Began working in porn films at age 15 (date approximate)

Turned 18 after making more than 100 adult films/videos

Feature "legit" film debut, in Roger Corman's "Not of This Earth"

TV debut, a guest spot on Fox's "Married ... With Children"

Gained some mainstream legitimacy by appearing in John Waters' "Cry-Baby"

TV-movie debut in NBC's "Murder in High Places"

TV miniseries debut in ABC's "Stephen King's 'The Tommyknockers'"

Recurring role on TV series "Melrose Place" (FOX)

Released first album (singer/songwriter)

Appeared with Juliette Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton and Peter Horton in Guess? Jeans commercials

Joined cast of the Sci-Fi Channel series "First Wave" in the regular role of an alien fighter

Co-starred with Tyler Mane in "Black Mask 2: City of Masks" (filmed in 2000)

Wrote and directed a short film entitled "Sweet Pea" (shown at film festivals in 2005)

Published her autobiography, Traci Lords: Underneath It All

Appeared in the horror film, "Crazy Eights"