Melissa Monet
| Melissa Monet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 16, 1964[1] Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States[2] |
| Nationality | American[1] |
| Other names | Mellisa Monet[1] |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian/Jewish[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[1] |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg)[1] |
| No. of adult films | 189 as a performer & 19 as a director (per IAFD)[1] |
Melissa Monet (born July 16, 1964)[2] is the stage name of an American pornographic actress,[1] writer and film director.[3]
Career
Monet entered the adult film world in 1994 at the age of 30.[1][2][4] Her then-boyfriend auditioned for a job as a porn star, and she went along for moral support; she was then offered a job instead of him.[5] She began as a director only because she felt she was too old to be just beginning an acting career in porn.[4] She was the only director and producer for movies made exclusively for the Spice Channel in the first few years of its existence.[4][6]
Monet produced a documentary, directed by Mindy DeBaise, about the industry called Porn - It's a Living.[6][7] She has also appeared in the porn-related documentaries Rated X: A Journey Through Porn[8] and Pornstar Pets.[9]
She has directed 19 hardcore titles[10] and has directed softcore cable movies for Roger Corman's production company Click Productions.[11]
Personal life
Monet was born in Staten Island, New York City, New York.[2] She has stated that she lost her virginity at "an early age" to a boy, but she had also always been interested in women and had her first experience with a woman at the age of 15, as a result of she and her then-boyfriend swinging with another couple.[2] She has a background in accounting (via working with mutual funds), and she was a call girl and a sexual surrogate in the 1980s before entering the adult film industry.[5]
Monet cites John Leslie as one of her influences. She is also an avid fan of the work of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock.[4]
Awards and nominations
- 2005 AVN Award nominee – Best Screenplay, Video (Killer Sex and Suicide Blondes) shared with George Kaplan & Michael Raven[12]
- 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Art Direction, Video (Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre)[12]
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best Actress (My Daughter's Boyfriend)[12]
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene (River Rock Women's Prison) shared with Justine Joli[12]
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress (River Rock Women's Prison)[12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Melissa Monet at the Internet Adult Film Database
- 1 2 3 4 5 Melissa Monet Interview, Retrieved November 6, 2011
- ↑ "Metro Recruits Monet to Direct Blu Dreams 2 for Cal Vista". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Melissa Monet Interview, Retrieved November 7, 2011
- 1 2 20 Questions with Melissa Monet, Retrieved November 7, 2011
- 1 2 "Melissa Monet AVN profile". Adult Video News. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ↑ Porn... It's a Living at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Rated X: a journey through porn". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Newest Porn Documentary Features Four-Legged Stars". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Melissa Monet directing credits". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Melissa's Cable Gig". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mindy DeBaise – Awards, Retrieved November 6, 2011
External links
- Mindy DeBaise at the Internet Movie Database
- Melissa Monet on Twitter
- Melissa Monet at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Melissa Monet at the Adult Film Database
- "Porn Stars Allie Haze, Nina Hartley Gratified By Study Suggesting Porn Effects On Behavior Are Minimal"
- "The Kind of Porn That Texts You After"
- Gerrie Lim (14 June 2004). Invisible Trade. Monsoon Books. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-981-4358-10-1.
- Sex Carnival