 Allen's "girl next door" good looks led to a quick rise in her popularity and eventually she became one of the most popular female performers in adult-entertainment history.She had her own line of videos through Vivid Entertainment with the director Bruce Seven.Allen received the Best New Starlet award in 1985 and is an inductee to the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and "Adult Video News" (AVN) halls of fame.