Full Name Gail Lawrence Ethnicity Caucasian | No. of adult films 38 (per IAFD) Name Abigail Clayton | |
Other names Debbie Lordan, Abagail Clayton, Gail Wezke, Gail Lawrence | ||
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Abigail Clayton is an American retired pornographic actress active during the Golden Age of Porn. She was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2008.
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- COLUMBUS CIRCLE MOVIE CLIP SELMA BLAIR INTERVIEW
- Film career
- Mainstream films
- Partial filmography
- Adult films
- Awards
- References
Film career
Clayton started her career in 1976 during the porn chic era when adult movies were shown in mainstream theaters. Her name would often appear in ads in major newspapers of the time, alongside other stars such as Annette Haven and Leslie Bovee.
One of Clayton's earliest movies was Alex de Renzy's Femmes de Sade, which was the eighth film inducted into XRCO's Hall of Fame. Clayton also appeared in Harold Lime's Desires Within Young Girls with Georgina Spelvin and was the title character in Antonio Shepherd's 7 Into Snowy a parody of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Her last adult film was October Silk in 1980.
Mainstream films
Abigail Clayton was one of the first adult stars to move into mainstream films when she appeared in Bye Bye Monkey with Gérard Depardieu and Marcello Mastroianni. In 1980, she was cast as Rita in the horror film Maniac. Her last mainstream role was a small part as a nun in the Ryan O'Neal film So Fine in 1981.
Partial filmography
Clayton only appeared in 16 original adult films during her career, far fewer than most other adult stars. She appeared in another 22 films that were compilations of scenes from her previous movies.