Lisa Lyon

Lisa Lyon

Lisa Lyon (June 1, 1953 - September 8, 2023) studied art at the University of California at Los Angeles. There she became accomplished in the Japanese art of fencing, kendo, but found herself lacking sufficient upper body strength so she began weight training. This eventually led her into bodybuilding. Lyon entered and won the first International Federation of BodyBuilders Women’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship in Los Angeles on June 16, 1979. This was the only bodybuilding competition of her career. She appeared in many magazines and on television talk shows, promoting bodybuilding for women. She also wrote a book on weight training for women titled Lisa Lyon’s Body Magic, which was published in 1981. Although Lyon is often cited as the first female bodybuilder to appear in Playboy (in October 1980), she was actually predated by stripper and bodybuilder Kellie Everts, who appeared in a May 1977 pictorial called "Humping Iron". Lyon modeled for Helmut Newton, American fine art photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (between 1980 and 1983, Mapplethorpe created over 150 photographs of her, resulting in the 1983 book Lady: Lisa Lyon), and Marcus Leatherdale, who published two pictures of her in his first catalogue book at Molotov. Lyon's work with Mapplethorpe was notable owing to Mapplethorpe's depiction of her body as simultaneously traditionally feminine and strong in a conventionally masculine sense. She was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2000 for being a one-woman media-relations activist on behalf of the sport and Elevating bodybuilding to the level of fine art. Lisa Lyon also had a short acting career.

  • Title: Lisa Lyon
  • Popularity: 0.9
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1953-06-01
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Lisa Lyon Movies

  • 1980
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    The Hustler of Muscle Beach

    The Hustler of Muscle Beach

    4.7 1980 HD

    A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat...

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  • 1982
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    Lisa Lyon: A Portrait of Power

    Lisa Lyon: A Portrait of Power

    1 1982 HD

    Lisa Lyon won the first World Women's Bodybuilding Championship in 1980. She was a pioneer in this area, and went on to appear world-wide as a...

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  • 1984
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    Lisa Lyon: Graphite Woman

    Lisa Lyon: Graphite Woman

    1 1984 HD

    On January 25, 1984, at Long Beach State Art Gallery, Lisa called this performance Graphite Woman, as she was coated in this substance, and she...

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  • 1986
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    Vamp

    Vamp

    5.9 1986 HD

    Two fraternity pledges go to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware it is occupied by vampires.

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  • 1991
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    Three Crowns of the Sailor

    Three Crowns of the Sailor

    7.2 1991 HD

    Shortly after murdering his professor, a young man encounters a sailor who offers him a position on his ship in exchange for 3 Danish crowns and his...

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  • 1984
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    Getting Physical

    Getting Physical

    2 1984 HD

    The world of female bodybuilding provides the backdrop for this tale of an aspiring young actress who initially becomes interested in the sport as a...

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  • 1986
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    Hollywood Erotic Film Festival

    Hollywood Erotic Film Festival

    5.2 1986 HD

    Ten erotic vignettes from eight different directors.

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  • 1974
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    Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

    8 1974 HD

    Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a...

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