# List of pornographic actors who appeared in mainstream films

Since the 1970s, there have been a number of adult film actors who have appeared in mainstream films with varying degrees of success. Adult film actors Marilyn Chambers and Linda Lovelace tried crossing over to mainstream careers in the 1970s, but had little success. Chambers did work with David Cronenberg in 1977's horror film Rabid, which went on to achieve cult success. Former adult film star Traci Lords appeared in John Waters' films Cry-Baby and Serial Mom, and Lords also appeared in the comedy film Zack and Miri Make a Porno. The gay pornographic star Johnny Hazzard more recently appeared in the mainstream gay drama Tiger Orange.
Jenna Jameson played a radio guest in the Howard Stern biopic Private Parts, while Sasha Grey was the female lead in The Girlfriend Experience. In 2013, James Deen played the male lead in The Canyons, an indie film written by Bret Easton Ellis, with Lindsay Lohan playing the female lead.
The following list is of pornographic actors who have appeared in non-pornographic films, including the year they first appeared in a mainstream film.

## List

| Pornography actor / actress | Non-pornographic film title(s) | Year of debut |
| Abigail Clayton | Bye Bye Monkey (1978) Maniac (1980) So Fine (1981) | 1978 |
| Aino Kishi | Samurai Princess (2009) | 2009 |
| Alexis Texas | Bikini Frankenstein (2010) | 2010 |
| Amber Lynn | 52 Pick-Up (1986) | 1986 |
| Anette Dawn | 8mm 2 (2005) | 2005 |
| Annette Haven | 10 (1979) | 1979 |
| Asa Akira | Starlet (2012) | 2012 |
| Ashlyn Gere | Evil Laugh (1986) (as Kim McKamy) Creepozoids (1987) (as Kim McKamy) Lunch Meat (1987) (as Kim McKamy) Fatal Instinct (1992) (as Kim McKamy) The X-Files – Episode Blood (1994) The One (2001) (as Kimberly Patton) Willard (2003) (as Kimberly Patton) | 1986 |
| Ashlynn Brooke | Piranha 3D (2010) | 2010 |
| Asia Carrera | The Big Lebowski (1998) | 1998 |
| Aurora Snow | The Rules of Attraction (2002) Superbad (extra scene) (2007) Co-Ed Confidential (2007) | 2002 |
| Barbara Dare | Evil Toons (1992) | 1992 |
| Belladonna | Inherent Vice (2014) | 2014 |
| Bree Olson | Purgatory Comics (2009) The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) | 2009 |
| Brent Corrigan | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008) Chillerama (2011) | 2008 |
| Bridget Powers | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) S.W.A.T. (2003) Tiptoes (2003) Cain and Abel (2006) Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) Big Money Rustlas (2010) | 2002 |
| Brigitte Lahaie | The Grapes of Death (1978) Fascination (1979) I as in Icarus (1979) Faceless (1988) Henry & June (1990) Calvaire (2004) | 1978 |
| Candida Royalle | 10 (1979) | 1979 |
| Charmane Star | Black Dynamite (2009) | 2009 |
| Chloe Cherry | Euphoria (2022) | 2015 |
| Crissy Moran | Murder-Set-Pieces (2004) | 2004 |
| Dana DeArmond | Loveless in Los Angeles (2007) | 2005 |
| Dany Verissimo | District 13 (2004) Gradiva (2006) | 2004 |
| Eliska Cross | Black Venus (2010) | 2010 |
| Éva Henger | E adesso sesso (2001) Torno a vivere da solo (2008) | 2001 |
| François Sagat | Saw VI (2009) Man at Bath (2010) | 2009 |
| Fred J. Lincoln | The Last House on the Left (1972) | 1972 |
| Georgina Spelvin | Police Academy (1984) Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) | 1984 |
| Gianna Michaels | Piranha 3D (2010) | 2010 |
| Gina Lynn | Analyze That (2002) Minghags: The Movie (2009) Reality Horror Night (2009) Mancation (2012) | 2002 |
| Ginger Lynn | Vice Academy 1–6 (1988–1997) Young Guns II (1990) Whore (1991) Leather Jackets (1992) American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005) The Devil's Rejects (2005) | 1988 |
| Harry Reems | Luna di miele in tre (1976) Demented (1980) | 1976 |
| Heather Hunter | Frankenhooker (1990) He Got Game (1998) The Black Ninja (2003) | 1990 |
