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Linda Lovelace Real Name: Not Public She/Her
Linda Lovelace is a stage name; we haven't found a mainstream source confirming the real name, so we don't publish one.
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Quick answer
Real name not publicly disclosed: realnameof.com has not found a real name for Linda Lovelace that the performer shared or mainstream outlets reported, so none is listed. By 2001, she had distanced herself from anti porn activists, stating in interviews that she had felt used for political purposes and received little financial support, and revealed she had since moderated her views on pornography.
Career
She later denied having appeared in the film until several of the original loops proved otherwise. She also posed for Playboy, Bachelor, and Esquire between 1973 and 1974. However, her career as an actress failed to flourish, and her film appearances add up to five hours of screen time. In her 1980 autobiography Ordeal, Lovelace maintained that those films used leftover footage from Deep Throat; however, she frequently contradicted this statement. In 1976, she was chosen to play the title role in the erotic movie Forever Emmanuelle. She was replaced by French actress Annie Belle. True Hollywood Story and did a lingerie pictorial as Linda Lovelace for the magazine Leg Show. The other, titled Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story, starring Malin Åkerman, was to be directed by Matthew Wilder and produced by Chris Hanley and was scheduled to begin filming in early 2011. Due to a lack of financing it never went into production.
Beyond adult film
Indie pop singer and songwriter Marc with a C released a 2008 album titled Linda Lovelace for President, which contained a song of the same name. In July 2013, an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to make a film version of the play raised over $25,000.
About the stage name
Performers in the adult industry commonly work under stage names, partly to separate their professional and private lives. realnameof.com lists a real name only when the performer has shared it publicly or mainstream news outlets have reported it. For Linda Lovelace, neither condition is met, so no real name is listed, and we do not use leaked records or people-search sites.
FAQ
What is Linda Lovelace's real name?
Linda Lovelace's real name has not been publicly disclosed, so realnameof.com does not list one.
What is Linda Lovelace known for?
By 2001, she had distanced herself from anti porn activists, stating in interviews that she had felt used for political purposes and received little financial support, and revealed she had since moderated her views on pornography.
Where can I read more about Linda Lovelace?
The Wikipedia article on Linda Lovelace lists sources for the facts on this page; see the Sources section below.