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Canadian writer and actress
Werhun at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Andrea Werhun is a Canadian writer and actress from Toronto, Ontario. She is most noted for her 2018 book Modern Whore, a memoir of her time as a sex worker prior to establishing herself as a creative professional.

Werhun worked as an escort and as an erotic dancer. After leaving that line of work she wrote and published Modern Whore, but remained active as an outreach worker helping to educate active sex workers on issues such as safer sex and protecting themselves from violence.

After publishing Modern Whore, she appeared in a short documentary film adaptation of the book, directed by Nicole Bazuin. An expanded edition of the book was published by Penguin Random House Canada in 2022, and a feature film version of the documentary, directed by Bazuin and executive produced by Sean Baker, entered production in 2024.

In 2023, she was a producer of Bazuin's short film Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie.

In 2024, she served as a creative consultant on Baker's film Anora, and had an acting role in Sook-Yin Lee's film Paying for It.

References

  1. ^ Simonpillai, Radheyan (March 28, 2020). "Toronto sex worker Andrea Werhun: 'Whores are pretty relatable when it comes down to it'". Now. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Kozicka, Patricia (December 21, 2017). "Andrea Werhun: 'It's a really good time to talk about sex work'". The Guardian. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. Perdue, Noelle (June 9, 2022). "'Modern Whore' is a love letter to sex workers—and the art of the hustle". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. Townsend, Kelly (January 17, 2024). "Director Sean Baker boards hybrid doc Modern Whore as EP". Playback. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  5. Babiera, Angelica (December 14, 2022). "Xavier Dolan's drama series selected for Sundance". Playback. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  6. Perella, Vincent (September 8, 2024). "Sean Baker Didn't Pick Up on the Similarities Between 'Anora' and 'Pretty Woman' Until Halfway Through Production". IndieWire. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. Sikander Mirza, Taimur (May 31, 2024). "Wildling, Hawkeye wrap adaptation of novel Paying for It". Playback. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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