Shannon Eaves, known professionally as Nikki Charm, is an American pornographic film actor. She is a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame and the

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. Between 1984 and 1990, Charm appeared in nearly 50 videos and was a contract performer with

Vivid Entertainment Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company,

for some time. Charm stopped appearing in adult videos in 1990, but spent some time as an

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. She made a brief return to the adult-entertainment industry between 1998 and 2000, when she appeared in six titles. In 1986 the media revealed that adult superstar

Traci Lords Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She entered the adult film industry using a fake birth certificate to conceal that she was two years under the legal age of eighteen. Lords starred in adult f ...

had been appearing in sex videos while underage. Federal authorities suspected that other women may also have performed in such movies before they were legally able, including Charm, and

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were issued seeking access to records confirming her age. Unlike Lords, Charm was able to produce documentation verifying that she had made her first adult movie soon after her 18th birthday and was therefore legally able to appear in pornographic videos. In October 2002 she was arrested and charged with several counts of burglary and

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. She was convicted and sentenced to a five-year prison term, which she served in the

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near Chowchilla. In early 2011 she returned to the adult industry, working as a production manager, and performed in a scene with

Tom Byron Tom Byron (born Thomas Bryan Taliaferro Jr.; April 4, 1961) is an American former pornographic actor, director and producer. A member of the XRCO and the AVN Halls of Fame, he was voted #20 in AVN's list of top 50 pornstars of all time. Earl ...

for his "Seasoned Players" series of adult DVDs.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Charm, Nikki Living people American pornographic film actresses 21st-century American women 1966 births