Karen Dior (February 14, 1967 – August 25, 2004) was the stage name for Geoffrey Gann, also known as Geoffrey Karen Dior. Gann was a bisexual, male-identified American female impersonator, pornographic and mainstream performer, film director, singer and writer. He was known as a pioneer in popularizing adult films involving transgender people.
Life and career
Born Geoffrey Gann in Missouri, Dior moved to Los Angeles at the age of 21 and began working in a beauty salon and performing in drag shows in West Hollywood bars. In 1989, he began appearing in bisexual and transgender adult films. He performed in approximately 120 adult films, most of them under the Dior name. He also performed under the names Geoff Dior, Rick Van, Geoffrey Karen Dior, Geoffrey Gann, and Geoff Gann.
In the 1990s, Dior moved into mainstream film and television roles, including a performance as Loni Anderson's stalker in the 1992 TV movie The Price She Paid. Other work included guest appearances on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, Head Over Heels, and Veronica's Closet.
Later years and death
Dior contracted HIV in 1995 and later worked as an AIDS activist. After leaving the adult film industry, Dior worked as writer and released Sleeping Under the Stars, his first autobiographical work, in 2001. The same year, he released an album (under the name Geoffrey Karen Dior) titled S E X, and he was a member of two bands, the Johnny Depp Clones and Goddess. He also received a Ph.D. in philosophy in religion and became an ordained minister.
On August 25, 2004, Dior died of hepatitis.
Actress
2001
It's Good to Be a Queen (Video)
2001
Zigs as
Candy Cane (as Geoffrey Karen Dior)
2001
Beast (Video) as
Coatcheck Transvestite
2000
4 Finger Club 9 (Video)
2000
Transsexual Submission 3 (Video)
2000
Bi for Pay (Video)(as Rick Van)
1998
Transsexual Temptations (Video)
1998
Genderella (Video) as
The Fairy GodMother
1998
Veronica's Closet (TV Series) as
Moronica Chaste / Dennis
- Veronica's a Drag (1998) - Moronica Chaste / Dennis (as Geoffrey Karen Dior)
1997
Just Add Love as
Lenore (Eddie) (as Geoff Gann)
1997
River Made to Drown In as
Drag Queen #2 (as Geoff Gann)
1997
Head Over Heels (TV Series) as
Terri
- One Down (1997) - Terri
1997
Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series) as
Miss Artiphys
- Here She Comes- Miss Amphipolis (1997) - Miss Artiphys
1996
Give It to Me Straight (Video)(as Rick Van)
1996
Sex Starved She-Males (Video)
1995
Bimbo Boys (Video) as
Karen
1995
Bi Now, Pay Later (Video)(as Rick Van)
1995
More Than Friends (Video)
1995
Night Walk: A Bedtime Story (Video) as
Marilyn Impersonator
1995
Streets of L.A. (Video)(as Rick Van)
1995
She-Male Seduction (Video)
1994
A Cut Above (Video)(as Rick Van)
1994
Both My Lovers (Video)(as Rick Van)
1994
Gilligan's Bi-land (Video)
1994
Shaved She-Males (Video)
1994
She-Male Shenanigans (Video)
1994
Surprise Package (Video)
1994
Transsexual Passions 2 (Video)(as Rick Van)
1993
A Decent Proposal (Video)
1993
Be Careful What You Wish for! (Video) as
Richard
1993
Bi Bi Birdie (Video)(as Rick Van)
1993
Bi Golly (Video)(as Rick Van)
1993
Married with She-Males (Video)
1993
Queens from Outer Space (Video)
1993
Stasha's Last Kiss (Video)
1993
The Education of Karin (Video short)
1993
Transvestite Tour Guide (Video)(as Rick Van)
1992
Auction (Video) as
Buyer (as Rick Van)
1992
Black Leather, White Studs (Video)
1992
Fan Male (Video)(as Rick Van)