| Holly Sampson | Pump Up the Volume (1990) Gia (1998) Staying on Top (2002) Lady Chatterley's Daughter (2011) Sexual Witchcraft (2011) | 1990 |
| James Deen | The Canyons (2013) | 2013 |
| Jamie Gillis | Nighthawks (1981) 52 Pick-Up (1986) | 1981 |
| Jamie Summers | Terror Night (1987) | 1987 |
| Janine Lindemulder | Lauderdale (1989) Private Parts (1997) | 1989 |
| Jeanna Fine | Orgazmo (1997) The Boondock Saints (1999) | 1997 |
| Jeannie Pepper | The Malibu Beach Vampires (1991) High School High (1996) | 1991 |
| Jenna Haze | Superbad (extra scene) (2007) Crank: High Voltage (2009) | 2007 |
| Jenna Jameson | Private Parts (1997) Dirt Merchant (1999) Porn 'n Chicken (2002) Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003) Zombie Strippers (2008) | 1997 |
| Jennifer Welles | Sugar Cookies (1973) The Groove Tube (1974) | 1973 |
| Jesse Jane | Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003) Frat Party (2009) Middle Men (2010) Let the Game Begin (2010) Highway To Havasu (2017) | 2003 |
| Jessica Jaymes | How to Make Love to a Woman (2010) Sunset Society (2018) | 2010 |
| Jewel De'Nyle | Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) | 2003 |
| Jill Kelly | He Got Game (1998) | 1998 |
| Joanna Angel | Breath of Hate (2011) | 2011 |
| Johnny Hazzard | Tiger Orange (2014) | 2014 |
| Juli Ashton | Orgazmo (1997) | 1997 |
| Karen Lancaume | Baise-moi (2000) | 2000 |
| Katie Morgan | Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) L!fe Happens (2010) | 2008 |
| Katsuni | Destricted (2006) Porn in the Hood (2012) Jailbreak (2017) | 2006 |
| Kayden Kross | Don Jon (2013) Blue Dream (2013) Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015) The Hungover Games (2014) Highway to Havasu (2017) Verotika (2019) | 2015 |
| Kobe Tai | Very Bad Things (1998) | 1998 |
| Kylie Ireland | Strange Days (1995) | 1995 |
| Lexi Belle | Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015) | 2015 |
| Lexington Steele | Crank: High Voltage (2009) | 2009 |
| Lizzy Borden | Terror Toons (2002) | 2002 |
| Linzi Drew | An American Werewolf in London (1981) Aria (1987) | 1981 |
| Lorelei Lee | About Cherry (2012) | 2012 |
| Manuel Ferrara | Starlet (2012) | 2012 |
| Maria Ozawa | Invitation Only (2009) Menculik Miyabi (2010) | 2009 |
| Marie Forså | Immoral Tales (1973) | 1973 |
| Marilyn Chambers | The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) (Before porn) Rabid (1977) | 1970 |
| Marlene Willoughby | No Place to Hide (1970) I, the Jury (1982) Married to the Mob (1988) | 1970 |
| Mary Carey | Hot Times in the Hollywood Hills (2003) Pervert! (2005) Vice (2008) (uncredited) Wolf Mother (2016) | 2005 |
| Matthew Rush | Another Gay Movie (2006) | 2006 |
| Melissa Hill | Orgazmo (1997) | 1997 |
| Michelle Thorne | Sacred Flesh (1999) | 1994 |
| Moana Pozzi | Talcum Powder (1982) Escape from the Bronx (1983) Ginger and Fred (1986) L'Odissea (1991) Amami (1993) | 1982 |
| Monique Alexander | Crank: High Voltage (2009) | 2002 |
| Nacho Vidal | The Impatient Alchemist (2002) Va a ser que nadie es perfecto (2006) | 2002 |
| Nicole Aniston | Reboot Camp (2020) | 2020 |
| Nick Manning | Crank: High Voltage (2009) Cherry Bomb (2010) | 2009 |
| Nina Hartley | Boogie Nights (1997) | 1997 |
| Ovidie | The Pornographer (2001) All About Anna (2005) | 2001 |
| Paul Barresi | The Wild Party (1975) Perfect (1985) Ghosts of Mars (2001) | 1975 |
| Paul Thomas | Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) (as Philip Toubus) (before porn) | 1973 |
| Puma Swede | The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It (2010) I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) Sons of Anarchy (2014) | 2010 |
| Rebecca Lord | I Am a Sex Addict (2005) | 2005 |
| Riley Steele | Piranha 3D (2010) | 2010 |
| Robert Kerman | Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Eaten Alive! (1980) Cannibal Ferox (1981) Spider-Man (2002) Vic (2006) | 1980 |
