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- Tall (5'8"), buxom, and shapely brunette knockout Aletta Ocean was born Dora Varga on December 14, 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. Ocean was a student in an economic school before she first began modeling at age nineteen in the wake of winning the title Miss Tourism Hungary in a beauty pageant (she was also one of the top six finalists in the Miss Hungary beauty contest). Aletta started performing in explicit hardcore movies in April, 2007; she has appeared in X-rated features for such notable companies as Private, Evil Angel, Digital Playground, New Sensations, Zero Tolerance, and Jules Jordan Video. Moreover, Ocean has appeared in both Penthouse and the Hungarian edition of Playboy. Aletta won AVN Awards for both Female Foreign Performer of the Year and Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production in 2010.
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Born at a military base in Panama, Alexis Texas was raised in a small town near San Antonio, Texas. Alexis describes herself as an outgoing and fun-loving person. In high school, she held tutorials for her male classmates on how to take off a girl's bra. While working at a college bar in October 2006, Alexis met some people working for the adult film company Shane's World. She agreed to appear in a film they were making entitled Shane's World's College Amateur Tour In Texas. Following this, she traveled to Florida to work for Bang Bros and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue adult film acting full time. In 2009, Alexis won CAVR Performer of the year award. By that time, she had filmed over 200 scenes. In 2009, Alexis also formed her own company, entitled Alexis Texas Entertainment, through which she launched her own web site.- Annina Ucatis was born on 22 December 1978 in Bremerhaven, Germany. She is an actress. She has been married to Theodor Semmelhaack since 2 March 2013.
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Tall (5'9"), leggy and busty blonde bombshell Briana Banks was born Briana Bany to an American mother and German father on May 21, 1978, in Munich, Germany. Her family moved to Britain when she was four, and three years later moved to Simi Valley, California. The slender green-eyed beauty did some modeling when she was a teenager and graced the cover of "Teen" magazine. Briana and her younger sister moved out of their mother's house when Briana was 16, and she got custody of her sister when she was 18. Briana made pizzas and worked at an arts-and-craft store, was a file clerk at an insurance company and a secretary at a cosmetics company prior to becoming involved in the adult film industry.
She began performing in explicit hardcore movies at age 21, using the name Mirage in August 1999, and has worked for such major adult-film studios as Wicked, Metro, Elegant Angel and Adam and Eve, and signed an exclusive contract with Vivid Entertainment in April 2001. She was the Pet of the Month in the June 2001 issue of "Penthouse."
In 2002 Briana was one of the first porn starlets to have an action figure made in her likeness by the Los Angeles-based company Cyber F/X and Sota Toys. She contributed to the 2004 book "How to Have a XXX Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide." She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2009.- Tall (5'8"), buxom, and shapely blonde bombshell Bridgette B. was born Luz Abreu on October 15, 1983 in Barcelona, Spain. She's of Spanish descent. Bridgette moved to America in 2004. Bridgette attended Kent State University in Ohio, where she was a member of the sorority Chi Omega and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fashion Merchandising. Bridgette started out in the adult entertainment industry as a stripper while still in college and briefly worked as a receptionist prior to her involvement in porn. Bridgette first began performing in explicit hardcore movies in 2008; among the notable companies she has appeared in X-rated features for are Vivid, Hustler, Wicked, Naughty America, and Digital Playground. She won the AVN Award for Unsung Starlet of the Year in 2012. Moreover, Bridgette has modeled under the name Spanish Doll Shes got aids and shes had them for 20 years.
- Carmella Bing was born on 21 October 1981 in Salem, Oregon, USA. She is an actress.
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Catalina Cruz was born on 14 September 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and producer.- Devon was born on 28 March 1977 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress.
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Tall (5'9"), busty, and shapely brunette knockout Dylan Ryder was born on February 23, 1981 in Fresno, California. Dylan was a competitive swimmer up until junior year in high school. Ryder worked as a drug and alcohol rehab counselor prior to doing her first hardcore shoot at age twenty-three for the adult website Reality Kings. Dylan then worked for a while as a correctional officer in Arizona before returning to the porn industry in July, 2008. Among the notable companies Ryder appeared in X-rated features for are Vivid, Lethal Hardcore, Bluebird Films (she was a contract girl for this particular company), Wicked Pictures, Girlfriends Films, Pure Play Media, and Pulse Distribution. Moreover, Dylan also worked for such adult websites as Twistys, BangBros, and Brazzers. Ryder was nominated for both a XRCO Award as Unsung Siren and an AVN Award for Unsung Starlet of the Year in 2011. Dylan enjoys swimming, traveling, reading true crime, and going to the beach in her spare time. She has since retired from the adult entertainment industry.- Franceska Jaimes was born on 20 September 1985 in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. She is an actress. She was previously married to Nacho Vidal.
