Beautiful 5'3 blonde, Ginger was born in Rockford, Illinois on December 14, 1962. Sources of her family background she apparently came from a verbally abusive family. In 1982 she went to California to visit her ill grandfather. She got a job as a manager at a record store in Redlands when she decided to stay in California and lived in a trailer in one of the worst parts of the town there. She answered an ad for figure models which led to her career for modelling in the X-rated 'Penthouse Magazine'. Soon she followed a career in the porn film industry when at the time pornography had storylines. She acted in the industry credited as Ginger Lynn from 1983 to 1986 and was reigned as the top porn queen by acting in 69 of their films as well as countless re-issues and compilations. She briefly retired as work stopped being fun and she had very little time off. During that same year she was approached by the FBI to testify on the behalf of Traci Lords, who had just been exposed as having been underage during her years in the adult-film industry. Ginger refused and was arrested for tax evasion spending a few days in jail. She also dated actor Charlie Sheen for a while and Ginger decided to act in low budget films and named herself Ginger Lynn Allen. Her first role was playing the role of the stuck-up Holly Wells in the trashy exploited direct-to-video spoof 'VICE ACADEMY' along with exploited B-film scream queen Linnea Quigley and reprising her role in two sequels. Then she played the role of Christeenth in her first horror flick titled 'SATAN'S STORYBOOK' which was a two-part anthology about a serial killer who is executed for his string of murders, the second about a despondent actor who hangs himself and meets a clown on "the other side." In that film she acted with horror film writer Gary Brandner who wrote the original novel of 'THE HOWLING' and some of it's sequels. Many of the other actors were virtual unknowns but this was a start to her career in horror films. She continued to act in some other comedies like 'DR. ALIEN' and 'HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD II' but struck gold with another horror flick afterwards titled 'BURIED ALIVE' which was written by horror legend Edgar Allen Poe. She travelled from Los Angeles to South Africa to do the flick. The flick starred many name actors such as Robert Vaughn, the late Donald Pleasance, Nia Long (In one of her first starring roles), Bill Butler (Playing her boyfriend) and a special appearance by the late horror legend actor John Carradine in one of his last flicks. Ginger had a good supporting role by playing a nasty juvenile delinquent at Ravencrofts Institute named Debbie who was nothing but demanding and nasty to others (Apparently a couple of people who worked with her says that she's really like that but who knows the real truth). Each client encounters ants crawling around them and then are slayed and sent to a basement room of some sort. Then they are walled up with cement and bricks. Many fans may be upset towards the quarter ending of the film of what happend to Ginger's character and the character of her boyfriend played by Brandner but it goes to show her what happens to her in the end with all her nastiness. Although there were a few nude scenes in the film Ginger's wasn't exposed and by no means was 'BURIED ALIVE' a T & A flick. 'BURIED ALIVE' was made on a low budget but carried a similar budget like most top B-horror flicks such as 'HALLOWEEN', 'FRIDAY THE 13TH', 'DEMONS' and 'TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2' to name a few. Unfortunately the film never made it to theatre's and went direct-to-video. However, it was one of her most watched flicks. She had a tough battle with cocaine and went into rehab in 1992. Close to that same year, she worked again with 'VICE ACADEMY' writer, director, producer Rick Sloane and played Brenda in his exploited horror film 'MIND, BODY AND SOUL' which also starred B-film actor Wings Hauser. The film focused on her nudity during some scenes and she played a victim to a couple of satinists. A year later she starred as a troubled bisexual woman named Leslie in a dark comedy/thriller that also showed some of her nudity titled 'BOUND & GAGGED: A LOVE STORY'. The film was well publicised in video stores and she gained many fans with the film plus it did focus on her as a serious actress as well as a good message in the film. Her next film was again a horror flick which she played a sorority sister named Tina in 'THE SORORITY HOUSE MURDERS' of a houseful of snooty co-ed's and a new arrival showing them her murderous side when the sorority sisters behave immoral. Also that same year she did have a bit of a break by guest starring in a top crime-drama TV show called 'NYPD BLUE' with a year following that known as 'SILK STALKINGS'. She also made an appearance in Metallica's rock video 'Turn the Page' and did the voice-over's for 'WING COMMANDER' computer games but still she was waiting for a major break that hasn't come yet. She carried on starring in b-films as well as cameos in bigger motion pictures. However, she realised that she missed the porn industry and returned to it briefly shortly before the new millenium started. She also wrote and produced her own adult films. In 2002, she decided to leave the industry again and mainstream acting another shot. She was in a short comedy blended with animation titled 'SAVE VIRGIL' which rode the film festival circuit and helped her get noticed too. Then she travelled to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to play a supporting role named Pandora in the gory shocking horror flick 'SAMHAIN' as she was playing an Irish woman. The film also features a special appearance by '21 JUMP STREET' former TV star Richard Grieco and a few other porn stars like Jenna Jameson. She recently had a cameo in a Rob Zombie film known as 'THE DEVIL'S REJECTS' which is a sequel to his cult hit 'HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES'! The film went to theatre's so we can see her on the big screen! But no doubt with all the horror films that was mentioned she was in, this does mark her as a b-film scream queen! She is also a single mother with a son named Sterling who was born on March 31, 1996.

