Andrea Werhun | |
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| Notable work | Modern Whore |
| Website | andreawerhun |
Andrea Werhun is a Canadian writer and actress from Toronto, Ontario. [1] 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. [2] She studied at University of Toronto, majoring in English and minoring in religious studies. [3]
Werhun worked as an escort and as an erotic dancer. [2] After leaving that line of work she wrote and published Modern Whore, [2] but remained active as an outreach worker helping to educate active sex workers on issues such as safer sex and protecting themselves from violent clients. [1]
After publishing Modern Whore, she appeared in a short documentary film adaptation of the book, directed by Nicole Bazuin. [1] An expanded edition of the book was published by Penguin Random House Canada in 2022. [4] A feature film version of the documentary, directed by Bazuin and executive produced by Sean Baker, entered production in 2024, [5] and premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. [6]
In 2023, she was a producer of Bazuin's short film Thriving: A Dissociated Reverie . [7]
In 2024, she served as a creative consultant on Baker's film Anora , [8] and had an acting role in Sook-Yin Lee's film Paying for It . [9]