Sharon Mitchell, born Fatima Maria on January 18, 1956, in Trenton, New Jersey, was adopted into a single-child Catholic family in Monmouth County, New Jersey, later taking the name Sharon Kelly and then Sharon Mitchell as a homage to Martha Mitchell, per her de.wikipedia.org biography. She married briefly at 17 before pursuing off-Broadway acting and dancing, claiming to have toured with the Martha Graham Dance Company. She entered the adult film industry in the mid-1970s, debuting in films like Captain Lust and the Pirate Women (1977). Using aliases like Miss Sharon, Mitch Ronshare, and Susan Marlow, she appeared in over 1,000 films and directed 43, working with studios like AVC, Caballero Home Video, VCA Pictures, and Vivid Entertainment. Notable films include Sexcapades (1983, as Miriam), Night Hunger (1983, as Lillith Blair), The Devil in Miss Jones 2 (1982), and Barbara Broadcast (1977). She was known for her BDSM roles, often as a dominatrix, and her intense performances in films like Water Power (1976). Mitchell modeled for magazines like Hustler and High Society and specialized in bondage modeling early in her career. She worked with performers like Jamie Gillis, Seka, and Tanya Foxx. Roughly 25% of her roles were non-sex, per alchetron.com. She was also one of the first mainstream female stars to preform in bisexual and transexual porn. She had minor mainstream roles in The Deer Hunter (1978), Tootsie (1982), Maniac (1980), and 52 Pick-Up (1986). Her standout scenes include her role in Sexcapades, which earned her critical acclaim, and her BDSM performances in Kamikaze Hearts (1986).