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Gina Lynn attending the Exxxotica Expo, Los Angeles, CA on July 10, 2010
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Born |
Tanya Mercado February 15, 1974 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Spouse(s) | Travis Knight (1999-2012; divorced) |
Website | www |
No. of adult films | 199 as a performer 28 as director (per IAFD) |
Gina Lynn (born February 15, 1974) is a Puerto Rican former pornographic actress, model, and stripper. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2010 and is the Penthouse magazine Penthouse Pet for April 2012.
Lynn was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New Jersey at age five. She was raised in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
In June 2000, Lynn signed a one-year exclusive performing contract with Pleasure Productions. As of 2009 she continues to make movies for the company, as well as for her own studio, Gina Lynn Productions. She also directs and has over 20 films to her credit.
In 2006 Lynn was the subject of an interview by the Detroit newspaper Metro Times. The article compared Lynn to fellow porn actors such as Jewel De'Nyle, Belladonna, Taylor St. Claire and John Stagliano "who delve to the depths of their sexuality to exercise their most base desires".
In March 2012, Lynn was announced by Penthouse to be their Penthouse Pet for April 2012. In 2012 Lynn announced that she had retired from the porn industry, but continues to appear on webcams.