Ginger Lynn

About

Ginger Lynn Allen (born December 14, 1962) is an American pornographic film actress and model who was a star of adult films during the 1980s. AVN ranked her at #7 of the 50 greatest porn stars of all time in 2002. In 1986, she left the adult film industry and found work in a variety of B movies using her full name. She returned to performing in pornographic films during the 2000s. Allen is a member of AVN, NightMoves, XRCO, and Urban X Halls of Fame.

== Early life ==
Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois, Allen moved to California in 1982 to become her grandfather’s caregiver following his heart attack. After he died, she had her “first nice boyfriend” move in with her. Allen, the breadwinner of the two, felt obligated to find a lucrative occupation. When she answered an advertisement from the World Modeling Agency in September 1983, she immediately signed a contract with that agency and did pictorials for Cheri, Club, Hustler, and Penthouse, which brought her to the attention of the adult entertainment industry.

== Career ==

=== Adult films ===
Allen began as a nude model and then began performing in hardcore sex films as Ginger Lynn by December 1983. Her first pornographic movie role…