Calli Cox

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Calli Cox
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Cox at Erotica Los Angeles on July 15, 2001
Born (1977-02-26) February 26, 1977 (age 46) [1]
Robinson, Illinois, U.S. [1]
Other namesMrs. C. Frady, Calli Coxx, Cali Cox & Calli [1]

Calli Cox (born February 26, 1977) is an American former pornographic actress, [1] who worked as a teacher during the day and as a stripper at night before becoming an adult film performer. [2] Cox was appointed as director of marketing and publicity for the punk rock label Redwood Records in 2003, the same year she retired from performing in adult films. [3]

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Early life

In 1999, Cox graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in education and started teaching that same year. [4] [5] [6] She was a teacher at Effingham Junior High and a substitute teacher at Urbana High School, having worked for a year at each school. [4] She taught eighth grade English and Reading. [7] [8] [9]

Career

Cox worked as a teacher during the day and as a stripper at night before becoming an adult film performer. [2] She entered the adult film industry after moving to Los Angeles in February 2001. [4] Her first scene was with Belladonna and Mr. Marcus in Oral Consumption 4 for Anabolic Video. [9] [10]

Cox became infamous after starring in the 2001–2002 Shane's World series of pornographic films with college students, [11] including the executive vice president of the Arizona State University student body. [12] [13] [14] On November 18, 2002, she appeared on The O'Reilly Factor to discuss the filming of Shane's World #32: Campus Invasion, which was shot on campus at Indiana University. [15]

Cox began working as a publicist for Shane's World Studios in August 2002. [4] [3] She appeared in an episode of Inside Edition that aired on February 7, 2003, in which she defended the company's practice of filming sex scenes with students on college campuses. [16] In 2003, she was appointed as director of marketing and publicity for the punk rock label Redwood Records. [3] On July 9, 2003, she announced her retirement from performing in adult films. [3] Her last scene was for the film College Invasion 2. [17]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyResultCategoryFilm
2002 AVN Award [18] NominatedBest New Starlet—
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Video (with Samantha Stylle & Lexington Steele)Service Animals 2
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Video (with Renee LaRue, Shay Sights, Angel, Sana Fey, Nick Manning, Joel Lawrence, Pat Myne & Tony Pounds)X-Rated Auditions 3
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Video (with Lola & Pat Myne)Young and Tight 2
NightMoves Award [19] WonBest New Starlet (Editor's Choice)—
XRCO Award [20] NominatedStarlet of the Year—
NominatedBest Threeway Sex Scene (with Samantha Stylle & Lexington Steele)Service Animals 2
2003AVN Award [21] Nominated Female Performer of the Year —
NominatedBest Sex Scene Coupling - Video (with Tex)Shane’s World 30

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