What It's Like To Direct Your First Adult Film (When You're Also Starring In It)

What It's Like To Direct Your First Adult Film (When You're Also Starring In It)
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Today is day one on the set of Elegant Angel’s “Maddy O’Reilly is Slutwoman.” This movie is very special to me because it marks two firsts in my career: my directorial debut, and my very first attempt at double penetration—also known as one in the pink and one in the stink. I’m not sure which makes me more nervous.


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Porn Star Gallery
Andy San Dimas(01 of22)
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Andy San Dimas chose her stage name after the town in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." (credit:Mile High Media)
Tori Black(02 of22)
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Tori Black is considered to be by many the most beautiful woman in porn. (credit:Mile High Media)
Dana Vespoli(03 of22)
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Dana Vespoli has a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Mills College in Oakland, California, where she was co-captain of the Varsity Rowing team at Mills College in Oakland, California. (credit:Evil Angel)
Marie McCray(04 of22)
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Before getting into porn, Marie McCray studied accounting at Indiana University. (credit:Petites Film)
Lexi Belle(05 of22)
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The first time Lexi Belle ever performed oral sex on a man was while shooting her very first porn scene. (credit:Mile High Media)
Syren De Mer(06 of22)
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Before breaking into porn, Syren De Mer attended the Art Institute of Seattle, where she earned a degree in photography. (credit:Girlfriends Films)
Alexis Texas(07 of22)
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Alexis Texas is best known in the industry for her derriere. (credit:Mile High Media)
Skin Diamond(08 of22)
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Skin Diamond started her career as a mainstream model and posed, among others, for Louis Vuitton, American Apparel and Atsuko Kudo before making her pornographic debut in 2009. (credit:Petites Film)
Nicole Aniston(09 of22)
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Nicole Aniston is the 2013 Penthouse Pet of the Year (credit:Mile High Media)
Bree Olson(10 of22)
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Bree Olson is best known for being one of Charlie Sheen's goddesses. (credit:Mile High Media)
Bobbi Starr(11 of22)
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Bobbi Star is a classically trianed oboe player and is thinking of becoming a gynecologist. (credit:Mile High Media)
Tanya Tate(12 of22)
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Tanya Tate is known for her MILF and cougar roles, and also has a SFW cosplay website where she dresses up as a superheroes. (credit:Courtesy of Tanya Tate)
Dana DeArmond(13 of22)
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Dana DeArmond was a street dancer at Walt Disney World before getting into porn. (credit:Mile High Media)
Jessica Drake(14 of22)
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Jessica Drake prefers to sign her name is lower-case letters because she thinks it looks best that way. (credit:Guide To Wicked Sex)
Lisa Ann(15 of22)
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Lisa Ann is best known for playing Sarah Palin in the 2008 porn film, "Who's Nailin Paylin?" (credit:Mile High Media)
India Summer(16 of22)
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India Summer got her name from a song by the Doors. She has had small roles on "Dexter" and "The Sons Of Anarchy." (credit:Girlfriends)
Jelena Jensen(17 of22)
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Jelena Jensen graduated in May 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production with an Emphasis in Producing from Chapman University in Orange County, California. (credit:Girlfriends Films)
Joanna Angel(18 of22)
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Joanna Angel is a pioneer of "alt porn," where the models have tattoos and piercings. (credit:Burning Angel)
Adrianna Luna(19 of22)
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When Adrianna Luna isn't doing porn, she practices MMA and hopes to compete professionally. (credit:Adrianna Luna)
Asa Akira(20 of22)
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Asa Akira has won many awards for her anal sex scenes and puts them on display on a shelf in her house. (credit:AVN Awards)
Nina Hartley(21 of22)
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Besides having a 30-year career in porn, Nina Hartley is also trained as a registered nurse. (credit:Mile High Media)
Allie Haze(22 of22)
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Allie Haze has been performing for two years and self-identifies as bisxual. (credit:Mile High Media)