Kelly Nichols | |
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![]() Kelly Nichols, Hollywood, California on January 4, 2014 | |
Born | Mary Anne Walters June 8, 1956
Covina, California, U.S. |
Other names | Maryanne, Marianne |
Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
Kelly Nichols (born June 8, 1956) is a former pornographic actress.
Nichols was born in Covina, California and grew up in a Catholic household, the only female out of six children. [1] [2]
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]
Kelly Nichols | |
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![]() Kelly Nichols, Hollywood, California on January 4, 2014 | |
Born | Mary Anne Walters June 8, 1956
Covina, California, U.S. |
Other names | Maryanne, Marianne |
Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
Kelly Nichols (born June 8, 1956) is a former pornographic actress.
Nichols was born in Covina, California and grew up in a Catholic household, the only female out of six children. [1] [2]
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]