Joan Marie Laurer
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
134
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-12-27
Day of death
2016-04-20 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Joan Marie Laurer
Biography
Joan Marie Laurer (stage name Chyna) was a former American professional wrestler, actress, bodybuilder and pornographic film actress who was under contract to Vivid Entertainment. Chyna first rose to prominence upon debuting in the professional wrestling promotion WWE in 1997, where she performed under the ring name Chyna and was billed as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A member of the stable D-Generation X, she held the WWE Intercontinental Championship (the first female wrestler to do so) and WWE Women's Championship, and was the first female wrestler to participate in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring events. Since leaving the WWE in 2001, Chyna had wrestled sporadically, most notably with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2011. Laurer had a strained relationship with her family. She last saw her mother at the age of sixteen, and she claimed that her father never got over her decision not to join the FBI. She also alleged that her father took out several student loans in her name and without her knowledge, leaving her with $40,000 in debt. On an episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008, Laurer claimed to have a bad relationship with all of her family members, including her siblings. In September 2010, Laurer was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping medication. As of February 2015, Laurer had reestablished a good relationship with her mother; her father died in May 2014. Laurer taught English in Japan. On February 9, 2015, during a WWE Network podcast with Steve Austin, Triple H mentioned that Chyna deserved to be in the WWE Hall of Fame but that problems with children Googling her prohibited it. After being in contact with Vince Russo she claimed in an interview that Triple H had hit her, which he later called a false statement. Death On April 20, 2016, Laurer was found dead at her home in Redondo Beach, California. She had been taking medication for anxiety and sleep deprivation. An official statement was posted to her Twitter account, saying "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero ... She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her."
Known For
Raw
Raw
3rd Rock from the Sun
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Pacific Blue
Relic Hunter
The Tyra Banks Show
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Fear Factor
WWE Heat
WWE Heat
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The Huntress
Cougar Club
TNA Sacrifice 2011
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Tough Enough
WWF: D-Generation X
Biography: WWE Legends
Tracker
WWE Old School
Best Week Ever
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Celebrity Deathmatch
Alien Tracker
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
White T
The Surreal Life
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Gary & Mike
WWE One Night Only
WWE WrestleMania XV
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Brown Sugar
MADtv
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Vice Versa
I demoni dello sport
Reality Bites Back
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Robot Wars Grand Champions
Midnight Money Madness
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
On the Line
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Beyond the Mat
WWE Survivor Series 1999
WWE Unforgiven 1999
YouShoot: Chyna
WWE WrestleMania XIV
WWE SummerSlam 1997
WWE No Way Out 2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWE Armageddon 1999
Vice Versa: Chyna
WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE WrestleMania 2000
WWE Backlash 2000
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2001
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
WWE Over the Edge
WWE King of the Ring 2000
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
WWE King of the Ring 1997
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
WWE King of the Ring 1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Illegal Aliens
Losing Control
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWE SummerSlam 2000
WWE SummerSlam 1998
WWE Unforgiven 2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000
WWE SummerSlam 1999
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
WWE King of the Ring 1999
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
WWF: It's Our Time
WWE No Mercy 1999
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE Armageddon 2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
WWE No Mercy 2000
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
Hunter: Back in Force
WWE Rebellion 2000
NJPW The Spiral
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
WWE Rebellion 1999
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
WWE Backlash: In Your House
TKO
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Out in the Ring
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
WWE Capital Carnage
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
WWF: The Rock - The People's Champ
WWE Liv Forever
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy
WWF: Divas in Hedonism
Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar
Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude
Trantasia
Wrestling with Chyna
Nothing Better Than Parody 5
Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody
Superheroes 2
Nothing Better Than Parody 7
She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
1 Night in China
Chyna Is Queen of the Ring
Another Night in China
Backdoor to Chyna
