Background
Lynn was born Tanya Mercado in Mayagüez Puerto Rico and raised in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
Lynn was born Tanya Mercado in Mayagüez Puerto Rico and raised in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2010 and is the Penthouse magazine Penthouse Pet for April 2012. She is of Italian and Dutch descent. In June 2000, Lynn signed a one-year exclusive performing contract with Pleasure Productions.
As of 2009 she continues to make movies for the company, as well as for her own studio, Gina Lynn Productions.
She also directs and has over 20 films to her cartulary-register Appearances
In 2006 Lynn was the subject of an interview by the Detroit newspaper Metro Times.
The article compared Lynn to fellow porn actors such as Jewel De"Nyle, Belladonna, Taylor Saint Claire and John Stagliano "who delve to the depths of their sexuality to exercise their most base desires". In 2002 she had a cameo as a stripper in the film Analyze That.
In recent years Lynn has appeared in several romantic comedies and other mainstream crossover roles such as Mancation (2012) with Joey Fatone, Calvin"s Dream (2011), Rap Sucks (2011), Booley (2010), Still a Teen Movie.
Lynn has also appeared in four episodes of the WE network reality series Secret Lives of Women and had the lead role in an independent short Allure (2009). In March 2012, Lynn was announced by Penthouse to be their Penthouse Pet for April 2012. Retirement from adult
In 2012 Lynn announced that she had retired from the porn industry, but continues to appear on webcams.