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, 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.
Brown hair, brown eyes Her first adult feature was _Night of Loving Dangerously, The (1984) (V)_ . Was a very sucessful feature dancer from the early 90s until 2001, when she retired from dancing. Although she retired from making movies and dancing, she still makes occasional autograph signing appearances with her best friend Victoria Paris. Her last porn film to date is Where the Boys Aren't 9, made in June 1996. Has had three different stints in adult movies. The first September 1984-March 1985, the second June 1989-December 1992 and the third (and final) Febuary 1995-June 1996. Has an older sister, writer Carla Sinclair (born 15 August 1964) aka 'The Net Chick'. Measurements: 44-24-36 Is of Armenian and Italian heritage. Has an associates degree in merchandise marketing. Graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1984. On April 26 and 27, 2003 Christy appeared at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, signing copies of her autobiography "Lights, Camera, Sex!" Since it was an all-ages event, she did not sell or autograph any adult videos, DVD's, photos or magazines. She was expelled from Providence High School, but graduated from North Hollywood High. Her parents blamed her for their divorce, so she ran away from home at 17. Referenced in the 1993 song "Heaven Is" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. The lyrics go, "Heaven is Christy Canyon falling in love with me."