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Vice Academy This was Ginger's first mainsteam film. If you remember Police Academy which was a spoof on crime drama shows of people training to be officer's this film was like a spoof on Police Academy with a Z-grade budget and a thinner plot. Ginger plays a stuck-up character at the training Academy named Holly Wells, who's daddy was a police officer that worked there so she was the little pet there and expected everyone to kiss up to her. According to sex-pot scream queen Linnea Quigley, who starred with her there, that she was always showing up late on set, hung over, very demanding and not-so-nice to your face. However, I found Ginger to be the best actress in that film as the plot was very stale and average and her performance spiced it up. She was also in part 2 & 3 and does a good job in those one's too but an actress from part 3 named Darcey DeMoss refused to have her name crdited in the film cause of Ginger's unprofessional attitude towards her and even walked off set during their last takes on part 3.

Dr. Alien Ginger has a supporting role in this film with Linnea. They both play rocker chicks to a nerd named Wesley played by Billy Jacoby who has a hard time getting a girl to go out with him and a substitute teacher who is an alien played by cult icon Judy Landers that gives him a tracking device on his head that makes girls sexually aroused towards him. Ginger and Linnea are Wesley's lustful images that go to each event he's at. Ginger is topless with Linnea in one scene of the film after Judy Landers' character does an experiment with him so that should please all of her fans. This was a comedy spoof on sci-fi shows and was directed by exploited direct-to-video icon David DeCoteau.

Young Guns II You will only see a glimpse of Ginger in this film as a hooker in a whore house so look carefully. Emilio Estevez was in the scene at the whorehouse and Ginger dated his brother Charlie. I am not a big fan of western flicks but really enjoyed this one as it was well acted with a good storyline. Jon Bon Jovi did a great music score with his hit "Blaze of Glory", plus he had an uncredited cameo in the film.

Buried Alive I found this to be Ginger's best performance yet! She plays a nasty girl in this one named Debbie! It was a good supporting role and should've won an award for best supporting actress. The film was written by a legendary horror writer known as Edgar Allen Poe. People at the Ravencrofts Institute are missing one by one as a killer takes them to a basement and buries them with a wall of bricks along with infested ants. Ginger got to act with a few well known celebrity actors like Robert Vaughn (I remembered him well as a villain in 'Superman 3'), the late Donald Pleasance and Nia Long. There are some adult situations and a bit of nudity. However, Ginger isn't exposed as this may disappoint some fans. She is in a shower scene with the other girl clients but the steam from the hot shower water doesn't show her full body. This was a film that showed her talents. Too bad it never made it to theatre's but direct-to-video does better as more people rent them at their local video store. Ginger does scream in this one and does well but her fans might be upset to what happens to her towards the end of the film. This was one of her first horror flicks to credit her as a scream queen.

