Sharon Thorpe was a striking brunette actress who made a strong and arousing mark in a handful of hardcore films made throughout the 1970's Golden Age of Adult Cinema. Sharon grew up in a few extremely repressive small towns in the Midwest. When Thorpe was twelve her parents began collecting various books about sex, thereby installing in Thorpe ...
I had never known anything about pornography until I was in a film. I had never seen a [porn] film until after I was in one. Secretly, I thought of sex continually. When I found pornography, I felt very liberated to finally have this opportunity for being totally open.
2
I don't think I could be myself in the town in the Midwest that I came from because I don't think there'd be any people for me to be myself with. I just have to be myself, all by myself in the house, which would make me probably effectively a crazy old woman down the street.
3
I don't really think about the fact that I don't know who I'm going to make love with. Generally, I do know. I always ask. Occasionally, they switch the person so that when I get there, I find a different person waiting for me than expected.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Untamed
1978
Monica (uncredited)
SexWorld
1978
Lisa Hill
Please Please Me
1978
Estelle
Cadillac Named Desire
1978
Miss Simmons
Candy Stripers
1978
Sarge
Visions of Clair
1978
Fornicator
Mary! Mary!
1977
Jane
Chocolate Cream
1977
Oakland A's Fan
Overnight Sensation
1976
Susie
Tapestry of Passion
1976
Black Widow
Baby Rosemary
1976
Rosemary
Love Slaves
1976
Theresa
Ceremony... The Ritual of Love
1976
Adrian
One of a Kind
1976
Sharon
All Night Long
1976
Susan Strong
Femmes de Sade
1976
Honey Pie
1976
Teacher
Coming Attractions
1976
Emmy
Confessions Within Miss Bonnie
1975
Mary (uncredited)
Magic Fingers
1975
Sandra (uncredited)
Up at JJ's Place
1975
Girl in Red
Carnal Haven
1975
Dr. Klein
Fantasy in Blue
1975
Angelique Aimsley
3 A.M.
1975
Vicki
The Invitation
1975
Girl Wearing Sunglasses (as Shairn Most)
Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days
1975
Temple Maiden
Marilyn and the Senator
1975
Nancy Johnson - The Call Girl
Valerie
1975
Party Girl Wearing Glasses / Marine Codfetcher (uncredited)
Little Angel Puss
1975
Candy
China Girl
1975
Pleasure Lady
Odalisque
1975
Joyce
The Infidel
1975
Beverly
Hard Times at the Employment Office
1974
Alice Pearson (uncredited)
Satisfaction
1974
Sharon (uncredited)
Fantasy Girls
1974
Sharon (uncredited)
The Venus Trap
1974
Barbara Richmond
The Seduction of Lyn Carter
1974
Doll
South of the Border
1974
Driver (uncredited)
Three Cheers for BJU
1974
Harriet (uncredited)
Sweet Agony
1974
Sharon
Rings of Passion
1973
Julie (as Julie Holmes)
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ultimate Pleasure
1977
music editor
Her Last Fling
1976
music editor
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ultimate Pleasure
1977
production manager
Her Last Fling
1976
production manager
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Film About Sharon
1975
Documentary short
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carnal Haven
1975
assistant director
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Carnal Haven
1975
assistant producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sharon's Rosebud
1976
Herself (as Sharon Thrope)
A Film About Sharon
1975
Documentary short
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Night for Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards
1985
Video
Herself
Super Sex
1983
Video
All About Annette
1982
Fantastic Orgy
1977
The Joy of Letting Go
1976
Girl in Adult Film (uncredited)
Keisha's Kum Lovers
2014
Video
Jackpot
2005/IV
Barbara Richman (uncredited)
True Legends of Adult Cinema: The Unsung Superstars
1993
Video documentary
Only the Best 2
1989
Video documentary
Blue Vanities 48
1988
Video
Classic Swedish Erotica 28
1987
Video short
Legends of Porn
1987
Video documentary
Love Scenes... for Loving Couples
1987
Video
Blue Vanities Tape 3: Peepshow Loops Circa 1970s
1987
Video
Girl in Black Scarf (segment "Sauna Bath") / Hot Tub Girl (segment "Skin Diver") (uncredited)
$14 Million