspected that Traci was not of legal age, as she seemed so experienced in their scenes. Christy’s first stint making films lasted from 1984 through 1986, when she left to join her father’s business, but her films continued to be released during her “retirement.” She returned in 1989 working with Video Exclusives on her label Canyon Video, before joining Vivid as one of their contract girls, following in the tradition of the large movie studios’ contract stars.
Although she stopped making films in 1997, compilations and re-issues continue to be sold. Since retiring from films, she continued to dance until 2001. Christy’s autobiography was released in 2003 and continues to sell well at Amazon and other sites. Christy also established a career as a television and radio personality, as host of Playboy Radio’s Night Calls on Sirius. Wanting to give back to the industry she loves so much, she offers advice and counsel to aspiring new entrants to the adult industry. Best place to see all or most of Christy Canyon movies PORNSTARCLASSICS.COM at PornStarClassics.com you can view her in movies like Attack Of The Monster Mammaries, Billionaire Girls Club, Christy Canyon 1, Christy Canyon 2, Evil Angel, Fantasy World, Ginger Lynn The Movie, On Golden Blonde and Wpink Tv 1