Raven De La Croix (born Lynn Christie Martin; August 24, 1947) is an American actress and stripper known for her lead role in the 1976 Russ Meyer film Up!.
[1][2] When Meyer first discovered her at Joe Allen's, a hangout in West Hollywood, California, she had no acting experience.
De La Croix was born as Lynn Christie Martin in Manhattan, New York City to a poor family and was the oldest of eight children.
[5] Later, she was noticed in a Hollywood restaurant by a talent scout for Eddie Foy, Jr., which eventually led to an appointment with Russ Meyer.
[5] The August 1986 issue of Wrestling Eye Magazine notes on page 48 that, "a recent article in Rock Island, Illinois QUAD TIMES reported she was engaged to wrestler Greg The Hammer Valentine".