Biography Christy Canyon is half Armenian and half Italian; at age 17, she moved out of her house and worked two part-time jobs. In 1984 she met adult star Greg Rome, who introduced her to a respected agent in the industry, Jim South, at World Modeling Agency. South immediately took Christy under his wing and arranged for her to do exotic photo layouts and a loop for Swedish Erotica with Ron Jeremy—with their assistance, she quickly established herself as a superstar in mid-80s XXX movies. At the height of her career, Christy was working a full schedule while under contract to Vivid, touring as an exotic dancer, and yet managed to earn a post-secondary Marketing degree from Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and be named F.O.X.E. Female Fan Favorite in 1991 and 1992.
In 2003, Christy wrote a successful memoir titled Lights, Camera, Sex! and since her retirement as a performer, has become a daily host on the Sirius Satellite Playboy Radio program "Night Calls." Additionally, she shared hosting duties with Ginger Lynn on the Playboy Radio program "Spice Sex Circus"—which also incorporates the weekly "Legends of Porn" show.
Porn Awards:
1996 AVN Best Tease Performance Comeback
1997 AVN Best Group Scene The Show
Member AVN Hall of Fame
Member Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame
Member XRCO Hall of Fame
Filmography Legendary MILFs
2024
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Details The Holdup
2024
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Details American MILF
2024
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Details Sleaze Please: The World of Bill Margold
2024
Self
Details Amuse Bouche
2024
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Details Busty Icons
2024
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Details Patron of the Tarts: The Story of Mark Spiegler
2019
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Details Love Emergency
2019
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Details Retro Knockers
2017
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Details X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
2016
Self
Details Legends Of Porn
2016
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Details Busty Stars of Classic Porn
2015
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Details X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time
2015
Self
Details Christy Canyon's Lesbian Fantasies
2013
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Details Honey Wilder Triple Feature 6
2012
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Details 69 Scenes: Superstars of the 90's
2012
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Details Christy Canyon Triple Feature 6
2012
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Details Christy Canyon Teen Scenes
2012
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Details Christy Canyon Triple Feature 4
2011
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Details Christy Canyon: More Lost Footage
2011
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Details Christy Canyon Triple Feature 3
2011
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Details The Golden Age Of Erotica
2011
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Details Honey Wilder Triple Feature 3
2011
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Details Christy Canyon Triple Feature
2010
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Details Ladies Of The 80's: The Lost Footage
2010
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Details 25 Porn Star Legends Vol.1
2010
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Details Christy Canyon Triple Feature 2
2009
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Details Ron Jeremy: The Lost Footage
2009
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Details Christy Canyon: The Lost Footage
2009
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Details Superstar Christy Canyon
2009
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Details Porno Superstars of the 80's: Susan Hart Collection
2009
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Details Caballero Hall of Fame: The Best of Ron Jeremy
2009
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Details Christy Canyon Screws the Stars
2008
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Details Christy Canyon: The Teenage Years
2007
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Details Swedish Erotica 121
2007
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Details The Return of Teenage Christy Canyon
2007
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Details Christy Canyon Non Stop
2006
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Details What Happens in Christy Stays in Christy
2006
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Details The Essential Nikki Dial
2006
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Details Return To Darrian
2006
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Details Racquel's Award Winning Sex Scenes
2005
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Details The Essential Chasey
2005
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Details The Real Christy Canyon
2004
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Details Lesbian Bra Busters of the 1980's
2004
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Details The Golden Age of Porn: Christy Canyon
2004
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Details Secrets of Titty F*cking
2004
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Details Teenage Christy Canyon
2004
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Details Everything but the Boy
2003
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Details And the Winner Is... Nikki Dial
2003
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Details Eye Spy Jenna
2003
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Details Swedish Erotica 2
2003
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Details Hollywood Orgies - Jenna Jameson
2002
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Details Deep Inside Hyapatia Lee
2002
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Details Barn Burner Babes
2001
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Details Extreme Close Up - Jenna Jameson
2001
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Details Nikki Dial: Extreme Close Up
2001
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Details Deep Inside Jill Kelly
2001
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Details Deep Inside Jenna Jameson
2001
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Details Traci Lords at Her Very Best
2000
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Details Max's Classics - Del 1: 1980-1987
2000
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Details Nightbreed
1999
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Details Racquel Darrian: Best Ass on the Planet
1998
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Details Domination Nation 2
1998
Alpha Leader
Details Domination Nation 1
1998
Alpha Leader
Details Playboy: The Story of X
1998
Self
Details Christy Canyon...Live!
