
Marsha Jordan
Acting
Biography
Marsha Jordan was the reigning queen of softcore cinema in the 1960s. She was born Carolyn Marcel Jordan in the small Southern town of Gadsden, Alabama. She was the granddaughter of a minister and grew up in a Catholic convent. Jordan cites John Wayne as her "ultimate hero." At one point she worked as a stewardess for Delta Airlines. Marsha first became involved in the softcore feature business while vacationing in Los Angeles in 1960. She appeared in a slew of adults-only pictures throughout the 1960s up until the mid-'70s; she alternated between lead roles--she played the titular characters in Lady Godiva Rides (1968), Marsha: The Erotic Housewife (1970) and Sweet Georgia (1972)--and secondary supporting parts. She was savagely whipped at least 40 times in the harsh adult Western Nude Django (1968) and portrays one of Robert Quarry's beautiful bloodsucker brides in the hit drive-in horror cult classic Count Yorga, Vampire (1970). With her sweetly pretty face, long blonde hair and buxom, shapely figure, Jordan was--not surprisingly--a big favorite with male audience members. Moreover, her likable and down-to-earth personality earned her a sizable female following as well. Jordan further ensured her fame by making public appearances at movie theaters in the South and Midwest that showed her pictures. She was paid $100 to $125 a day or $1,000 a week at the height of her career. Marsha acted in films for legendary "smut cinema" moguls Harry H. Novak and David F. Friedman. She did guest spots on both Gunsmoke (1955) and Star Trek (1966). She also pops up in a TV commercial for Charmin paper towels. Marsha quit acting in softcore flicks in the mid-'70s because of the then rising popularity of hardcore porno fare. She resides in San Miguel, California, with her husband John Moore; the couple have one son and three daughters. - IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
Filmography
47 credits
Count Yorga, Vampire
Movie • 1970
Donna's Mother

Class Reunion
Movie • 1972
Jeannie

The Snow Bunnies
Movie • 1972
Joan

Lady Godiva Rides
Movie • 1969
Lady Godiva

Love from Paris
Movie • 1970
Marsha

The Toy Box
Movie • 1971
Party Guest in Orange

Infrasexum
Movie • 1969
Mrs. Allison

The Head Mistress
Movie • 1968
The Head Mistress

Brand of Shame
Movie • 1968
Miss Mollie

Sweet Georgia
Movie • 1972
Georgia

The Black Alley Cats
Movie • 1973
Mrs. Kincade

The Ramrodder
Movie • 1969
Motula

Dad Made Dirty Movies
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)

I Love You, I Love You Not
Movie • 1974
Lynn's Mother

The Manicurist
Movie • 1975

The Daisy Chain
Movie • 1969

The Golden Box
Movie • 1970
Diane

Big Bust Loops Volume 1
Movie • 2009

2069 A.D.
Movie • 1969
Natasha

Key Club Wives
Movie • 1968

Uschi Digart: Girl Snatcher
Movie • 1971
Kidnapped Girl

The House Near the Prado
Movie • 1969

Marsha: The Erotic Housewife
Movie • 1970
Marsha Bannister

Her Odd Tastes
Movie • 1969
Chris

The Muthers
Movie • 1968
Sally Driscoll

Teen-Age Jail Bait
Movie • 1973
Valerie Forsythe

Suburban Pagans
Movie • 1968
Marsha

Inside Amy
Movie • 1974
Irene Simon

Six Women
Movie • 1971
Maud

Prison Girls
Movie • 1972
Sugar

Breast Orgy
Movie • 1972

Dr. Sex
Movie • 1964
Julie

Office Love-In, White Collar Style
Movie • 1968
Ann Albertson

The Divorcee
Movie • 1969
Betty Brandt

Love Boccaccio Style
Movie • 1972
Patrizia

Dr. Carstair's 1869 Love-Root Elixir
Movie • 1972
Miss Molly

Tonite... I Love You
Movie • 1972
Marsha

Brother and Sister
Movie • 1975

Ride the Hot Wind
Movie • 1971
Lady Driver (uncredited)

Bare with Me
Movie • 1964

Bachelor Tom Peeping
Movie • 1962
Bouncy Bouncy

I Want More
Movie • 1969
Guest at Swinger's Party

College Girls
Movie • 1968
First Blonde

Documentary of a Madam
Movie • 1971

Candid Nudistviews No 3: An Afternoon with Marlene
Movie • 1960
Marlene

Breast Orgy 2
Movie • 1972

Classic Striptease and Glamour Films 11
Movie • 1986