Christy Canyon (Melissa Kaye Bardizbanian) is a noted adult-film actress. She began acting in 1984 and appeared in numerous movies before retiring from the business in 1997.

Afterwards Canyon became a television and radio personality, earning renewed fame as host of Playboy Radio’s Night Calls, on Sirius.

In 2003, Canyon published her autobiography, titled Lights, Camera, Sex! She has been inducted into both the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.