Though she went by many names during her hardcore career: Tigr, Tiger, Tigra, Triga, Tigr Minette, Tiger Monet, she was best known as Chelsea Manchester. No matter what name she performed under, one thing was for sure. She could heat up an audience. A confirmed lesbian in her private life, she had a way of tearing apart any man she sexed on screen with! And since she preferred women, her sapphic scenes were incendiary.

Chelsea got into the biz through her girlfriend &  lover, Sharon Mitchell. But Sharon not only introduced her to porn, she also introduced her to heroin & cocaine. One of the reasons they both stayed in the business so long, it’s speculated, was to support their habit. Porno offered quick, easy cash & lots of it. Their lives were the subject of a mainstream documentary, ‘Kamikaze Hearts’ which won many honors in Canada where it was released to wide acclaim. Eventually, Chelsea kicked the habit & fell out with Sharon as well.

Chelsea never looked nor acted, like a junkie. In fact, it was just the opposite. She had a thin but tight body, with long legs, beautiful long blonde hair, small, perky tits, and a pair of deep dark eyes that always looked seductive. She mostly played the part of young, innocent girls getting initiated to sex. But every so often, she played the seductive roles, like in ‘Purely Physical’ where she is a hooker having her way with a trick. Her best and most memorable performance was in ‘Nothing to Hide’ as she played the slow, but lovable girlfriend to the equally slow but lovable Lenny. That performance won her the Erotica for Best Actress, as her one sex scene in the movie also won the Erotica for Best Scene as well.

The role also got her noticed for her acting talents, which were head & shoulders above just about everyone else in the industry at that time, and she started popping up in small non sex parts in lots of films during the late 70s to mid 80s. However, there were many more sex parts as well.