Julia Ann
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Julia Ann is an American pornographic actress
, feature dancer
and former Penthouse Pet; she is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.
. She grew up around animals and developed a love for horses; Julia also took piano lessons and learned to swim "like a fish." At age 12 she moved to Idyllwild, California, where she attended a college-prep school before moving to Los Angeles
to live with her grandmother at age 17. By age 18, Julia was modelling, and then became a professional mud wrestler in Hollywood before becoming one half of the popular touring strip club feature act Blondage, with Janine Lindemulder
, in the early 1990s. Their success led to offers to join the adult film industry.
Julia Ann debuted in adult films in 1993 in Andrew Blake's Hidden Obsessions, in a lesbian sex scene with Lindemulder. She has been a contract girl throughout most of her career. Her first exclusive contract was with Vivid Entertainment
(during which time she worked solo and also made a series of Blondage films with Lindemulder). Later she had contracts with Digital Playground
(1999) and Wicked Pictures
(2002). She was again on contract with Wicked Pictures in 2006, but in May, 2007 she posted on the members section of her website that she had not renewed her contract with Wicked. She has since started working as a makeup artist
. Along with Inari Vachs
and other female porn actresses, Ann was a host of the Playboy TV
show Naughty Amateur Home Videos.
She married adult film director
Michael Raven
on June 21, 2003, but they have since divorced. Besides breast augmentation, Julia Ann also had labiaplasty
and a nose job (to remove the aftereffects of a broken nose suffered when a horse kicked her in the face).
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
, feature dancer
Stripper
A stripper is a professional erotic dancer who performs a contemporary form of striptease at strip club establishments, public exhibitions, and private engagements. Unlike in burlesque, the performer in the modern Americanized form of stripping minimizes the interaction of customer and dancer,...
and former Penthouse Pet; she is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.
Biography
Julia Ann was born Julia Tavella in Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
. She grew up around animals and developed a love for horses; Julia also took piano lessons and learned to swim "like a fish." At age 12 she moved to Idyllwild, California, where she attended a college-prep school before moving to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
to live with her grandmother at age 17. By age 18, Julia was modelling, and then became a professional mud wrestler in Hollywood before becoming one half of the popular touring strip club feature act Blondage, with Janine Lindemulder
Janine Lindemulder
Janine Marie Lindemulder , also known as Janine Marie James, is an American exotic dancer and adult film actress, best known for her work in American pornographic films during the mid-1990s and a 2004–2005 comeback...
, in the early 1990s. Their success led to offers to join the adult film industry.
Julia Ann debuted in adult films in 1993 in Andrew Blake's Hidden Obsessions, in a lesbian sex scene with Lindemulder. She has been a contract girl throughout most of her career. Her first exclusive contract was with Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an adult video producer, featuring a catalog of VHS and DVD titles and internet content. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry....
(during which time she worked solo and also made a series of Blondage films with Lindemulder). Later she had contracts with Digital Playground
Digital Playground
thumb|right|250px|Digital Playground's 2010 Contract Girls at the [[AVN Adult Entertainment Expo]] at the [[Sands Expo]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] on January 7, 2010...
(1999) and Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry...
(2002). She was again on contract with Wicked Pictures in 2006, but in May, 2007 she posted on the members section of her website that she had not renewed her contract with Wicked. She has since started working as a makeup artist
Makeup artist
thumb|[[Michelle Camaclang]], an international-certified professional makeup artistthumb|Special effects makeup techniquesA Make-up artist is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions...
. Along with Inari Vachs
Inari Vachs
Inari Vachs is an American pornographic actress.She entered the industry in November 1997 at age 23, and has since appeared in close to 380 films....
and other female porn actresses, Ann was a host of the Playboy TV
Playboy TV
Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
show Naughty Amateur Home Videos.
She married adult film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Michael Raven
Michael Raven
Michael Raven is an American adult film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.While he was working as a car salesman, Raven met Sydnee Steele to whom he sold a new Miata. They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn...
on June 21, 2003, but they have since divorced. Besides breast augmentation, Julia Ann also had labiaplasty
Labiaplasty
Labiaplasty is a plastic surgery procedure for altering the labia minora and the labia majora, the paired tissue structures bounding the vestibule of the vulva. The indications for the correction of labial hypertrophy are two-fold: the correction of defect and deformity, and the cosmetic...
and a nose job (to remove the aftereffects of a broken nose suffered when a horse kicked her in the face).
AVN
- AVN Hall of Fame Inductee
- 1994 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Hidden Obsessions
- 2000 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Seven Deadly Sins
- 2004 Best Actress – Video for Beautiful
- 2007 Best Scene – Video for The Big Dirty Pazon
- 2010 Best Makeup for The 8th Day
- 2010 MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year
External links
- Julia Ann Official Site
- Bio at Wicked Pictures