Georgina Spelvin
| Georgina Spelvin | |
|---|---|
Spelvin in 2008
|
|
| Born |
Shelley Graham March 1, 1936 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Shelley Abels, Claudia Clitoris, Tia Von Davis, Dorothy May, Merle Miller, Ruth Raymond, Georgette Spelvin, Ona Tural |
| Years active | 1957–1982 |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st) |
| Spouse(s) | John Welsh (2000 - present) |
| Website | http://georgiespelvin.com |
Georgina Spelvin (born March 1, 1936) is the stage name of Shelley 'Chele' Graham, a former American actress and pornographic performer who is best known as the star of the classic pornographic film The Devil in Miss Jones.
Spelvin was born in Houston, Texas. As a child, Spelvin fell victim to an attack of polio, but she recovered enough of her mobility to become a dancer. She began her professional career as a chorus girl in New York City and was featured in the Broadway productions of Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity, and The Pajama Game. She also worked in theater as a choreographer, director, and lighting technician in a number of musicals. She made her first movie, The Twilight Girls, a softcore lesbian film, in 1957.
Graham moved into porn when her friend, actor Harry Reems, introduced her to adult film director Gerard Damiano. The stage name she adopted is a variation on George Spelvin, a name traditionally used as a pseudonym by stage actors.
Though Spelvin is known to have appeared in a few sexploitation features during the late 1960s, she became one of the best-known figures in hardcore pornography for her starring role in The Devil in Miss Jones in 1973. Spelvin went on to appear in over 70 adult films before retiring from the industry in 1982.
...
Wikipedia