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Gina Lynn was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and her family moved to New Jersey when she was five years old. At age 19 she began dancing in strip clubs on the Jersey Shore in Asbury Park. From there she moved to nude modeling for magazine layouts. Her exotic half Hispanic/half Italian look proved to be quite popular with photographers, and she was offered some work in all-girl porn videos. She accepted, and eventually broke into mainstream adult-films, where she is still going strong.- Heather Lee was born on 31 October 1969 in Portland, Oregon, USA. She is an actress.
- Jada Fire was born on 1 September 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress.
- Havana Ginger was born on 27 February 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress.
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Jasmin St. Claire shot to fame as "America's Most Controversial Sex Symbol" after appearing in the top-selling adult films of the late 1990s. She created an outlaw rock star image that at times scandalized the adult industry. Her acerbic humor and willingness to mock her own porn stardom made her one of the highest rated guests on Howard Stern's radio show and related broadcasts for E! Entertainment. St. Claire's first mainstream appearances were in significant comic roles in Communication Breakdown and in National Lampoon Dorm Daze 2. More recently, while studying in Bill O'Leary's Acting Workshop, St. Claire has turned to dramatic roles in thrillers like Angel of Reckoning and the talked about sci-fi drama Trial Run. St. Claire is often cast in ethnically ambiguous roles, or as Italian or Middle Eastern, but she identifies as a Latina due to her mixed Northern European and Brazilian ancestry.
St. Claire's background is almost entirely at odds with her early adult-film career. She was born Rhea De Vlugt in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her father, from Holland, operated a food distribution company. Her mother was a U.S.-educated lawyer, originally from Brazil. St. Claire grew up on Manhattan's Upper west side and attended the Lycee Francais and McBurney School, whose alumni include Henry Winkler and J.D. Salinger. St. Claire graduated from Brooklyn Friends School at age 16, with honors for her work in the pioneering "Art without Walls" tutoring program for inner city youth. Upon graduation from Columbia University, St, Claire became a financial consultant at S. G. Warburg (then, a division of Swiss Bank.). But while in a physically abusive relationship with a prominent Manhattan lawyer (whom St. Claire later outed in an interview with Howard Stern), she began a secret life as a topless dancer at Manhattan's infamous KitKat Club, then at Flashdancers.
St. Claire entered the adult industry on a dare. Invited on the Jerry Springer Show for a scripted role as antagonistic stripper, St. Claire invented her larger-than-life "Jasmin St. Claire" persona. St. Claire's flare for theater and controversy marked her ascent in the adult film world. She polarized the industry by calling porn films "by and large, disgusting and brainless." But she quickly dethroned Jenna Jameson as America's top-selling porn star, and became the first Latina to surpass traditional blond porn star archetypes when her films achieved number one sales position in 1998. She was inducted in AVN's "Hall of Fame" as one of the greatest porn stars of all time. St. Claire was among the first adult performers to be merchandised as an action figure and to star in an adult comic book series. At the height of her porn stardom, St. Claire was the subject of critical essays by David Foster Wallace and Evan Wright. She also served as inspiration for Chuck Palahniuk's novel Snuff, in which she appears as a character. For all the controversy she engendered, St. Claire only spent three years in the adult business and made just over two dozen films. In 1999, she retired. She never made an adult film again, though compilations of old footage re-released under new titles continued to be sold through the 2000s. St. Claire pushed herself to new extremes by becoming a pro-wrestler. In 1998 the Dudley Boyz invited her to appear in the ECW's Living Dangerously pay-per-view event. St. Claire subsequently trained under Sue Sexton and Mando Guerrero, then worked with wrestling legend Jimmy Lawler in the Memphis Championship and in the XWF and NWA-TNA. St. Claire often played the role of "manager," who would enter the ring and fight alongside wrestlers. In real life, St. Claire created the upstart federation 3PW becoming the first female owner ever to operate and promote a wrestling league, five years before Stephanie McMahon took the reigns of the WWE. St. Claire closed the doors to 3PW in 2005. St. Claire became a heavy-metal journalist and on-air personality with the launch of the Metals Darkside series in 2004, which she also produced. Her