Trivia

Was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the summer of 2000. She underwent a total hysterectomy and some chemotherapy and as of early 2002 was cancer-free.

In 1975 made a suicide attempt by drug overdose at the age of 12 to escape from her mother's constant abuse.

Beat out Traci Lords to be Vivid Video's first "Vivid Girl" (contract performer), although she never liked the term "girl".

While filming Love in Paradise (1985), she wore the same dress from her high school prom three years earlier.

Unlike many former porn stars, she has said that she enjoyed her years in the adult-film business and isn't ashamed of anything she did.

Her parents divorced when she was 13.

In 2002 she retired from the adult film industry a second time and was pursuing mainstream acting gigs.

Her first adult feature was Love in Paradise (1985) in 1984. She was dating Jerry Butler at the time and performed in her first scene with Ron Jeremy. She celebrated her 21st birthday during production.

Owns a vast collection of "Troll" dolls.

Gave birth to her first child at age 33, son Stering Wayne Robert, on March 31, 1996. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend.

Profiled in the book "Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women of Classic Erotic Cinema, 1968-1985" by Jill C. Nelson.

Served a jail term related to tax-evasion, which she insisted was politically motivated by anti-porn elements in the Ronald Reagan and George Bush "41" administrations.

Graduated from Rockford West High School (IL) in 1981.

Former adult film star turned actress.

Had one sibling: Kari Ann Allen (b. September 30, 1967; d. May 29, 2011). She had three children and worked as a surgical sterilization technician.

Sister of Kari Allen.