Linda Wong

About Linda Wong

In Memoriam: Linda Wong died of an accidental drug overdose in 1987 in a motel in Petaluma, California. At the time of her death she was out on bail after having spent two months in jail on a drug charge (she had been arrested trying to buy codeine with a forged prescription). She was facing at least a year in prison when she overdosed in a motel room in Petaluma, CA. (Wikipedia)

According to Wikipedia, Linda Wong was an American pornographic actress,of Japanese descent, was and one of the first Asian Americans to become a star in the American adult film industry. In 1999, she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame.

Linda Wong 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 battled a drug addiction during her porn career and died of an accidental drug overdose in 1987.