Linda Lovelace

Born

January 10, 1949

Died

April 22, 2002 (aged 53)

Known as

pornographic film actor, autobiographer, women's rights activist, prostitute

Linda Lovelace was an American actress who became famous for her performance in the 1972 hardcore film Deep Throat. She later spoke out about the fact that her abusive husband, Chuck Traynor, had threatened and coerced her into participation, saying that "if you watch the movie, you are watching me get raped." In her autobiography Ordeal, she described what took place behind the scenes. She later became a born-again Christian and a spokeswoman for the anti-pornography movement.

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