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Devon (actress)

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Devon
Devon in 2005
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPornographic actress
Years active1998–present
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1]
AwardsPenthouse Pet of the Month (January 2001)
AVN Hall of Fame (2010)

Devon is an American pornographic film actress. She was a Penthouse Pet in 2001 and in 2005 co-starred in the pornographic action-adventure film Pirates, which cost over US$ 1 million to make and was described by its producer as the most expensive pornographic film in history.[2]

She has worked for Digital Playground and Shane's World, appearing in films for them and also directing for the latter. She has won a number of awards for her performances and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2010.

Career

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Pornographic films

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Devon's first foray into the mainstream adult film industry came in 1998, when she appeared in the Jules Jordan film New Breed.[3] She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month in January 2001.[1][4] She worked for Vivid Entertainment for three years (1998–2001). Her first release for Vivid was Country Comfort. After her Vivid contract, she signed with Digital Playground.[5]

In 2004, Devon appeared in the first WMV-HD DVD porn movie ever made, Island Fever 3, filmed on Tahiti and Bora Bora.[6] In 2005, she co-starred in the adult film Pirates.[7] By January 2006, she had signed with Ecstasy Mobile.[8] In March 2006, she signed with Black Kat Productions, which never produced any films with her.[9]

In 2006, Devon formed her own production company.[10] In October 2006, she signed a contract with Shane's World to appear in films and direct film scenes for the company.[3] She made her directorial debut for Shane's World in April 2007 with Devon Does Baja.[11] She says she is personally most proud of Virtual Sex with Devon (2001), saying she spent more time filming it than most other titles in which she appeared.[12]

In 2010, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.[13]

Mainstream appearances

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Devon appeared in the episode "Millennium" (Season 1, Episode 19) of The Man Show in 1999.[citation needed] She appeared with fellow Digital Playground contract performers Jesse Jane and Teagan Presley in an episode of HBO's Entourage, "I Love You Too", which aired July 31, 2005.[14]

Personal life

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Devon is a native of Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] Prior to 2005, Devon dated Danny Ting, co-founder of WantedList, a pornographic DVD subscription site that sought to be the "Netflix of the porn industry".[15] She suffers from mild acrophobia.[16] She believes being active in the sex industry has given her more confidence, making her more "outgoing and aggressive" about what she wants.[17] In 2022, she was diagnosed with colon cancer.[18]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Result Category Work
2000 AVN Award Nominated Best Tease Performance[19] Extreme Close-Up 4
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film (with Maya Divine & Devinn Lane)[19] Three
XRCO Award Nominated Starlet of the Year[20] —
2002 Venus Award Nominated Best Actress (USA)[21] —
2003 NightMoves Award Won Best Actress (Fan Choice)[22] —
2010 AVN Award Nominated Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Jenaveve Jolie, Melissa Lauren, Shawna Leneé & Mya Nichole)[23] Babes Illustrated 18
Won AVN Hall of Fame[13] —
2013 XRCO Award Nominated Best Cumback[24] —

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Devon". Penthouse Gold. n.d. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ McGinn, Daniel (November 27, 2005). "Porn: XXX Blue, Spending Green". Newsweek. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Stanton, Thomas J. (October 30, 2006). "Shane's World Signs Devon". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "Penthouse Magazine January 2001". Penthouse Gold. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Martin, Ron (June 14, 2004). "Devon Re-Ups with Digital Playground". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2009.
  6. ^ "Island Fever 3 WMV-HD-DVD". HDTVTotal.com. January 31, 2005. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Javors, Steve (September 21, 2006). "'PIRATES' Opens Pennsylvania Film Festival". XBIZ. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
  8. ^ Stanton, Thomas J. (January 5, 2006). "Devon, Roberts and Jaymes at Forefront of New Company". Adult Video News. Retrieved May 13, 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Devon Signs with Black Kat". Adult Video News. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on November 8, 2009. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  10. ^ "Devon Forms Production Company". Adult Video News. April 3, 2006. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  11. ^ Adams, Eddie (March 23, 2007). "Shane's World to Release Devon's Directorial Debut". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  12. ^ "Devon – Digital Girl". Porn Star Portraits (Interview). Adult Entertainment Expo. January 2004.
  13. ^ a b Roland, John (January 13, 2010). "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  14. ^ Baker, Chip (July 29, 2005). "Digital Playground Stars Appear on HBO's Entourage". AVN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  15. ^ McGinn, Daniel (November 1, 2005). "Skin City". Wired.
  16. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Devon". Rock Confidential. May 13, 2003. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "Exclusive Devon Interview". Dear Devon. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  18. ^ Roberts, Kelli (June 6, 2022). "Porn Star Devon Announces Colon Cancer Diagnosis". Fleshbot.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "AVN 2000 Nominations". AVN. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  20. ^ "Xrco nominations". AVN. March 14, 2000. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  21. ^ "6th VENUS-AWARD Nominees" (PDF). venus-berlin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2004. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  22. ^ Dirty Bob (September 16, 2003). "11th Annual Nightmoves Entertainment Awards Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  23. ^ "2010 Nominees". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "XRCO Announces 2013 Nominations". AVN. February 14, 2013. Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
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