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Lindsey Jane Drew (born 11 May 1958), better known by her stage-name Linzi Drew, is a retired pornography actress, pornography director, writer, model and actress.[3][4]

Born
Lindsey Jane Drew

(1958-05-11) 11 May 1958 (age 68)[1]
Bristol, England
OthernameMistress Monique[2]
Occupations
  • Glamour model
  • producer
  • adult model
  • pornographic actress
PartnerBen Dover (1980s–2011)
Quick facts Born, Other name ...
Linzi Drew
Drew on a beach on the Algarve in Continental Portugal, 1986
Born
Lindsey Jane Drew

(1958-05-11) 11 May 1958 (age 68)[1]
Bristol, England
Other nameMistress Monique[2]
Occupations
  • Glamour model
  • producer
  • adult model
  • pornographic actress
PartnerBen Dover (1980s–2011)
ChildrenTyger Drew-Honey
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Pornography career

Drew's pornographic career began in the early 80s, under the guidance of glamour photographer George Harrison Marks, she starred in various videos for Corporal Punishment Videos; Warden's End (1981). Prior to pornography she was working as a Page 3 model and a stripper.[5] In the 1980s, she appeared nude each month in the softcore magazine Club International.[citation needed] She retired from the industry at the age of 35.[citation needed]

She went on to become a writer for Penthouse magazine.[4] She appeared on the front cover of the 1984, Roger Waters concept album The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking.[6][7] She also appeared alongside W.A.S.P's performance at the 1987, Monsters of Rock festival.[8]

In the 1990s, Drew was arrested for illegally distributing pornography, something she and then-boyfriend Simon Honey (Ben Dover) discussed in the BBC documentary Open Space in the episode titled; More Sex Please, We're British.[9][failed verification] In 1991, she released and directed her own pornography film titled Striptacular, which featured Eileen Daly among other glamour and pornography models.[10]

She has also had minor roles in a handful of mainstream films, including; An American Werewolf in London (1981),[11] The Rainbow Thief (1990),[12] and a number of Ken Russell films including; Aria (1987), Salome's Last Dance (1988)[12] and The Lair of the White Worm (1988).[13]

Personal life

In 1993, she published her autobiography; Try Everything Once Except Incest and Morris Dancing: The Intimate Autobiography of a Dangerous Lady. The book chronicles her time as a groupie and her career.[14]

She is the mother of British actor Tyger Drew-Honey.[3][5]

Filmography

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Pornography credits
Year Title Role Notes
1981 Warden's End Self; actress
The Cane Self; actress
Emmanuelle in Soho Showgirl Non-sex scenes
Electric Blue 006 Jello wrestler Uncredited
Death Shock Housekeeper
1983 Wrong Time Wrong Place Self; actress
Rock 'N' Roll Ransom Stripper
1984 Mr. Abel Self; actress
Electric Blue 17 Self; actress
1985 Electric Blue 20 Self; actress
1987 Electric Blue I Love Linzi Drew Self; actress
1988 The Zeta Sexy Video Show Self; actress
Buttman's Favorite Legs and Ass Self; actress Archive footage
Dirty Woman Amanda
1989 Dirty Woman: Part Two Amanda
1991 An American Buttman in London Self; actress
Euroticon 3 Self; actress
Striptacular Self; actress
1992 Erotic Dreams Self; actress
Members Only Self; actress
Members Only, No.2 Self; actress
Members Only, No.3 Self; actress
1993 Members Only, No.4 Self; actress
Members Only, No.5 Self; actress
1994 The Best of Electric Blue 18: Girls on Top Self; actress
Buttman's Bouncin' British Babes Hair salon owner
1995 Best of Electric Blue: Bottoms Up Self; actress
Thunder Boobs Self; actress
1996 Lesbian Lovers 2 Self; actress Archive footage
2001 Buttman: Before They Were Stars Self; actress Archive footage
2002 Celebrity Shags 13 Self; actress Archive footage
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Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 An American Werewolf in London Brenda Bristols
1982 There's A Lot of It About Various roles 3 episodes
1983 Floating Off Stripper TV film
The Skin Horse Self; model Documentary
1984 The Making of a Horror Film Self; model Documentary, uncredited
1985 Hold the Back Page Stripper 1 episode
1986 Gems Model 1 episode
Dempsey and Makepeace Stripper 1 episode
Lytton's Diary Beauty show contestant Uncredited
1987 Intimate Contact Prostitute 1 episode
C.A.T.S Eyes Stripper 1 episode
Aria Girl
Big George Is Dead Stripper TV film
1988 Hot Metal Stephanie Uncredited
The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross Self; guest 1 episode
Salome's Last Dance 1st slave
The Lair of the White Worm Maid
1990 The Rainbow Thief Madame Rainbow
1993 Open Space Self; feature Documentary
1993-1994 Whale on Self; feature 2 episodes
2006 Tricky TV Self; guest 1 episode
2009 Beware the Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf in London Self; feature Documentary
2016 Respectable: The Mary Millington Story Self; feature Documentary
2024 Saucy!: Secrets of the British Sex Comedy Self; feature Documentary
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