Kelly Nichols Explained

Kelly Nichols
Birth Name:Mary Anne Walters
Birth Date:June 8, 1956
Birth Place:Covina, California, U.S.
Alias:Maryanne, Marianne

Kelly Nichols (born June 8, 1956) is a former pornographic actress.

Early life

Nichols was born in Covina, California and grew up in a Catholic household, the only female out of six children.[1] [2]

Career

Nichols began her career posing for adult magazines such as Oui, Hustler, and Penthouse.[1] She made her first adult film Bon Appetit for Chuck Vincent, who was impressed by her Penthouse layout.[3] [4] She would also make two of her most notable films for Vincent, Roommates and In Love.[5]

She appeared in the mainstream horror films The Toolbox Murders and Death Mask.[1] She also was a stand-in for Jessica Lange in the film King Kong.[1]

She starred in over 50 adult features, and has been presented with several industry awards of merit: the Adult Film Association of America Best Actress Award for her work in the film In Love (1983);[6] in 1993, she was presented by the Free Speech Coalition the Life Time Achievement Award;[7] and she was inducted into the Erotic Legends Hall of Fame in 1996; inducting into the AVN Hall of Fame in 1994[8] and into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 1998.[9] Nichols worked as a make-up artist on adult films during the 1990s and 2000s.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Reins . Rosalind . Life's not too bad for a No 1 sex kitten . 1 April 2019 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 25 February 1984.
  2. News: Sex video's 'strong woman' . 1 April 2019 . The Age . 2 March 1984.
  3. Book: Smith . Kent . Moore . Darrell W. . Reagle . Merl . Adult Movies . 1983 . Pocket Books (Mm) . 9780671468446 . 172 . 25 May 2019 . en.
  4. Book: McNeil . Legs . Osborne . Jennifer . Pavia . Peter . The other Hollywood : the uncensored oral history of the porn film industry . 21 February 2006 . ReganBooks . 0060096608 . 164.
  5. Web site: Sullivan . David . Classic XXX Star Kelly Nichols Returns in 'Seasoned Players 8' . AVN.com . Adult Video News . 1 April 2019.
  6. News: 'Miss Jones' Sequel wins Erotica . 5 April 2019 . Springfield Leader and Press . 16 March 1984.
  7. Web site: 11th Annual "Night of the Stars". freespeechcoalition.com. Free Speech Coalition. 5 April 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19990224050406/http://www.freespeechcoalition.com/industry/news/stars.html. 24 February 1999. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Adult Video News Award Winners - 1994 . www.rame.net . 5 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924084612/http://www.rame.net/faq/avn/1994.html . 24 September 2015 . dead .
  9. Web site: XRCO Hall of Fame inductees . www.dirtybob.com . 5 April 2019.

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