Chyna
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 27, 1969
- Died
- Apr 20, 2016 (aged 46)
- Place of birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Credits
- 133
Chyna (born as Joan Marie Laurer) was an American professional wrestler, fitness model, bodybuilder, actress, adult actress, and television personality.
Born in Rochester, New York, Chyna first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1997, where she was billed as "The Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A founding member of the stable D-Generation X as the promotion's first female enforcer, she held the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Women's Championship once. She was also the first woman to participate in the Royal Rumble match and King of the Ring tournament, in addition to becoming number one contender to the WWF Championship. She is considered one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era. With singles victories over several prominent male wrestlers – including multiple-time world champions Triple H, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett – she left what WWE called "a lasting legacy as the most dominant female competitor of all time". After leaving the WWF in 2001, she wrestled sporadically, with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2011. The latter was her final appearance in the ring.
Outside of wrestling, Chyna appeared in Playboy magazine twice, plus numerous television shows and films. She was considered a sex symbol. In 2005, she was a cast member on VH1's The Surreal Life, which led to several other celebrity reality appearances on the network, including The Surreal Life: Fame Games in 2007 and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008. Chyna was also known for her tumultuous relationship with fellow wrestler Sean Waltman. In November 2007, she legally changed her name to Chyna and from early 2012 until mid-2015, she taught English in Japan.
In 2019, Chyna was posthumously entered into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of D-Generation X, making her the first woman to be inducted as a part of a group or team.
Known for
Filmography
I demoni dello sport
2025TV
Self
Nothing Better Than Parody 7
2024Movie
(archive footage)
Superheroes 2
2023Movie
(archive footage)
Nothing Better Than Parody 5
2023Movie
(archive footage)
WWE This Is Awesome
2022TV
Chyna (archive footage)
Out in the Ring
2022Movie
Chyna
Vice Versa: Chyna
2021Movie
Herself
Biography: WWE Legends
2021TV
Chyna
WWE Liv Forever
2020Movie
Chyna (archive footage)
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
2020Movie
Chyna
Vice Versa
2020TV
Self (archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019Movie
Chyna
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
2015Movie
Chyna
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014Movie
Chyna
White T
2013Movie
Psychic
She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
2013Movie
She-Hulk
Chyna Is Queen of the Ring
2012Movie
Herself
Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody
2012Movie
She-Hulk
Losing Control
2012Movie
Barb
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012Movie
Chyna (archive footage)
YouShoot: Chyna
2011Movie
Herself
Backdoor to Chyna
2011Movie
Self
TNA Sacrifice 2011
2011Movie
Chyna
Another Night in China
2009Movie
Herself
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008Movie
Chyna (archive footage)
Reality Bites Back
2008TV
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
2008TV
Self
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007Movie
Chyna
Trantasia
2007Movie
Self
TKO
2007Movie
Cougar Club
2007Movie
Teddy Archibald
Illegal Aliens
2007Movie
Rex
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy
2007Movie
Roxanne
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
2007TV
Midnight Money Madness
2006TV
The Tyra Banks Show
2005TV
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
2005Movie
Herself
1 Night in China
2004Movie
Herself
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
2004Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Week Ever
2004TV
Alien Tracker
2003Movie
Ree
Hunter: Back in Force
2003Movie
Brandy Rose
The Surreal Life
2003TV
Self
NJPW The Spiral
2002Movie
Joanie Lauer
Brown Sugar
2002Movie
Woman at Party (uncredited)
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002Movie
Freeda
Robot Wars Grand Champions
2002TV
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar
2002Movie
Self (as Joanie Laurer)
On the Line
2001Movie
Chyna
Tracker
2001TV
Rhee (as Joanie Laurer)
WWF: Divas in Hedonism
2001Movie
Herself
Lita: It Just Feels Right
2001Movie
Chyna
WWE Tough Enough
2001TV
Chyna
Fear Factor
2001TV
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001Movie
Chyna
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001Movie
Chyna
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001Movie
Chyna
Gary & Mike
2001TV
Self (voice)
Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude
2001Movie
Self (as Joanie Laurer)
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE Unforgiven 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE SummerSlam 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
The Huntress
2000TV
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE King of the Ring 2000
2000Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000Movie
Chyna (Valet)
WWE Insurrextion 2000
2000Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Backlash 2000
2000Movie
Chyna (Valet)
The Rock - The People's Champ
2000Movie
Herself
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
2000Movie
Ava Zurich
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE No Way Out 2000
2000Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000Movie
Chyna
WWE Armageddon 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
WWF: It's Our Time
1999Movie
Chyna
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999Movie
Herself
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
Beyond the Mat
1999Movie
Self
WWE No Mercy 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE Rebellion 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE Unforgiven 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
Relic Hunter
1999TV
Natasha Tripova
WWE SummerSlam 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE King of the Ring 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE Over the Edge
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
1999Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999TV
Chyna
WWE Backlash: In Your House
1999Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
1999Movie
Chyna
WWE Capital Carnage
1998Movie
Chyna
WWF Raw: Banned in Canada
1998Movie
Chyna
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
1998Movie
Herself
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWF: D-Generation X
1998Movie
Chyna
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998TV
Self
WWE Heat
1998TV
Chyna
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
Celebrity Deathmatch
1998TV
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997Movie
Herself
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997Movie
Chyna
WWE One Night Only
1997Movie
Chyna
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997Movie
Chyna
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997Movie
Chyna
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997Movie
Chyna
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997Movie
Chyna (Ringside)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996TV
Mary Jo Ponder
Pacific Blue
1996TV
Tonya Sweet
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996TV
Janice
MADtv
1995TV
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest (as Chyna)
Raw
1993TV
Chyna
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988TV
WWE Old School
1973TV
Chyna (Ringside)
Wrestling with Chyna
Movie
Herself