Raffaëla Anderson
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| Birthdate: | January 8, 1976 |
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Raffaëla Anderson (January 8, 1976 in Montfermeil, France - ), whose ethnic background is partly Arab, is a former adult films performer, she is now a non-fiction writer and occasionally acts in mainstream productions.
La Petite Morte, the 2003 documentary by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia about the French pornography business, includes interviews with Ms. Anderson, who relates being sexually molested as a child by an uncle. She joined the French pornography business in her late teens and left it four years later. While still in adult films, she was raped by two men who recognized her as a porn actress. In the documentary, she explains how the prosecutor and Judge in her case dismissed the rape with the attitude, “You’re an actress in pornographic films, so you can’t complain.”
Ms. Anderson played “Manu” in the 2000 art film, Baise Moi, an explicit French film about two women embarking on a journey of sex and violence. Time magazine reviewed the film and noted, “And as one of the amoral avengers, Raffaela Anderson has true star quality ...." In the 2004 mainstream film, Amour de Femme, she played a dance instructor who falls in love with a married woman.
In 2005 she participated along with 9 other current or former adult films performers to the documentary Une vie classée X from Mireille Darc for the French TV channel France 3. She relates how she lost her virginity on scene, speaks of her family and background and of the violence she suffered or witnessed in the porn industry. She also mentions cocaine and alcohol abuse during episodes of depression after leaving the pornography business.
Ms. Anderson wrote a book entitled, Hard, describing her experiences in the porn industry and decrying its abuses. She was also featured in the documentary film La Petite Morte voicing many of the same criticisms. In 2006, Tendre Violence, a narration of her childhood with her Muslim family in Gagny was published.
[edit] Bibliography
- Hard, 2001 - Grasset Ed. - ISBN 2246615119
- Tendre violence, 2006 - Jean-Claude Lattès Ed. - ISBN 2709628287
[edit] External links
- Raffaëla Anderson at the Internet Movie Database
- La Petite Morte – Official site, includes full film in streaming Flash format.
- Une vie classée X - Documentary, requires registration due to material suitable for mature audiences only.
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