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Lorelei Lee
Born (1981-03-02) March 2, 1981 (age 43)
Upstate New York
Other namesLorelei
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Lorelei Lee (born March 2, 1981) is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and writer.

Biography

Lorelei Lee debuted in the sex industry at the age of 19, deriving her stage name from Marilyn Monroe's character in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She graduated from San Francisco State University in 2008, and later pursued a master's degree in creative writing at New York University. She has been awarded a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts "youngARTS Scholarship". She is best known for her performances as a fetish and bondage model, particularly on the pornographic site Kink.com, where she has also worked as a director.

In 2006, she wrote the centerfold text for the Sara Thrustra's Ten Pictures and Two Pin-Ups calendar. Along with fellow Kink model and director Princess Donna, Lee was the subject of Brian Lilla's 2007 independent film A Tale of Two Bondage Models, which appeared at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2008, she appeared in the documentary 9to5 – Days in Porn and also toured nationally as part of the "Sex Workers' Art Show" with other prominent members of the kink and sex-positivity community. In 2009, Lee appeared in Graphic Sexual Horror, a documentary about Insex, a now-defunct bondage website. Later that year, she was the subject and lead actress of the short movie Lorelei Lee, which was directed by Simon Grudzen and Jesse Kerman and shown at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival; the film received multiple awards at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, including Best Directing, Best Original Score and Best Use of Social Issue/Political Genre. In 2010, Lee published an essay titled "I'm Leaving You" in Off the Set: Porn Stars and Their Partners, a book of documentary photography by Paul Sarkis that explores the off-screen romantic relationships of ten couples who perform in porn, and which features photos of Lorelei with her partner at the time.

In May 2011, Variety announced the production of About Cherry, an independent movie written by Lee alongside Stephen Elliott, directed by the same Elliott and starring James Franco, Heather Graham and Lili Taylor. The film premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.

Hustler Magazine ranked Lee at eight on their 2011 list of the Top 10 Smartest Porn Stars.

In 2012 Lee, along with adult performers Isis Love and Princess Donna, was the subject of a documentary film about the website Kink.com, Public Sex, Private Lives, which was, in part, funded by donations made to Kickstarter.

She identifies as queer and is married to a trans man since 2012.

Involvement in "Milk Nymphos" Trial

Lee starred in John Stagliano's enema-focused film "Milk Nymphos," which in 2008 became the subject of a federal grand jury obscenity trial. The case reached federal court in Washington, D.C., and, on July 16, 2010, Lee was expected to testify as a witness on behalf of the defense. Citing concerns of personal safety, Lee requested to testify under her stage name; the prosecution objected, arguing that allowing her to do so "gives some air of legitimacy to the porn star" (which Lee later called "incredibly insulting") and that "she shouldn't be treated any differently than anyone else in this case." The case was ultimately dismissed on July 16, 2010, before Lee was scheduled to testify. In an interview with Salon.com shortly after the dismissal, Lee said that, had she taken the stand, she would have used her time to educate the jury about the filming process (particularly its safety precautions) and shared her personal beliefs on how the film provides an alternate and needed view of women's sexuality.

Awards and Nominations

  • 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Nice Fucking View
  • 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Threeway Sex Scene – Top Guns 6
  • 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Group Sex Scene, Video – Fuck Slaves 2
  • 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress – An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco
  • 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene – An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco
  • 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best Group Sex Scene – An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco
  • 2013 AVN Award nominee - Crossover Star of the Year

References

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  28. Obscenity indictment
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