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Biography

Joanie Laurer aka Chyna aka Chyna Doll was born in Rochester, New York on December 27, 1969. Her parents were abusive and cruel, so…more

Born

12/27/1969, Rochester, New York, USA

Birth Name

Joanie Marie Laurer

Gender

Female

Credits

Star (12)

Role
- Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 6 Friends and Family
    2/14/08
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sex and Trauma
    1/31/08
  - S 1: Ep 3 New Arrival
    1/24/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Detox
    1/17/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Intake
    1/10/08
- The Surreal Life: Fame Games
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Dial M for Mommy
    3/4/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Pretty Women
    2/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 V for Variety
    2/11/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Chyna Doll Syndrome
    1/28/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 Down and Out on the B-List
    1/21/07
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Surreal Life
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 12 Reunion Show
    5/1/05
  - S 4: Ep 11 Burning Questions
    4/24/05
  - S 4: Ep 10 Get Out!!
    4/17/05
  - S 4: Ep 9 Dirty Laundry
    4/3/05
  - S 4: Ep 8 Seven Celebrities of Death (2)
    3/27/05
  - + 7 More Credits
- Hot Ticket
  Joanie Laurer
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Best of Hot Ticket
    9/12/04
- Sunday Night Heat
  Chyna (1998-2001)
  - S 5: Ep 31 August 18, 2002
    8/18/03
  - S 6: Ep 24 June 22, 2003
    6/22/03
  - S 6: Ep 23 June 15, 2003
    6/15/03
  - S 6: Ep 22 June 8, 2003
    6/8/03
  - S 6: Ep 21 June 1, 2003
    6/1/03
  - + 140 More Credits
- Robot Wars: Grand Champions
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 23 Tag Team Terror
    6/9/02
  - S 1: Ep 22 War of Independence
    6/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Annihilator (South)
    6/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Annihilator (North)
    6/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 19 Grand Final
    5/26/02
  - + 18 More Credits
- WWE Pay-Per-View
  Chyna
  - S 17: Ep 6 Judgment Day 2001
    5/21/01
  - S 17: Ep 3 Wrestlemania X-Seven
    4/1/01
  - S 17: Ep 1 Royal Rumble 2001
    1/21/01
  - S 16: Ep 14 Armageddon 2000
    12/10/00
  - S 16: Ep 11 No Mercy 2000
    10/22/00
  - + 40 More Credits
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
  Chyna
  - S 2: Ep 33 Louisville, KY (taped 5/15/01)
    5/17/01
  - S 2: Ep 29 Nashville, TN (taped 4/17/01)
    4/19/01
  - S 2: Ep 28 Philadelphia, PA (taped 4/10/01)
    4/12/01
  - S 2: Ep 10 New York, NY (taped 12/5/00)
    12/7/00
  - S 2: Ep 5 Rochester, NY (taped 10/31/00)
    11/2/00
  - + 15 More Credits
- WWE Monday Night Raw
  Chyna
  - S 5: Ep 20 Show #227
    5/14/01
  - S 5: Ep 18 Show #225
    4/30/01
  - S 5: Ep 2 Show #209
    1/8/01
  - S 4: Ep 50 Show #205
    12/11/00
  - S 4: Ep 46 Show #201
    11/13/00
  - + 47 More Credits
- WWE Jakked
  Chyna
  - S 1: Ep 42 06/17/00
    6/17/00
- WWE Pay-Per-View
  Chyna (1997-2001)
  - S 15: Ep 9 Summerslam 1999
    8/22/99
  - S 15: Ep 8 Fully Loaded 1999
    7/25/99
  - S 15: Ep 7 King of The Ring 1999
    6/27/99
- Sunday Night Heat
  Chyna
  - S 2: Ep 25 June 20, 1999
    6/20/99
  - S 2: Ep 24 June 13, 1999
    6/13/99
  - S 2: Ep 23 June 6, 1999
    6/6/99
  - S 2: Ep 9 February 28, 1999
    2/28/99
  - S 2: Ep 3 January 17, 1999
    1/17/99
Guest Star (33)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 237 Episode #4.237
    6/8/11
  - S 3: Ep 297 Episode 3.297
    8/18/10
  - S 2: Ep 97 Episode #2.097
    12/29/08
  - S 1: Ep 111 January 16, 2008
    1/16/08
  - S 1: Ep 104 January 8, 2008
    1/8/08
- Reality Bites Back
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hunting With the Stars
    8/21/08
- Chelsea Lately
  Guest Panel
  - S 1: Ep 65 Episode 65
    12/4/07
- TMZ
  Herself (aka Chyna)
  - S 1: Ep 52 November 8, 2007
    11/8/07
- TMZ
  Herself (aka Chynna Doll)
  - S 1: Ep 21 October 3, 2007
    10/3/07
- The Tyra Banks Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 87 I Love New York/The Surreal Life Fame Games
    2/7/07
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Herself-Quartet Singer (Group 2)
