Ginger Lynn Allen born December 14, is an American pornographic actress and model who was a premier adult-entertainment star of the s. She also had minor roles in various B movies. Adult Video News ranked her at 7 of the 50 greatest porn stars of all time in Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois , Allen moved to California in 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. Allen began as a nude model and then began performing in hardcore sex films as Ginger Lynn by December Her first pornographic movie role was in Surrender in Paradise , in which she starred with Jerry Butler. Allen's " girl next door " good looks led to a quick rise in her popularity and eventually she became one of the most popular female performers in adult-entertainment history.
She had her own line of videos through Vivid Entertainment with the director Bruce Seven. Allen signed a contract with Vivid Entertainment founder, Steven Hirsch , making her the first 'Vivid Girl' and beating out the then-underaged Traci Lords. In February , Allen left the adult industry in order to establish herself in mainstream films by using her full name.
That same year, she contributed vocals to Fantasy World , a single released by the music group Ginger. She started her career in mainstream features with a small part in the western Young Guns II , which co-starred her future boyfriend Charlie Sheen 's brother, Emilio Estevez. Allen was the subject of an episode of the documentary series E! True Hollywood Story in Allen appeared in another episode about her relationship with actor Charlie Sheen in Allen returned to the adult-entertainment industry in for three movies: Torn , White Lightning , and New Wave Hookers 6 In June , Allen performed for two of Kink.
Allen had a relationship with Charlie Sheen from to and accompanied him through drug rehabilitation. No violence". In , Lynn served four and a half months in prison for tax evasion. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.