1992
Incredible Dreams 2 (Video)
1992
Mystery Date (Video)(as Rick Van)
1992
She-Male Mistress (Video short)(as Rick Van)
1992
Single White She-Male (Video) as
Chris
1992
Steel Garters (Video)
1992
The Auction Part Two (Video) as
Buyer (as Rick Van)
1992
The Price She Paid (TV Movie) as
Eugene (as Geoff Gann)
1992
The Commish (TV Series) as
Redhead
- True Believers (1992) - Redhead (as Geoff Gann)
1991
Bi Intruder (Video) as
Bi-Intruder
1991
Crossing Over (Video)
1991
She-Male Spirits in the Night (Video)(as Rick Van)
1991
Split Personality (Video)(as Rick Van)
1991
The Ultimate Pleasure (Video)(as Rick Van)
1991
Transformed (Video)(as Rick Van)
1990
Pumping Up: Flexx II (Video)(as Rick Van)
1990
Rainwoman III (Video) as
Chi Chi
1990
The Rodz: Boys in the Band (Video)(as Ricky Van)
1990
To the Bone (Video)(as Ricky Van)
1989
Painted (Video)(as Karen Dior)
1989
The Drift (Video) as
The Other Other Woman
Director
2002
Getting Bi in Hollywood (Video)
2002
To Bi or Not to Bi (Video)
2002
Leather Temptation (Video)
2001
Dude Looks Like a Lady 4 (Video)
2000
Hairassment 2 (Video)
2000
My Brother's Lover (Video)
2000
Bi's Wide Shut (Video)
1999
Working It Out (Video) (as Rick Van)
1999
Getting Personal (Video) (as Rick Van)
1998
Good Enough to Eat (Video)
1998
Hard Working Men (Video) (as Rick Van)
1998
Playing the Odds (Video)
1998
Red, Hot & Safe (Video)
1998
Always Available (Video) (as Rick Van)
1997
Sexcuses (Video) (as Rick Van)
1997
I Dream of Queenie (Video)
1996
Give It to Me Straight (Video) (as Rick Van)
1996
Sex Starved She-Males (Video)
1995
Bi Now, Pay Later (Video)
1995
Interview with a She-Male (Video)
1995
More Than Friends (Video)
1995
Red Riding She Male (Video)
1995
Streets of L.A. (Video)
1995
Transsexual Boulevard (Video)
1995
She-Male Seduction (Video)
1994
Beverly She-Males (Video)
1994
Gilligan's Bi-land (Video)
1994
Shaved She-Males (Video)
1993
Married with She-Males (Video)
1993
Transvestite Tour Guide (Video)
1993
TV Terrorists: Hostage Sluts (Video short)
1992
Stick Pussy (Video) (as Lyla Kadog)
1992
TV Blondes Do It Best (Video)
Producer
2000
My Brother's Lover (Video) (producer)
1999
Working It Out (Video) (producer - as Rick Van)
1999
Getting Personal (Video) (producer - as Rick Van)
1998
Bitanic (Video) (producer)
1998
Playing the Odds (Video) (producer)
1998
Red, Hot & Safe (Video) (producer)
1998
Genderella (Video) (producer)
1997
Sexcuses (Video) (producer)
1995
Bi Now, Pay Later (Video) (producer)
1995
Interview with a She-Male (Video) (producer)
1995
Red Riding She Male (Video) (producer)
1994
Shaved She-Males (Video) (producer)
1994
She-Male Encounters 21: Psychic She-Males (Video) (producer)
1993
Married with She-Males (Video) (producer)
Writer
2000
My Brother's Lover (Video)
1999
Getting Personal (Video) (as Rick Van)
1998
Playing the Odds (Video) (written by)
1995
Bi Now, Pay Later (Video) (written by)
1995
Interview with a She-Male (Video) (written by)
1995
Red Riding She Male (Video) (writer)
1994
Shaved She-Males (Video)
Soundtrack
1995
Red Riding She Male (Video) (performer: "Title Song") / (writer: "Title Song")
Casting Director
1995
Bi Now, Pay Later (Video)
Miscellaneous
1998
Bitanic (Video) (presenter)
Self
2003
Rock Hard (Documentary) as
Self (as Geoffrey Karen Dior)
1998
The Daily Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Craig Kilborn's Final Episode (1998) - Self
1989
Sharon and Karen (Video) as
Self
Archive Footage