| Rob Rotten | The Jackhammer Massacre (2004) | 2004 |
| Rocco Siffredi | Romance (1999) Anatomy of Hell (2004) Wedding in Paris (2011) Natale a cinque stelle (2018) | 1999 |
| Ron Jeremy | Ghostbusters (1984) The Chase (1994) Killing Zoe (1994) Meet Wally Sparks (1997) Orgazmo (1997) 54 (1998) The Boondock Saints (1999) Terror Firmer (1999) Detroit Rock City (1999) Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000) Hell's Highway (2002) Porn 'n Chicken (2002) The Rules of Attraction (2002) Spun (2002) The Aristocrats (2005) Andre the Butcher (2005) Finishing the Game (2007) Homo Erectus (2007) One-Eyed Monster (2008) Crank: High Voltage (2009) | 1984 |
| Sasha Grey | Homo Erectus (2007) The Girlfriend Experience (2009) Smash Cut (2009) I Melt with You (2011) Would You Rather (2012) Open Windows (2014) The Scribbler (2014) | 2007 |
| Savannah | The Invisible Maniac (1990) (as Shannon Wilsey) Sorority House Massacre II (1990) (as Shannon Wilsey) Camp Fear (1991) (as Shannon Wilsey) | 1990 |
| Selen | Zora la vampira (2000) Scarlet Diva (2000) | 2000 |
| Sensi Pearl | High School Musical (2006) (as Cassie Nelson) Read It and Weep (2006) (as Cassie Nelson) High School Musical 2 (2007) (as Cassie Nelson) About Cherry (2012) | 2006 |
| Serena | 10 (1979) Hardcore (1979) | 1979 |
| Sharon Mitchell | Maniac (1980) Night of the Juggler (1980) 52 Pick-Up (1986) | 1980 |
| Shyla Stylez | Hollywood Sex Wars (2011) | 2011 |
| Simon Rex | Scary Movie 3 (2003) National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006) Scary Movie 4 (2006) Superhero Movie (2008) Red Rocket (2021) | 2003 |
| Sola Aoi | Memories of Matsuko (2006) Big Tits Zombie (2010) | 2006 |
| Stephen Geoffreys | Fraternity Vacation (1985) (Before porn) Fright Night (1985) (Before porn) | 1985 |
| Stormy Daniels | The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) Knocked Up (2007) D!rt (2007) Finding Bliss (2009) Party Down (2009) Wrong Side of Town (2010) Bad President (2020) | 2005 |
| Sunny Leone | The Girl Next Door (2004) (credited cameo) The Virginity Hit (2010) Jism 2 (2012) Shootout at Wadala (2013) (Guest Appearance) Jackpot (2013) Ragini MMS 2 (2014) Vadacurry (2014) (Guest Appearance) Hate Story 2 (2014) (Guest Appearance) Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya (2014) (Guest Appearance) Mastizaade (2016) Current Theega (2015) Ek Paheli Leela (2015) Raees (2017) (Guest Appearance) Tera Intezaar (2017) PSV Garuda Vega (2017) Singh Is Bliing (2015) | 2004 |
| Tabatha Cash | Rai (1995) | 1995 |
| Tabitha Stevens | The Curse of El Charro (2005) | 2005 |
| Tawny Roberts | Shade (2003) | 2003 |
| Taylor Wane | Little Nicky (2000) | 2000 |
| Teri Weigel | Scarface (1983) (uncredited cameo) Cheerleader Camp (1988) Glitch! (1988) Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988) Far from Home (1989) Night Visitor (1989) Savage Beach (1989) Marked for Death (1990) Predator 2 (1990) Innocent Blood (1992) | 1983 |
| Tom Byron | 52 Pick-Up (1986) | 1986 |
| Tommy Pistol | Silent Night, Zombie Night (2009) Breath of Hate (2011) | 2009 |
| Traci Lords | Not of This Earth (1988) Cry-Baby (1990) Shock 'Em Dead (1991) Serial Mom (1993) Skinner (1993) The Tommyknockers (1993) Virtuosity (1995) Blade (1998) First Wave (2000–2001) (TV Series) Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) Princess of Mars (2009) | 1988 |
| Tyra Misoux | Atomised (2006) Keinohrhasen (2007) 1½ Knights – In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde (2008) | 2006 |
| Veronica Hart | Ruby (1992) Alien Intruder (1993) Boogie Nights (1997) Magnolia (1999) One-Eyed Monster (2008) | 1992 |
| Yasmine Lafitte | A Lost Man (2007) The Last Deadly Mission (2008) | 2007 |
| Yasmin Lee | The Hangover Part II (2011) | 2011 |
| Zak Spears | The Doom Generation (1995) | 1995 |