interest in heavy metal stretches back to the first Black Sabbath show she attended at Madison Square Garden when she was nine. In 1998 she became the first female to emcee March Metal Meltdown in New Jersey, helping to introduce Sepultura to a North American audience. Through the mid-2000s St. Claire served as a veejay for The Metal Scene TV Show, AOL Noisecreep, Inferno TV and Stay Heavy TV, while writing articles as a contributor to Yahoo News and Guitar Player. She also served as a spokes model for B.C. Rich Guitars, Coffin Case, Krank Amplifiers and licensed her likeness to Guitar Hero for a controller made by Peavey. St. Claire returned to acting 2014 in a series of dramatic roles, portraying an FBI agent in Army of the Damned and hardened street criminal in Grand Auto Theft. Continuing intensive Meisner studies at the Ruskin School, she has recently been cast in significant roles in Daughters of Dolemite, Future Rich Wives Club, Angel of Reckoning and Road to Tereztetto to name a few. She was in season 3 of HBO's award winning series The Deuce & most recently completed filming "3 Days Rising Movie". She was in 2 award winning films"AfterAdderall" and"TrialRun" She has a monthly column in Sportsbikes Inc Magazine as she is an avid motorcycle enthusiast. Jasmin graduated from the Second City Conservatory's prestigious Grad Revue program in Hollywood and also completed the longform program at Upright Citizens Brigade. Jasmin now has a one woman show "A Weird Kind of Fame" and a podcast "Krazy Train With Jasmin St Claire". She spends her time in Paris, Los Angeles and New York. In April 2022, St Claire returned to wrestling for XPW Wrestling.- Actress
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Porn star Jenna Haze was born in Fullerton, California, spending the majority of her childhood in La Habra, California. She also lived in Lancaster, California and Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Her parents divorced when she was young. Having been a self-described "teacher's pet" when she was a child, she gradually turned rebellious. Haze dropped out of high school at 15 and finished her education by being home-schooled. She worked at a succession of low-paying jobs such as a fast food manager, oil change girl, toy store employee, waited at a pie shop and a Marie Callender's restaurant for a while. When she turned 18 she tried stripping for a living, but didn't like it and quit after only one day. A year later she met someone at a club who had connections to the adult-film industry and told her she would be perfect for that business. Intrigued, she decided to try it, and two days later was shooting her first porn scene at a studio in the San Fernando Valley. At first she used an agent to secure work, but soon realized that she could do better on her own and dropped him. She worked almost nonstop until she took a "breather" during the Christmas season of 2001 and didn't make any films for several months. When she came back in early 2002 she was hired by Jill Kelly Productions for one film, and they were so impressed with her that they offered her a contract, which she eventually accepted. Her first mainstream project was Superbad (2007) where she portrayed a small role known simply as Vagtastic Voyage Girl #2. She has also appeared in the 2009 action thriller Crank: High Voltage (2009). In 2014, she played Suzy Whitefeather in the horror film Raised by Wolves (2014).- Actress
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Jenna Jameson was born and raised in Las Vegas by her father, and by the time she was 18 the bright lights were already drawing her in. She studied ballet, but it was stripping that started her on her road to superstardom. Dancing led to nude modeling, and by her 20th birthday she had appeared in dozens of top men's mags, including "Penthouse," "Hustler," "High Society" and "Cheri." A visit to a porn set piqued her interest in a hardcore career, and Wicked Pictures signed her to an exclusive contract after a bidding war. It took only a few releases for Jenna to become the most popular young starlet around. She catapulted to the top of the porn heap, and in 1996 she scored an unprecedented triple crown by taking home the XRCO Best New Starlet, the F.O.X.E. Video Vixen and the AVN Best New Starlet awards. Jenna has been branching out into more mainstream projects lately, including a featured role in Howard Stern's Private Parts (1997). She remains one of the most popular pornstresses in the industry today.- Actress
