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Viper(1959-2010)

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Viper
Viper was one of porn's most notorious stars but now is out of the business. Born near the super secret atomic bomb center in Tennessee, she moved to New Hampshire in the 1960's and took up ballet. She danced in the New Hampshire Ballet Co. from 1968-76 and appeared in regional theater until age 18. She then moved to New York City to train at the American Ballet Theater, her childhood dream. Not satisfied with her roles, Viper left New York in 1978, joined the Marines and six years later married, had a baby and was mustered out for undisclosed reasons. After divorce and giving her baby up for adoption she began her adult career in strip clubs and later porn films for Bill Majors, William Margold and Jim South. Her first job in porn was for a magazine doing a layout but she grew more daring and uninhibited as time went on. She dropped out of sight in 1991.

She died on December 24, 2010, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, of lung cancer.
BornSeptember 12, 1959
DiedDecember 24, 2010(51)
BornSeptember 12, 1959
DiedDecember 24, 2010(51)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Mystery of the Golden Lotus
5.5
  • Ava Koenig
  • 1989
Cary Elwes, Bridget Fonda, and D.B. Sweeney in Leather Jackets (1991)
Leather Jackets
4.4
  • Connie
  • 1991
From Japan with Love
  • Writer
  • 1990
Cunt to Cunt
7.0
  • Actress
  • 1990

Credits

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Actress



  • Smooth as Silk
    Video
    • 1994
  • Ultimate Blue
    Video
    • 1994
  • Anal Attraction 2
    7.6
    Video
    • Girl in Bike Shop
    • 1993
  • More Than a Handful
    Video
    • 1993
  • Back to Back 2
    • 1992
  • I Luv X
    Video
    • 1992
  • Raunchy Porno Picture Show
    Video
    • 1992
  • Toying Around
    Video
    • 1992
  • Aunty V's Panty Boy
    Short
    • Auntie V
    • 1991
  • Black Gold
    Video
    • 1991
  • Breathless
    5.1
    Video
    • 1991
  • Erotic Heights
    Video
    • 1991
  • Freak Show
    7.6
    Video
    • 1991
  • Heavy Petting
    Video
    • 1991
  • Immorals 3: Stroked
    6.0
    Video
    • Lucille
    • 1991

Writer



  • From Japan with Love
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Jack Hammer
    5.2
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1988

Director



  • From Japan with Love
    • Director
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Stephanie Bishop
  • Born
    • September 12, 1959
    • Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • December 24, 2010
    • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA(lung cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 3 Pictorials

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She returned to Portsmouth from Los Angeles and first worked as a hair stylist. She eventually became a phlebotomy technician at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. She loved the beaches of Haiti and chose to support the St. Boniface Foundation, a charity supporting the poor in Haiti. Her obituary showed that she wanted any gifts or donations to be sent to the Foundation.
  • Trademark
    Massive tattoos that covered much of her body

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