Joan Marie Laurer

Joan Marie Laurer

Acting
Born 1969-12-27 - Died 2016-04-20Rochester, New York, USA

Biography

Chyna (born as Joan Marie Laurer) was an American professional wrestler, fitness model, bodybuilder, actress, adult actress, and television personality. Born in Rochester, New York, Chyna first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1997, where she was billed as "The Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A founding member of the stable D-Generation X as the promotion's first female enforcer, she held the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Women's Championship once. She was also the first woman to participate in the Royal Rumble match and King of the Ring tournament, in addition to becoming number one contender to the WWF Championship. She is considered one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era. With singles victories over several prominent male wrestlers – including multiple-time world champions Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett – she left what WWE called "a lasting legacy as the most dominant female competitor of all time". After leaving the WWF in 2001, she wrestled sporadically, with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2011. The latter was her final appearance in the ring. Outside of wrestling, Chyna appeared in Playboy magazine twice, plus numerous television shows and films. She was considered a sex symbol. In 2005, she was a cast member on VH1's The Surreal Life, which led to several other celebrity reality appearances on the network, including The Surreal Life: Fame Games in 2007 and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008. Chyna was also known for her tumultuous relationship with fellow wrestler Sean Waltman. In November 2007, she legally changed her name to Chyna and from early 2012 until mid-2015, she taught English in Japan. In 2019, Chyna was posthumously entered into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of D-Generation X, making her the first woman to be inducted as a part of a group or team.

Movies (103)

Brown Sugar
6.6

Brown Sugar

2002Movie6.6
Cougar Club
3.9

Cougar Club

2007Movie3.9
WWE SummerSlam 1999
7.4

WWE SummerSlam 1999

1999Movie7.4
WWE WrestleMania XV
7.5

WWE WrestleMania XV

1999Movie7.5
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
8.0

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

2007Movie8.0
Alien Tracker
4.0

Alien Tracker

2003Movie4.0
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
4.7

WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House

1998Movie4.7
Beyond the Mat
7.3

Beyond the Mat

1999Movie7.3
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
10.0

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

2012Movie10.0
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
7.3

WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

1999Movie7.3
On the Line
4.8

On the Line

2001Movie4.8
WWF: D-Generation X
7.0

WWF: D-Generation X

1998Movie7.0
WWE WrestleMania 2000
7.3

WWE WrestleMania 2000

2000Movie7.3
WWE No Way Out 2000
7.2

WWE No Way Out 2000

2000Movie7.2
Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF
6.3

Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF

1999Movie6.3
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
4.4

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

2002Movie4.4
WWE SummerSlam 1998
9.0

WWE SummerSlam 1998

1998Movie9.0
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
8.7

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

1998Movie8.7
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
7.6

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

1997Movie7.6
WWE Survivor Series 1999
8.5

WWE Survivor Series 1999

1999Movie8.5
The Rock - The People's Champ

The Rock - The People's Champ

2000Movie
WWE No Mercy 2000
8.0

WWE No Mercy 2000

2000Movie8.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
7.5

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001Movie7.5
WWE Insurrextion 2000
4.8

WWE Insurrextion 2000

2000Movie4.8
WWE Unforgiven 1999
7.7

WWE Unforgiven 1999

1999Movie7.7
WWE King of the Ring 1998
7.9

WWE King of the Ring 1998

1998Movie7.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
6.6

WWE Royal Rumble 1998

1998Movie6.6
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
7.3

WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

2008Movie7.3
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
7.3

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

1998Movie7.3
WWE SummerSlam 2000
7.2

WWE SummerSlam 2000

2000Movie7.2
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
8.8

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001Movie8.8
WWE WrestleMania 13
7.5

WWE WrestleMania 13

1997Movie7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
6.7

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

2000Movie6.7
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
6.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1999

