Laurie Smith

Over her ten-year career, Laurie appeared in over 210 films and web scenes from 1979 to 1987, working with studios like Sunshine Films, Caballero Home Video, VCA, and Metro, and with directors such as Svetlana, Cecil Howard, and Robert McCallum. Notable films include All American Girls II: In Heat (1983), Kinky Business (1984), Matinee Idol (1984), and Snake Eyes (1984). Her portrayal of a sexually tormented woman in Snake Eyes earned Best Actress nominations from several critics' organizations. She also worked as a makeup artist, notably for Shauna Grant in films like Suzie Superstar (1983) and Bad Girls IV (1983). Her only mainstream role was in the fictional The Day I Shot the President (1994), about the 1963 JFK assassination.

Laurie's personal life intersected with her career in significant ways. Her younger sister, Piper Smith, was also in the industry from 1979 to 1981. Together they performed in an incest scene in 1981's Ménage-a-trois; in an interview with The Rialto Report, Laurie recounted that the director offered them a kilo of cocaine worth $50,000 to do it. They agreed, and Laurie said it was her last scene ever. Laurie struggled with cocaine addiction, a common issue among stars of the 80s. The suicide of her best friend Shauna Grant in March 1984 deeply affected her, leading to her retirement from acting in 1987 after Snake Eyes 2. She attributed her performance in Matinee Idol (1984) to Grant. Laurie was in a relationship with Robert Veze, and by 1999 she was reportedly married with children, living in the Las Vegas area. She died on Friday the 13th of January 2023, at age 65. She was bisexual, and her net worth was estimated at $500,000–$1 million from unverified sources.