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Sensuous and gorgeous slender Jewish blonde hardcore film actress C.J. Laing was born as Wendy Miller on August 1, 1956 in New York City. Laing first became involved in the adult cinema business while living and working in San Francisco, California (she was a groupie for the rock band the Grateful Dead); she made her debut in a series of loops called "Juke Joint" that were made by the Mitchell Brothers of "Behind the Green Door" fame. After returning to New York, C.J. appeared in her first theatrical porno feature under the pseudonym of Gwenn Starr while still in her late teens in 1974. She went on to act in over 50 movies and loops combined in a brief, yet still eventful career which lasted a mere five years. Laing was usually cast in victim roles (she gets brutally raped in both "Sex Wish" and "The Taking of Christina"). Her sex scenes tended to be quite raw, intense and kinky; they often involved such extreme carnal acts as bondage, fisting, and anal penetration. Among the top East Coast hardcore directors C.J. regularly worked for are Radley Metzger, Roberta Findlay, and Shaun Costello. Laing's most memorable roles include the lead as neglected and frustrated young housewife Nora Pelham in "Anyone But My Husband," a much mistreated hooker in the shocking "Dominatrix Without Mercy;" especially sexy and desirable as lusty reporter Roberta in the terrific "Barbara Broadcast," and hard-bitten vice detective Irene Murray in the notoriously nasty roughie "Water Power." In the late 70s C.J. performed in live shows at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre and several other strip clubs owned by the Mitchell Brothers in the San Francisco area. She openly admits she had problems with drugs during her 70s heyday and never took acting in porno seriously. In the early 80's Laing was romantically involved with 70s adult cinema superstar Harry Reems; they lived together for a short spell in Malibu, California. C.J. was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame as a film pioneer and was subsequently inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2005 for her strong and impressive contributions to the 70s Golden Age of porn. C.J. Laing now lives in San Francisco, California.

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[on acting in hardcore porno films] 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!"

Where Are They Now

(December 2003) Resides in the San Fransisco Bay Area and works as a consultant.

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