Brandy Alexandre

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Brandy Alexandre

Birthdate:	July 17, 1964 (1964-07-17) (age 43)
Birth location:	Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Measurements:	34C-24-35
Height:	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Eye colour:	Green
Hair colour:	Blonde
Natural bust:	Yes
Orientation:	Straight
Ethnicity:	American
No. of films:	57 original features
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Brandy Alexandre (born on July 17, 1964 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American adult actress.

1 Background
2 Career
3 Post-adult career
4 References

[edit] Background

Alexandre was born to Mormon parents as the youngest of three sisters. Although raised in the Mormon faith, as an adult she has professed to be an atheist, calling it "science over superstition." She dropped out of high school as a teenager, and later passed an equivalency exam.

[edit] Career

Her entry into pornographic films was influenced by her association with Bill Margold, with whom she shared an apartment in the mid 1980s. Margold suggested that she enter a Miss Nude contest, which she did, and won. Soon after, Alexandre entered the pornographic film industry. Alexandre has suggested that she began performing in pornography to annoy her then ex-boyfriend, who had introduced her to Margold during their relationship, in an effort to convince her to perform in pornography. Alexandre first performed in a "catfight" video, Showdown at the Errogenous Zone (1985), where she turns into a mannequin. Her first on-camera sex scene was in a video in the gay male genre, Best Friends 2 (1987).^[1] Though her chosen stage name is the name of a cocktail, Alexandre says she adopted the name because of the meanings of the two names: Brandy means "brave leader," and Alexandre means "leader of men."^[2] The spelling of the last name is French.

In 1991, Alexandre directed, produced, wrote, and starred in Cheeks 5: Cop A Feel. Alexandre is widely regarded as the first woman to have done this in the adult video industry. This video received a nomination for the AVN Award for Best Director. Alexandre also directed, produced, and wrote the 1992 video Best Butt(e) in the West, her last adult film performance. Other industry nominations include Best Sex Scene for the video Making Tracks (1991), and Best Supporting Actress for the video Mystic Pieces (1989).^[1]

Alexandre left the adult industry in 1992. Her most recent pornographic work continued to be released into 1993.^[1]

[edit] Post-adult career

In 1991, Alexandre appeared on the TV show The People's Court, suing ex-boyfriend John Stagliano for royalties from the movie Buttman Goes To Rio, as well as pain and suffering caused by the break-up of the relationship, asking for a total of $5000. She was not awarded penalties for pain and suffering, but she was awarded the sum of $1228 for royalties, as well as an appearance fee. Judge Joseph Wapner was quoted in his ruling: "If I let you get away with money damages because you took the break-up harder than he did, every woman in California who's ever been jilted would be filing suit tomorrow."

After leaving the adult film industry, Alexandre returned to working as a secretary, which was a position she had held before entering pornography. For three years, she worked as a secretary at Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries in Southern California. When internet users notified her employers of her past work, Alexandre was fired from her job. Alexandre later received a legal settlement for an undisclosed sum.^{[citation needed]} Alexandre has since been known for her opinion that adult actors should only be referred to by their industry aliases, even in reference works, unless the actor has publicly revealed their true name, or, by their activities, caused their name to be revealed in the mainstream media.^[3]