Famous American Adult Film Stars

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Mia Khalifa
(Media Personality, Former Pornographic Actress & Webcam Model)
Mia Khalifa
380
Birthdate: February 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
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Sasha Grey
(Former Adult Film Actress and Co-Founder of the Industrial Music Band 'aTelecine')
Sasha Grey
230
Birthdate: March 14, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: North Highlands, California, United States

A woman of many talents, Sasha Grey is an American actress, author, musician, and former pornographic actress. Grey's journey from the pornographic industry to the mainstream film industry has been quite inspirational. Also a well-known DJ, Grey is credited with co-founding the now-defunct industrial music band aTelecine. An openly bisexual star, she serves as an inspiration to the LGBT community.

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Traci Lords
(Actress)
Traci Lords
156
Birthdate: May 7, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, United States

Traci Lords' journey as the most sought-after pornographic actress to a mainstream actress in Hollywood has been very inspirational. She then went on to establish herself as a singer, writer, and fashion model. She has also voiced her support for the LGBT community and has worked towards encouraging homeless teens and runaways get off the streets.

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Asa Akira
(American Pornographic Film Actor and Director)
Asa Akira
131
Birthdate: January 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Japanese-American adult film star Asa Akira created history by becoming the third Asian-origin performer to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year. Known for her countless tattoos, she initially also worked on the radio show Bubba the Love Sponge. She considers herself a feminist and a sex-positive person.
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Brandi Love
(Adult Film Star)
Brandi Love
41
Birthdate: March 29, 1973
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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Jesse Jane
(American Retired Pornographic Actress and Model)
Jesse Jane
84
Birthdate: July 16, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Cindy Taylor is a former adult-film actor and model, also known by her pseudonym, Jesse Jane. She has received several porn industry honors, such as the AVN and the XRCO Halls of Fame. She has also worked with Digital Playground. She is openly bisexual and is a cervical cancer survivor.
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Alexis Texas
(Pornographic Actress)
Alexis Texas
50
Birthdate: May 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Panama
 8 
Jenna Haze
(Pornographic Actress, Director)
Jenna Haze
67
Birthdate: February 22, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fullerton, California, United States
 9 
Jenna Jameson
(One of the World's Most Famous Adult Entertainment Performers)
Jenna Jameson
88
Birthdate: April 9, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

‘The Queen of Porn’ with the name of an Irish whisky! Jenna Jameson may have hung up her shoes as a pornographic actress, but the world recognizes her as the most famous adult entertainment performer who dominated the x-rated film world during 1990s and early 2000s. The model and television personality says she is a gang-rape survivor.

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Eva Angelina
(American Pornographic Actress)
Eva Angelina
48
Birthdate: March 14, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Huntington Beach, California, United States

Known for her busty frame and her dazzling smile, award-winning porn star Nicole Tyler, better known by her pseudonym, Eva Angelina, had entered the porn industry through a newspaper ad. She filmed her first sex scene just 3 months after turning 18. She is now a qualified real-estate agent.

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Kagney Linn Karter
(American Pornographic Actress and Model)
Kagney Linn Karter
57
Birthdate: March 28, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States

Kagney Linn Karter is an American model, pornographic actress, and former stripper. Over the years, Karter has received many awards and nominations for her performance in pornographic movies. In 2012, she was featured in a BBC documentary titled Twilight of the Porn Stars which focuses on the porn industry and the lives of popular porn stars.

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A.J. Applegate
(Actress)
A.J. Applegate
45
Birthdate: September 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Massapequa, New York, USA
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Linda Lovelace
(American Adult Film Star)
Linda Lovelace
72
Birthdate: January 10, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York
Died: April 22, 2002
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Nikki Benz
(American Pornographic Actress)
Nikki Benz
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Birthdate: December 11, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mariupol, Ukraine

Nikki Benz is a Canadian pornographic actress who worked as a stripper prior to her porn career. She has also appeared on the cover of Penthouse magazine and was named the Penthouse Pet of the Month in April 2010. Nikki Benz has received many awards, including an XBIZ Award. In 2016, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

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Tera Patrick
(American Former Pornographic Actress and Model)
Tera Patrick
40
Birthdate: July 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Great Falls, Montana, United States

Model and adult-film actor Tera Patrick is best known for her appearances in Playboy and Penthouse. She established a talent agency and has also appeared in a photo series for Time magazine. She has also been inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame, and has co-written a memoir.

