Nikki Charm is a former adult video performer. She is a member of the Adult Video News Hall of Fame

AVN Awards

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 and the XRCO Hall of Fame

XRCO Hall of Fame

XRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...

.

When it was revealed in 1986 that Traci Lords

Traci Lords

Traci Lords , also known as Traci Elizabeth Lords and Tracy Lords, is an American film actress, producer, film director, writer and singer...

 had been making adult films while underage, federal authorities suspected this was likewise true of Nikki and several other performers. Federal subpoenas were issued seeking access to records confirming her age. However, she was able to produce documentation verifying that she had made her first adult film soon after her 18th birthday and was therefore legally able to appear in pornographic movies.

Between 1984 and 1990 she appeared in nearly 50 videos, and was for a time a contract performer with Vivid Entertainment

Vivid Entertainment

Vivid Entertainment Group is an adult video producer, featuring a catalog of VHS and DVD titles and internet content. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry....

. Charm stopped appearing in adult films in 1990, though in the mid-'90s she became a featured exotic dancer

Exotic dancer

The terms exotic dancer and exotic dance can have different meanings in different parts of the world and depending on context. In the erotic sense, "exotic dance" is a often used to refer to practitioners of striptease...

. From 1999–2000 she made a brief return to adult films, appearing in six titles during this time.

In October 2002 she was arrested and charged with several counts of burglary

Burglary

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 and grand theft auto

Motor vehicle theft

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. She was convicted and sentenced to a five-year prison sentence (served in the Central California Women's Facility

Central California Women's Facility

Central California Women's Facility is a female-only California Department of Corrections state prison located in Chowchilla, California. It is across the road from Valley State Prison for Women. It is the largest female correctional facility in the United States. It houses the State of...

 near Chowchilla

Chowchilla, California

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).

In early 2011 she returned to the adult industry, working as a production manager, and has signed on to perform in a scene with Tom Byron

Tom Byron

Tom Byron is an American pornographic actor and director. He is of Italian descent and is an alumnus of the University of Houston. He has also been credited as Tom Byrom, Tim Byron, Tom Bryon, Tom Bryan, and Tommy Byron...

 for his "Seasoned Players" series of adult DVDs.

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