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Chyna
Actor
Died April 20, 2016 (46 years)
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."
Filmography
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Best of Mankind · as Chyna |
| 2020 | The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches · as Chyna |
| 2020 | Shawn Michaels' Best WrestleMania Matches · as Chyna |
| 2020 | Stone Cold's Hell Raisin' Moments · as Chyna |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Liv Forever · as Chyna |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 · as Chyna |
| 2019 | |
| 2017 | WWE: Kurt Angle - The Essential Collection · as Chyna |
| 2014 | Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania · as Chyna |
| 2014 | WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions · as Chyna |
| 2013 | White T · as Psychic |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | WWE: Triple H - Thy Kingdom Come · as Chyna |
| 2012 | Attitude Era · as Chyna |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | WWE: Best Cage Matches · as Chyna |
| 2011 | Losing Control · as Barb |
| 2010 | WWE: Shawn Michaels - My Journey · as Chyna |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Smackdown: The Best of 2009-2010 · as Chyna (archive footage) |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | WWE: The History of the Intercontinental Championship · as Chyna (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Triple H: King of Kings · as Chyna |
| 2008 | Viva la Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero · as Chyna |
| 2008 | Reality Bites Back (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2008 | Rehab with Dr. Drew (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Cougar Club · as Teddy Archibald |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Illegal Aliens · as Rex |
| 2007 | T.K.O. · as Unknown |
| 2007 | The Surreal Life: Fame Games (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2006 | The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers · as Chyna |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Impact Wrestling (TV Series) · as Chyna |
| 2003 | Alien Tracker · as Ree |
| 2003 | Hunter: Back in Force · as Brandy Rose |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Surreal Life (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Frank McKlusky, C.I. · as Freeda |
| 2002 | WWF: Funniest Moments · as Chyna |
| 2002 | The Nick Cannon Show (TV Series) · as Miss Joanie |
| 2001 | On the Line · as Female Handwrestler |
| 2001 | Royal Rumble · as Chyna |
| 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven · as Chyna |
| 2001 | WWF: Action! · as Chyna |
| 2001 | Lita: It Just Feels Right · as Chyna |
| 2001 | Gary & Mike (TV Series) · as Chyna |
| 2001 | Fear Factor (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Tracker (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Best of Raw Vol. 2 · as Chyna |
| 2001 | Best of Raw Vol. 3 · as Chyna |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as Chyna |
| 2000 | Royal Rumble · as Chyna |
| 2000 | Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion · as Ava Zurich |
| 2000 | Divas: Postcard from the Caribbean · as Chyna |
| 2000 | Survivor Series · as Chyna |
| 2000 | Summerslam · as Chyna |
| 2000 | King of the Ring · as Chyna (Ringside) |
| 2000 | Fully Loaded · as Chyna |
| 2000 | WWF Armageddon · as Chyna |
| 2000 | WWF Insurrextion · as Chyna (Ringside) |
| 2000 | The Huntress (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Most Memorable Matches of 1999 · as China |
| 1999 | WWF Rebellion · as Chyna |
| 1999 | WWF No Mercy · as Chyna (Ringside) |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers (TV Series) · as Chyna |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Chyna |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter (TV Series) · as Natasha Tripova |
| 1999 | Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF · as Chyna |
| 1999 | It's Our Time · as Chyna |
| 1999 | Best of SummerSlam · as Chyna |
| 1998 | WWF Mayhem in Manchester · as Chyna |
| 1998 | Celebrity Deathmatch (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1998 | WWE: D-Generation-X · as Chyna |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as Chyna |
| 1997 | Survivor Series · as Chyna - DeGeneration X |
| 1997 | WWF One Night Only · as Chyna |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Tonya Sweet |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun (TV Series) · as Janice |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Mary Jo Ponder |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Chyna |
| 1988 | Whose Line is it Anyway? (TV Series) · as Unknown |