Carol Connors (actress)
Carol Connors | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Jack Birch |
| Children | Thora Birch |
Carol Connors is an American pornographic film actress.[1] She starred in about 20 adult movies between 1971 and 1981. Married to fellow former porn star Jack Birch, she is the mother of actress Thora Birch.[1]
Early life
Connors was born in New Jersey and grew up in New Jersey and Texas.[2]
Career
Connors began her adult entertainment career in the early 1970s, achieving fame in Deep Throat (1972)[2] and The Erotic Adventures of Candy (1978). She also starred in Gail Palmer's Candy Goes to Hollywood (1979) and directed and starred in Desire for Men (1981).
Connors also appeared on The Gong Show,[2] where she eventually became one of Chuck Barris's introducers. Her debut on the program, in 1977, was as a song-and-dance contestant. Said Connors, "I was awarded nine points by the two men judges and two points by Jaye P. Morgan, one for each ... bosom."[2] She was subsequently invited back for frequent appearances as one of the hostesses who introduced Barris at the start of the show.[2] Her Gong Show appearances were parodied in Candy Goes To Hollywood.
Connors appeared alongside Aldo Ray in Sweet Savage (1979), a pornographic western film.[3] The movie was shot on location at Apacheland, a movie ranch in Apache Junction, Arizona.[4]
References
- ^ a b Healy, Patrick (December 14, 2010). "Actress Thora Birch Fired From 'Dracula'". ArtsBeat. The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e Sharbutt, Jay (February 13, 1978). "Young Gong Show Introducer Carol Connors Rings Bell". Ocala Star-Banner. Associated Press. p. 3B. ISSN 0163-3201. Retrieved January 24, 2013 – via News.google.com.
- ^ "Sweet Savage (Shy Dove)". Apacheland.com. n.d. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014.
- ^ "'Shy Dove' taking wing in Superstition Mountains". November 23, 1977 – via Apacheland.com.
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