1999Movie6.0
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
7.0

WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story

2004Movie7.0
WWE Unforgiven 2000
7.6

WWE Unforgiven 2000

2000Movie7.6
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

1999Movie
WWE Rebellion 1999
7.0

WWE Rebellion 1999

1999Movie7.0
WWE Backlash 2000
7.6

WWE Backlash 2000

2000Movie7.6
WWE King of the Ring 2000
6.5

WWE King of the Ring 2000

2000Movie6.5
White T
4.8

White T

2013Movie4.8
WWE WrestleMania XIV
7.7

WWE WrestleMania XIV

1998Movie7.7
Lita: It Just Feels Right

Lita: It Just Feels Right

2001Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1997
7.8

WWE SummerSlam 1997

1997Movie7.8
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
7.0

WWE Fully Loaded 1999

1999Movie7.0
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
8.8

WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

1998Movie8.8
WWE Judgment Day 2001
7.7

WWE Judgment Day 2001

2001Movie7.7
WWE Survivor Series 2000
7.5

WWE Survivor Series 2000

2000Movie7.5
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
8.6

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

2000Movie8.6
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
8.0

WWE Mayhem in Manchester

1998Movie8.0
WWE King of the Ring 1997
10.0

WWE King of the Ring 1997

1997Movie10.0
WWE Capital Carnage
5.5

WWE Capital Carnage

1998Movie5.5
WWE Armageddon 2000
7.6

WWE Armageddon 2000

2000Movie7.6
WWE King of the Ring 1999
8.0

WWE King of the Ring 1999

1999Movie8.0
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
9.3

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

1998Movie9.3
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
10.0

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

2014Movie10.0
Hunter: Back in Force
6.5

Hunter: Back in Force

2003Movie6.5
WWE Over the Edge
7.2

WWE Over the Edge

1999Movie7.2
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
8.1

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

1997Movie8.1
Illegal Aliens
4.2

Illegal Aliens

2007Movie4.2
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
6.7

WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

1997Movie6.7
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
6.0

WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999

1999Movie6.0
WWE Judgment Day 2000
7.9

WWE Judgment Day 2000

2000Movie7.9
WWE One Night Only
8.7

WWE One Night Only

1997Movie8.7
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
8.7

WWE Hall of Fame 2019

2019Movie8.7
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
8.0

WWE Ground Zero: In Your House

1997Movie8.0
WWF Raw: Banned in Canada

WWF Raw: Banned in Canada

1998Movie
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
6.8

WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired

2015Movie6.8
WWF: It's Our Time

WWF: It's Our Time

1999Movie
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
10.0

Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division

2018Movie10.0
Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude
1.0

Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude

2001Movie1.0
WWE Backlash: In Your House
9.5

WWE Backlash: In Your House

1999Movie9.5
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
4.1

Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion

2000Movie4.1
WWE Rebellion 2000
7.5

WWE Rebellion 2000

2000Movie7.5
WWE No Mercy 1999
8.0

WWE No Mercy 1999

1999Movie8.0
YouShoot: Chyna

YouShoot: Chyna

2011Movie
Wrestling with Chyna

Wrestling with Chyna

Movie
WWE Armageddon 1999
5.7

WWE Armageddon 1999

1999Movie5.7
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar
2.5

Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar

2002Movie2.5
Vice Versa: Chyna
7.8

Vice Versa: Chyna

2021Movie7.8
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
8.0

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

1997Movie8.0
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
3.0

The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches

2020Movie3.0
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
10.0

WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role

1998Movie10.0
Losing Control
4.7

Losing Control

2012Movie4.7
NJPW The Spiral
2.0

NJPW The Spiral

2002Movie2.0
TKO
7.5

TKO

2007Movie7.5
WWE Liv Forever
4.2

WWE Liv Forever

2020Movie4.2
TNA Sacrifice 2011
7.0

TNA Sacrifice 2011

2011Movie7.0
WWF: Divas in Hedonism
6.1

WWF: Divas in Hedonism

2001Movie6.1
Best Of Raw • Volume Six

Best Of Raw • Volume Six

1997Movie
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy
6.0

Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy

2007Movie6.0
Trantasia
4.4

Trantasia

2007Movie4.4
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
5.3

101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

2005Movie5.3
Out in the Ring

Out in the Ring

2022Movie
Nothing Better Than Parody 5
10.0

Nothing Better Than Parody 5

2023Movie10.0
Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody
6.0

Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody

2012Movie6.0
Superheroes 2

Superheroes 2

2023Movie
Nothing Better Than Parody 7
8.0

Nothing Better Than Parody 7

2024Movie8.0
She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
4.7

She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody

2013Movie4.7
1 Night in China
5.7

1 Night in China

2004Movie5.7
Chyna Is Queen of the Ring
6.0

Chyna Is Queen of the Ring

2012Movie6.0
Another Night in China
8.5

Another Night in China

2009Movie8.5
Backdoor to Chyna
10.0

Backdoor to Chyna

2011Movie10.0

TV Shows (30)

Raw
6.8

Raw

1993Series6.8
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
7.4

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

1999Series7.4
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996Series7.8
3rd Rock from the Sun
7.5

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996Series7.5
WWE Heat
5.3

WWE Heat

1998Series5.3
Relic Hunter
6.8

Relic Hunter

1999Series6.8
The Tyra Banks Show
5.0

The Tyra Banks Show

2005Series5.0
Best Week Ever
5.9

Best Week Ever

2004Series5.9
Pacific Blue
5.3

Pacific Blue

1996Series5.3
Fear Factor
5.8

Fear Factor

2001Series5.8
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
7.9

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1998Series7.9
WWE Old School

WWE Old School

1973Series
WWE Tough Enough
7.5

WWE Tough Enough

2001Series7.5
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
7.7

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1988Series7.7
Celebrity Deathmatch
7.5

Celebrity Deathmatch

1998Series7.5
The Huntress
5.6

The Huntress

2000Series5.6
WWE This Is Awesome
7.3

WWE This Is Awesome

2022Series7.3
Tracker
6.6

Tracker

2001Series6.6
Biography: WWE Legends
7.4

Biography: WWE Legends

2021Series7.4
The Surreal Life
7.0

The Surreal Life

2003Series7.0
Gary & Mike
7.0

Gary & Mike

2001Series7.0
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
3.7

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

2008Series3.7
Vice Versa

Vice Versa

2020Series
MADtv
7.1

MADtv

1995Series7.1
I demoni dello sport

I demoni dello sport

2025Series
Midnight Money Madness
7.0

Midnight Money Madness

2006Series7.0
Robot Wars Grand Champions

Robot Wars Grand Champions

2002Series
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
9.5

The Surreal Life: Fame Games

2007Series9.5
Reality Bites Back
10.0

Reality Bites Back

2008Series10.0