We set up The Rialto Report to learn about the lives and experiences of those who made up the early New York adult film industry; no movie career is too short or insignificant to be of note to us. She was a striking, dark-haired performer, who also showed up on the award scene and at industry parties of the time. What had led her to briefly become an actress in sex films, what was her experience of making films, and what happened to her after she left the business?
The Rialto Report contacted her, and her story is more interesting than any of the films in which she appeared. I never thought my life was particularly interesting. But I guess your existence always seems mundane from your own perspective. Maybe I was part of an upturned, rollercoaster, dumpster fire. I was born in Queens, New York. I ran around Bayside and Flushing, a good girl with cotton bows in my hair.
Religious too. Greek Orthodox. Both my parents were Greek immigrants, and they took me and my two sisters to church every weekend. Our religion is like Christianity, except for a few wrinkles which make it different. I still attend church to this day. My dad was a chef.
It had giant plastic menus and every combination of eggs and steak that you can think of. My childhood was wonderful. Happy and carefree. My parents were kind and loving. They never shouted or hit us. Nothing like that. I was close to them. It was a simpler time: semesters spent in school; summers out at Bayville Beach on the north shore of Long Island, a short drive from our home.
Marilyn, on left. I was the youngest of the sisters, and painfully shy at first. I enjoyed solitary pursuits like painting and reading, and I loved all physical activity like swimming, biking, running, even lifting weights. As I grew older, I became popular in high school, and dated the best-looking boys. Slowly, however, I started getting in trouble. Initially it was harmless fun, staying out late and neglecting school assignments.
