Linda Wong(1951-1987)
- Actress
San Francisco-born Linda Wong was the first Asian to become a star in
the adult film industry. She broke into porn in the
mid-'70s--one of her pre-porn jobs was as a staffer in the office of famed San Francisco attorney Melvin Belli--and
her sultry, exotic and striking looks and full-throttle performances
captivated audiences virtually from the beginning, propelling her into
the ranks of the industry's superstars. She worked with the top names
in the industry, including
John Holmes,
Joey Silvera and
Georgina Spelvin. In 1981, at the top
of her career, she suddenly left the business--supposedly at her
then-boyfriend's insistence--but returned a few years later. She died
of an accidental drug overdose in 1987.
