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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

Pornographic films

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

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

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

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

  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. 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. 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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