Whore Ginger only has a cameo in this comedy-drama as a wounded prositute who's stomach was slit and the lead character played by Theresa Russell tries to helo her in a girls washroom. Ginger is not nude in her cameo, sorry fans! I wasn't wild over this flick but apparently it did go to theatre's. Ginger's scene is shown on the back of the box when it went to video stores after it's release in cinema's.

Leather Jackets Ginger has a 5 minute supporting role playing a sleazy lady named Bree who does a threesome act with another girl towards one of the lead actors in this film. Later they are all at a bar. The fans may get a kick out of her here. Her name is credited in the opening too and it went to theatre's but again this film wasn't a favourite of mine. Some good acting though.

Mind, Body & Soul Ginger was the lead role as a victim named Brenda in this exploited horror flick by the same guy who did 'Vice Academy' A badly acted one too and Ginger was low on energy with her performance in this one. However she is topless in many scenes. She is an innocent victim who was thrown in jail because her ex-boyfriend was running a cult ceremony and she attended to one of them. She is raped by the prison guard when she is free from prison and is ready to leave as he rips her top off, also there is a fashback scene where her shirt is unbuttoned exposing her breasts when she was making out with her ex-boyfriend and she is also the same with a guy who tries to help her who acted wuith her in 'Vice Academy' known as former cheesy b-film scream king Ken Abraham. The fans may enjoy those scenes with her in this one.

Bound & Gagged: A Love Story Ginger was the lead in this one too as a bisexual troubled woman named Leslie who is kidnapped by her lover to get her away from her abusive husband. Alot of nude scenes involving Ginger Lynn Allen when she has a topless sex scene with her boyfriend Steve (Chris Mulkey). Ginger also is topless in a van tied up and kidnapped by her lesbian lover Elizabeth (Elizabeth Saltarrelli). This was hard to tell whether it was a dark comedy or a thriller. It was very twisted that's for sure but it did focus on Ginger as a serious actress but the film at times was incredibly boring however, it does pick up at times. There is a good message in the film apart from all the nudity telling abused people of other lovers that if someone treats you badly they don't love you like they say they do. This film was well adored by fans of Ginger's. Ginger said that this film was her favourite role along with her guest starring role in 'NYPD Blue'. Karen Black also has a special appearance and a great dialogue with Ginger which is the best scene of all in this one.

Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain A film shot in Montreal, Quebec, Canada about a legend of a cult on a family of cannibals that were reportedly extinct but one survives down in the woods of Ireland as a bunch of university students from the US travel there. Ginger has a supporting role named Pandora who is an Irish local and has only 3 scenes in the film. Her first scene is a good length as she introduces herself to a couple of the students along with a relative of hers played by a Canadian local named Simon Peacock who is a disturbed woodman and afraid of the legend there in the woods. She does perform an Irish accent but she sounds like an American actress doing an accent but it isn't overly bad. Her next scene is when Peacock's character runs into tthe house to vomit after seeing a decapitation and the surviving cannibal kills him then she has a brief battle with this monster by doing karate kicks etc. which looks amusing. The film is an awful gore flick with lots of perverted graphic violence like you'd see in an Andreas Schnaas flick. It rode the Kingston Canadian Film Festival on March 1, 2003 and then went to DVD in 2005. The film featured cameo's by other porn stars like Jenna Jameson, Chasey Lain and Taylor Hayes.

The Devil's Rejects Ginger only has a cameo in this one as she plays a prostitute named Fanny in a dream by Captain Spaulding (Played by Sid Haig) as she fornicates with him plus her breasts are revealed. Then she points a gun at him and tells him to call her a "Fucking whore" and is vicious at telling him that. She did get some reviews for her small part in it as it made it to the big screen. Devils Rejects is of course the sequel to the other awful blockbuster House of 1000 Corpses both of these flicks written and directed by shock rocker Rob Zombie. The demented Firefly family abandon their farmhouse and are on the road kidnapping, totrturing and killing other innocent people. There were tons of other cameo's by other familiar faces like P.J. Soles, Steve Railsback and Duane Whittaker.