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A "military brat", Jesse Jane grew up on military bases and was somewhat of a tomboy. She combined her love of sports with her long training in dance and became a top cheerleader in high school. After graduation she began doing TV commercials, including one for the "Hooters" restaurant chain. She won several "Hawaiian Tropics" beauty contests and managed to snag a role in Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003). She was named "Miss Photogenic" by the American Dreams Pageant, and soon afterwards embarked on a career as a top bikini model. Her desire to break into the film business led her to sign a contract with adult-film production company Digital Playground. The films the company put her in have proved extremely popular, as has her line of sex toys. Her films have been nominated for numerous AVN awards, as has she herself, and in 2004 AFW put her on the cover of its directory.- Actress
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Jill Kelly was born on 1 February 1971 in Pomona, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for He Got Game (1998), Orgazmo (1997) and The Roller Blade Seven (1991). She was previously married to Corey Jordan, Julian and Cal Jammer.- Actress
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Julia Ann was born on 8 October 1969 in Glendale, California, USA. She is an actress and director. She was previously married to Michael Raven.- Tiny (5'1"), petite, and adorable brunette Jynx Maze was born Victoria Elson on October 6, 1990 in Long Beach, California. She's of mixed Irish, Scottish, and Peruvian descent. Maze started out in the adult entertainment industry dancing in Northern California and did her first sex scene for the adult website Kink.com. Jynx first began performing in explicit hardcore movies at age nineteen in 2010; she's appeared in X-rated features for such notable companies as Evil Angel, Lethal Hardcore, Tom Byron Pictures, and Digital Playground. Maze specializes in anal sex scenes. She speaks fluent English and Spanish. Jynx has a tribal tattoo on her left hip and upper thigh as well as piercings in her navel and both nipples. Maze was nominated for several AVN Awards that include Best Tease Performance in 2012.
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Buxom-blonde bombshell Kagney Linn Karter was born in Houston, TX. She grew up in St. Joseph, MO, and Ridgway, PA. She not only ran track and was a cheerleader in high school, but participated in speech and debate. She worked as a hostess at a Mexican restaurant and at Office Max prior to starting out in the adult entertainment industry as an erotic dancer in Missouri. She was named Missouri's" Deja Vu Showgirl of the Year" in 2007 and was a national second-place runner-up that same year. She eventually signed with top modeling agency L.A. Direct Models and posed for photo shoots for noted adult photographer Holly Randall.
Kagney began performing in explicit hardcore movies in 2008 and did her first sex scene for Naughty America. She was the Pet of the Month in the June 2009 issue of" Penthouse" and graced the covers of the Apri 2009 issue of "Hustler" and the June 2009 issue of "Adult Video News". In addition, she appears on the cover of Holly Randall's photo book "Erotic Dream Girls". In January 2010 Karter signed an exclusive contract with Zero Tolerance Entertainment. That same year she also won an XRCO Award for New Starlet, an AVN Award for Best New Starlet, and an XBIZ Award for New Starlet of the Year.- Actress
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Kelly Trump was born on 27 August 1970 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. She is an actress and writer.- Actress
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Buxom and shapely 5'4" brunette knockout Kendra Lust was born on September 18, 1978 in Madison Heights, Michigan. Of Italian and French Canadian descent, Lust was a tomboy growing up who played both softball and basketball in high school. Kendra was a stripper for a year and a half while attending college. Lust worked as a registered nurse for several years prior to establishing herself in the adult industry with her own web-cam show. She first began performing in explicit hardcore movies at age 33 in March, 2012. Among the notable companies Kendra has appeared in X-rated features for are Evil Angel, Jules Jordan Video, Pure Play Media, and Overboard Video. An avid physical fitness buff, Lust continues to do her web-cam show and has posed for numerous adult publications.- Actress
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Buxom and shapely 5'4" brunette knockout Kianna Dior was born on November 17, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Of mixed Chinese and Scottish descent, Dior began her career in the adult entertainment industry as a stripper in Vancouver. After dancing at local clubs in between Vancouver and Alberta for about four years, Kianna decided in 1999 to take a crack at performing in explicit hardcore movies after established porn starlet and fellow exotic dancer Shay Sights advised her to do so. Often cast in either big breast or Asian-themed adult fare, Dior has appeared in X-rated features for such notable companies as Legend Video, Totally Tasteless, Elegant Angel, Overboard Video, Filmco Releasing, and Jim Kelly Productions.