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Stoya
(Pornographic actress, model)
Stoya
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Birthdate: June 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
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Brett Rossi
(American Pornographic Film Actress and Glamour Model)
Brett Rossi
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Birthdate: May 21, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Fontana, California, United States

Brett Rossi is an American entertainer, glamor model, pornographic film actress, and dancer. Over the years Rossi has performed in more than 170 pornographic films, winning the prestigious AVN Award in 2012. Brett Rossi has used her popularity to raise issues regarding the treatment of porn stars within the American adult film industry.

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Kirsten Price
(Pornographic actor)
Kirsten Price
14
Birthdate: November 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
 19 
Raylene
(Pornographic actress)
Raylene
13
Birthdate: February 12, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Glendora, California, United States
 20 
Riley Reid
(Actress)
Riley Reid
164
Birthdate: July 9, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida, USA
 21 
Lisa Ann
(Actress)
Lisa Ann
160
Birthdate: May 9, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Amy Fisher
(Best Known for Shooting and Severely Wounding 'Mary Jo Buttafuoco', the Wife of Her Lover 'Joey Buttafuoco')
Amy Fisher
98
Birthdate: August 21, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States

Amy Fisher, who came to be known as The Long Island Lolita, made headlines when in 1992, she shot and injured Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her lover, Joey Buttafuoco. After serving her sentence, she released sex tapes and books such as If I Knew Then.

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Johnny Sins
(Adult Film Star)
Johnny Sins
121
Birthdate: December 31, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA
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Jasmin St. Claire
(Pornographic actress, Wrestler)
Jasmin St. Claire
11
Birthdate: October 23, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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John Stagliano
(Pornographic film actor)
John Stagliano
9
Birthdate: November 29, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Andrea True
(Pornographic actress and singer from the disco era)
Andrea True
8
Birthdate: July 26, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: November 7, 2011
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Annabel Chong
(Adult actress)
Annabel Chong
21
Birthdate: May 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Singapore
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Dani Daniels
(Actress)
Dani Daniels
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Birthdate: September 23, 1989
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oregon, USA
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Victoria Zdrok
(Ukrainian-American Porn Star, Author, and Sex Therapist)
Victoria Zdrok
10
Birthdate: March 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
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Jamie Gillis
(Adult Film Actor)
Jamie Gillis
9
Birthdate: April 20, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 19, 2010
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Mia Malkova
(Actress)
Mia Malkova
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Birthdate: July 1, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palm Springs, California, USA
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Buck Angel
(Adult Film Stars)
Buck Angel
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Birthdate: June 5, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Brendon Miller
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Birthdate: August 30, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas, United States
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Shy Love
(Adult Film Star who has been active in the porn industry since 2003)
Shy Love
8
Birthdate: November 27, 1978
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Tommy Gunn
(Pornographic actor)
Tommy Gunn
11
Birthdate: May 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
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Julia Ann
(Actress)
Julia Ann
100
Birthdate: October 8, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Stormy Daniels
(Actress)
Stormy Daniels
125
Birthdate: March 17, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Dyanna Lauren
(Erotic dancer, Adult Film Star)
Dyanna Lauren
9
Birthdate: March 18, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
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Kendra Lust
(Actress)
Kendra Lust
91
Birthdate: September 18, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Madison Heights, Michigan, USA
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Abella Danger
(Actress)
Abella Danger
123
Birthdate: November 19, 1995
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
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Maitland Ward
(Model)
Maitland Ward
62
Birthdate: February 3, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
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Kayden Kross
(Actress)
Kayden Kross
83
Birthdate: September 15, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
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Adriana Chechik
(Actress)
Adriana Chechik
81
Birthdate: November 4, 1991
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: California, USA
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Bridget Powers
(Pornographic actress)
Bridget Powers
14
Birthdate: October 11, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boise, Idaho, United States
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Michael Lucas
(Adult Film Star, Director)
Michael Lucas
4
Birthdate: March 10, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Michael Lucas is a Russian-Israeli-American film director, businessman, journalist, and gay pornographic film actor. He is credited with founding Manhattan's largest gay-adult-film company Lucas Entertainment where he also serves as the CEO. Lucas has also contributed as a columnist for publications like HuffPost and The Advocate. Michael Lucas was made an inductee of the GayVN Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Belle Knox
(Actress)
Belle Knox
50
Birthdate: June 9, 1995
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Christy Mack
(Model)
Christy Mack
47
Birthdate: May 9, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Remy LaCroix
(Actress)
Remy LaCroix
56
Birthdate: June 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pittsburg, California, USA
 49 
Allie Haze
(Actress)
Allie Haze
16
Birthdate: May 10, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Bernardino, California, United States
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Bree Olson
(Actress)
Bree Olson
73
Birthdate: October 7, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA