Actor
Holly Ryder
Born December 23, 1966 in Long Island, New York, USA
33 films
Lisa Marie Abato, known by the stage name Holly Ryder, is an American anti-pornography activist and former pornographic film star. Abato worked in the adult film industry for over two years, performing in 200 films. During the early 1990s period of the AIDS endemic, Abato moved away from traditional pornography and into specialized films, which did not require intercourse, including BDSM films. In December 1992, she retired from the adult film industry.
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After retiring, Abato founded the Holly Ryder Foundation, an organization that funds research around runaways. In 1993, the organization donated $250,000 to the University of California, Los Angeles to research runaways in the sex industry. Abato also became an anti-pornography activist, defining the industry as a crime that is linked to drug trafficking and money laundering.
Filmography
33 films as actor- 1992Wishful ThinkingKaren Hodges
- 1992Dick-tationStanley's Conquest
- 1992The Naked Goddess II
- 1992Hothouse Rose IIThe Script Girl
- 1992Adventures of Buttgirl and WonderwenchLesbian Prisoner
- 1992Princess Orgasma And The Magic Bed
- 1991X Factor: The Next GenerationNancy Williams
- 1991Opening Night
- 1991Where the Girls Sweat 2
- 1991Blonde Forces
- 1991Vow of PassionSo What
- 1991Jail Babes 2: Bustin' OutJenny
- 1991TwilightFaye
- 1991Sweat Shop
- 1991Soft Tail
- 1991On The Loose
- 1991Any Port in the StormIvonne
- 1991Girls Gone Bad 4: Cell Block Riot
- 1991Taboo IX(uncredited)
- 1991Harley Girls
- 1991Cheeks 5: Cop a FeelWendy
- 1991Hothouse RoseThe Script Girl
- 1991Halloweenie
- 1991Oral MadnessGwen
- 1991The Naked Goddess
- 1991Majestic Knights
- 1991Nasty Reputation
- 1991A Little IrresistibleBetty
- 1991Ass BackwardsAlyson
- 1991Anal Inferno 1
- 1991California Taxi Girls
- 1990Wild Side
- 1990Wonder Rears