Editing Ginger Lynn (section)

==Career==
===Adult industry===
Allen began as a [[Fetish model|nude model]] and then began performing in hardcore sex films as Ginger Lynn by December 1983. Her first pornographic movie role was in ''Surrender in Paradise'', in which she starred with [[Jerry Butler (pornographic actor)|Jerry Butler]]. Allen's "[[girl next door]]" good looks led to a quick rise in her popularity and eventually she became one of the most popular female performers in adult-entertainment history. She had her own line of videos through [[Vivid Entertainment]] with the director [[Bruce Seven]]. Allen received the Best New Starlet award in 1985 and is an inductee to the [[The X-Rated Critics Organization|X-Rated Critics Organization]] (XRCO) and ''[[Adult Video News]]'' (AVN) halls of fame. Allen signed a contract with Vivid Entertainment founder, [[Steven Hirsch]], making her the first 'Vivid Girl' and beating out the then-underaged [[Traci Lords]].<ref name=Gaffin>{{cite book |last=Gaffin |first=Harris |title=Hollywood blue: the tinseltown pornographers |year=1997 |publisher=Batsford |isbn=071347906X |page=21}}</ref> She was later called to testify on Lords' behalf against porn producers; she refused, and according to her, was then targeted by the [[Internal Revenue Service]] for falsification of a tax return.<ref name="Collins 3/8/11">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-xpm-2011-mar-08-la-et-ginger-lynn-auction-20110308-story.html |title=Ginger Lynn shares her past with Charlie Sheen |last1=Collins |first1=Scott |date=March 8, 2011 |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=8 March 2022 |quote=[I]n 1991, Lynn was convicted in a federal tax-evasion case (she ended up serving 4 1/2 months in prison). |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308215232/https://www.latimes.com/la-xpm-2011-mar-08-la-et-ginger-lynn-auction-20110308-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Mainstream===
In February 1986, Allen left the adult industry in order to establish herself in mainstream films by using her full name. That same year, she contributed vocals to ''Fantasy World'', a single released by the music group ''Ginger''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Ginger – Fantasy World (1986, Vinyl) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1196961-Ginger-Fantasy-World |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Discogs}}</ref> Allen appeared in several non-adult films, television shows and [[interactive movie]] segments of the [[Wing Commander (franchise)|''Wing Commander'']] computer games. She started her career in mainstream features with a small part in the western ''[[Young Guns II]]'', which co-starred her future boyfriend [[Charlie Sheen]]'s brother, [[Emilio Estevez]].<ref name="Collins 3/8/11"/>

Allen was the subject of an episode of the documentary series [[E!]] ''[[True Hollywood Story]]'' in 2002. Allen appeared in another episode about her relationship with actor Charlie Sheen in 2010.

In December 2005, she appeared in ''[[American Pie Presents: Band Camp]]'' (2005) playing the supporting role of Nurse Sanders. In the same year, she portrayed Fanny in [[Rob Zombie]]'s thriller film ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/93832/ginger-lynn-explodes-her-cherry-bomb-for-rob-zombie-in-31/ |title=Ginger Lynn Explodes Her Cherry Bomb for Rob Zombie in 31 |work=Dread Central |date=March 19, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405143306/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/93832/ginger-lynn-explodes-her-cherry-bomb-for-rob-zombie-in-31/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and later starred as Cherry Bomb in Zombie's slasher film ''[[31 (film)|31]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3336714/meet-rob-zombies-cherry-bomb-slasher-31/ |title=Meet Rob Zombie's "Cherry Bomb" In His Slasher '31′ |date=March 19, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180923/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3336714/meet-rob-zombies-cherry-bomb-slasher-31/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Adult return===
[[File:AN Lynn & Canyon 1.jpg|thumb|Lynn and [[Christy Canyon]] in 2007]]
Allen returned to the adult-entertainment industry in 1999 for three movies: ''Torn'' (1999), ''White Lightning'' (2000), and ''New Wave Hookers 6'' (2000). In March 2006, she became a host of [[Playboy Radio]]'s [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] show, ''Night Calls Radio'', with former adult-entertainment performer [[Christy Canyon]]. In June 2007, Allen performed for two of [[Kink.com]]'s hardcore websites, ''Ultimate Surrender'' and ''Sex and Submission''.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130209192230/http://xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=23896 "Ginger Lynn Shooting Comeback for Kink.com"] by Tod Hunter, ''Xbiz.com'', July 3, 2007.</ref>