1998
Self
Details Where the Boys Aren't 9
1997
Mother Nature
Details Max World 12: Chicks for Free
1997
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Details Sex Secrets of a Mistress
1996
Christine
Details Oral Addiction
1996
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Details Max World 6: Rolling And Reaming
1996
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Details Deep Inside Christy Canyon
1996
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Details Deep Inside Jennifer Stewart
1995
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Details Deep Inside Tori Welles
1995
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Details Where the Boys Aren't 6
1995
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Details The Incredible Edible Christy Canyon
1995
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Details Where the Boys Aren't 7
1995
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Details Two For One 2
1993
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Details Where The Boys Aren't 5
1993
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Details Swedish Erotica Hard 17
1993
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Details Christy in the Wild
1993
Lilly
Details On Trial 2: Oral Arguments
1992
Jana Winters
Details Victim of Love
1992
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Details Swedish Erotica Hard 8
1992
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Details Dixie Dynamite and the All-Star Tit Queens
1992
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Details Victim Of Love 2
1992
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Details The Good The Bad The D Cup
1992
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Details Racquel in the Wild
1992
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Details Crazed
1992
Anita Bagdesarian
Details Crazed 2
1992
Anita Bagdesarian
Details On Trial 1: In Defense of Savannah
1991
Janna Winters
Details Fantasy In Blue
1991
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Details Fantasy World
1991
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Details Twisted: A Portrait Of A Different Color
1991
Christy
Details Holly Does Hollywood 4
1991
Holly Body
Details Sex Asylum 4
1991
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Details Dreams of Candace Hart
1991
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Details A Portrait of Christy
1990
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Details Star 90
1990
Self - Adult Movie Actress
Details The Coming of Christy
1990
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Details Confessions of Christy
1990
Dr. Thorpe
Details Edge of Heat 2
1989
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Details Hot in the City
1989
Christine
Details Savage Fury 2
1989
Sandra Davis
Details The Wacky World of X-Rated Bloopers
1989
Self (archive footage)
Details I Dream of Christy
1989
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Details Ginger: The Movie
1988
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Details Girls Together
1988
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Details Backdoor Summer
1988
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Details Billionaire Girls Club
1988
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Details The Beat Goes On
1987
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Details Breastography
1987
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Details Princess Charming
1987
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Details Loving Spoonfuls
1987
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Details Sore Throat
1986
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Details Like a Virgin 2
1986
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Details Girls of Paradise
1986
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Details Summer Girls
1986
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Details Cavalcade of Stars
1986
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Details Tracy in Heaven
1985
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Details Holly Does Hollywood
1985
Holly Body
Details One Hot Night of Passion
1985
Woman in Bar
Details Harlequin Affair
1985
Rich's Sister
Details Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 6
1985
Christy
Details Fantasies Unltd.
1985
Monique (Medieval Fantasy)
Details Lovely Young Tracy 2
1985
Jane
Details Hypnotic Sensations
1985
Jeanie
Details Savage Fury
1985
Sandra Davis
Details Dirty Letters
1985
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Details Jubilee of Eroticism
1985
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Details Flesh and Ecstasy
1985
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Details Big Melons 3
1985
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Details The Enchantress
1985
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Details Gang Bangs
1985
1st Biker Bar Chic
Details I Dream Of Ginger
1985
Bridget
Details Ginger on the Rocks
1985
Nurse Rhonda
Details Sex Fifth Avenue
1985
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Details Swedish Erotica 57
1985
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Details Treasure Chest
1985
Ivory Blake
Details Battle of the Stars
1985
Christy
Details The Best of Hot Shorts
1985
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Details Kiss of the Gypsy
1985
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Details Hollywood Starlets
1985
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Details Electric Blue 20
1985
Candy (segment "Sex in Space")
Details Midslumber's Night Dream
1985
Janette
Details Orifice Party
1985
Birthday Present
Details Erotica Jones
1985
Erotica Jones
Details Sister Dearest
1984
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Details Sinful Pleasures
1984
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Details Diamond Collection 18
1984
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Details Kissin' Cousins
1984
Dana McCoy
Details Night Of Loving Dangerously
1984
Louise Harrison
Details I Like to Be Watched
1984
Karen
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