  - S 4: Ep 128 Tommy Lee, Wayne Brady, Starsailor
    8/30/06
- My Fair Brady
  Herself (Chyna Doll)
  - S 2: Ep 10 Here Comes the Bride?
    7/23/06
- My Fair Brady
  Herself/As Chyna Doll
  - S 2: Ep 5 Love On the Rocks (Therapy Part 1)
    6/18/06
- Best Week Ever
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 American Idol, Golden Globes and more
    1/21/05
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/9/05
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 2: Ep 88 1/22/04
    1/22/04
- Hunter (2003)
  Brandy Rose
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hunter: Back in Force
    4/12/03
- The Anna Nicole Show
  Herself
  - — The Anna Nicole Show Holiday Special
    12/15/02
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 8 Show No. 506
    11/15/02
- O2Be
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Show 101
    9/22/02
- Tracker
  Rhee
  - S 1: Ep 22 Remember When
    6/3/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    10/15/01
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Mary Jo Ponder
  - S 6: Ep 21 Driving Mr. Goodman
    5/3/02
- Relic Hunter
  Natasha Tripova
  - S 3: Ep 15 Antianeiral
    2/11/02
- Rendez-View
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 39 Scarier than the "Psycho" shower!
    12/20/01
- Fear Factor
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Bus Surfing; Torture Cell; Swinging Circle (Celebrity Edition)
    11/27/01
- Celebrity Deathmatch
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 6 Episode 64
    8/26/01
- MTV Cribs
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Joanie Laurer, Tony Hawk, Usher
    7/3/01
- WWE Monday Night Raw
  Chyna
  - S 5: Ep 6 Show #213
    2/5/01
- Gary and Mike
  Herself (Chyna)
  - S 1: Ep 4 Road Rage
    1/26/01
- MadTV
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 5 Episode #605
    11/4/00
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Herself (as Chyna)
  - S 1: Ep 17 MTV 17th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/7/00
- The Huntress
  Duane
  - S 1: Ep 4 Scattered
    8/16/00
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
  Janice
  - S 5: Ep 22 The Big Giant Head Returns Again (2)
    5/23/00
  - S 5: Ep 21 The Big Giant Head Returns Again (1)
    5/23/00
  - S 5: Ep 14 This Little Dick Goes to Market
    3/14/00
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 182 Hal Holbrook, Chyna, and Lit
    3/30/00
- Pacific Blue
  Tonya Sweet [as Chyna]
  - S 5: Ep 20 Kidnapped
    3/19/00
- The Drew Carey Show
  Woman with The Disciplinarian (uncredited)
  - S 4: Ep 16 Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler
    1/27/99
- Pacific Blue
  Frank Finlay
  - S 2: Ep 14 One Kiss Goodbye
    12/15/96
Cameo (1)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 287 Episode #3.287
    8/6/10

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- Police were forced to restrain angry animal rights activists during a protest led by Chyna Doll and the Barbi Twins on February 13, 2007. After declaring that certain UCLA psychologists 'needed to get their asses kicked' for testing on monkeys, Chyna led the impassioned mob to the front door of the university's Neuropsychiatric Institute.
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- Joanie has been accused of stealing personal items such as makeup and clothing from fellow castmate and friend Adrianne Curry when they appeared together on The Surreal Life.
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- Joanie was arrested for assaulting her ex, Sean Waltman in January of 2005.
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- Joanie: I'm not so much for the equal rights thing. Whether you are a woman or a different race, if you can step up to the plate...you should be able to.
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- Joanie: You'll never see me eating drive-through fast food, but if I want to, I can have a glass of wine or a piece of cheesecake and then the next day pose for Playboy magazine.
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- Joanie: I messed with Vern when we all moved into that Surreal Life house, he didn't take it so well in the beginning. As the days moved on, he and I wound up being great friends, I would do anything I could to help him out. I am pretty sure that the feeling is mutual, it had better be.
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