Shelley Bob Graham (born March 1, 1936),<!-- at 2:24 pm in Houston, Texas Georgina Spelvin at The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society--> known professionally as Georgina Spelvin, is an American former actress and pornographic performer, best known as the star of the classic 1973 pornographic film The Devil in Miss Jones, released during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984).
Life and career
Early life
Spelvin was born in Houston, Texas, at 2:24 pm Her father was a geophysicist, and the family moved frequently.
New York City
Graham began her professional career as dancer and later as a chorus girl in Pajama Game, and was featured in the Broadway productions of Cabaret, During that time, she changed the spelling of her name to "Chele Graham", but kept the pronunciation the same. which led to the underground film scene.
Pornography
The stage name she adopted is a variation on George Spelvin, traditionally used as a pseudonym by stage actors for the second billing, when playing two roles.
She made her first movie, The Twilight Girls, a softcore film, in 1957,
In 1973, <!--Dec. 9, 1973, p. 187--> Robert Berkvist, writing in The New York Times, commented that "'Miss Jones' is as familiar in [the respectable and well-to-do New York suburb of] Scarsdale as she is on Broadway."
In 1974, she appeared in the low-budget exploitation film Girls For Rent (aka I Spit on Your Corpse), for which she also served as costume designer.