Cherie DeVille

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Cherie DeVille
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DeVille in 2021
Born1978or1979(age 45–46)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationDoctor of Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University
Occupations
  • Pornographic actress
  • model
  • physical therapist
  • activist
Years active2011–present
Known for"Internet's step-mom" persona; 2020 U.S. presidential bid with rapper Coolio
Awards
  • AVN MILF Performer of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)
  • XBIZ MILF Performer of the Year (2017, 2021)
  • XRCO MILF of the Year (2017, 2018)

Cherie DeVille (born 1978or1979 [1] ) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and political activist. A doctor of physical therapy, she entered the adult-film industry in her early thirties and has since appeared in hundreds of scenes, marketing herself online as "the internet's step-mom." DeVille briefly sought the United States presidency in 2020 on a ticket with rapper Coolio, using the slogan "Make America Fucking Awesome Again". She ended her bid in 2019, endorsing senator Bernie Sanders' campaign.

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Early life and career

DeVille was born in Durham, North Carolina. She earned a doctorate in physical therapy and worked as a licensed clinician in Tennessee before changing careers in 2011. [2] After moving to California at age 32, DeVille began performing in adult films; by 2018 she was shooting roughly 200 scenes a year. [2] Her on-screen persona and active presence on platforms such as OnlyFans led industry writers to dub her "the internet's step-mom". [3]

Activism

In 2017, DeVille announced that she was running for president of the United States as an independent candidate. [2] [4] [5] Using the campaign slogan "Make America Fucking Awesome Again", she chose rapper Coolio as her vice-presidential running mate. [6] [7] Positioning herself as a sex-positive, cannabis-friendly candidate who favored net neutrality protections. [4] After 17 months without significant fundraising success, she suspended the campaign on January 31, 2019, publicly backing Senator Bernie Sanders. [8] [9]

DeVille has advocated against state-mandated device or website porn filters. She urged Utah's governor Spencer Cox to veto a 2021 "porn-blocker" bill on First Amendment grounds. The legislation would require new smartphones and tablet computers to block sexually explicit material. [10] When the state enacted legislation in 2023 that required pornographic websites to verify the age of visitors and allowed parents to sue websites for damages if they failed to do so. In 2024, visitors to Pornhub from the state of Utah were shown a video message featuring DeVille arguing that the law would put users' privacy at risk. [11] [12] [13]

Other media appearances

In 2022, DeVille appeared in an advertisement for canned-water brand Liquid Death, urging viewers to avoid single-use plastic packaging. [14] The same month, GamblingNews reported that DeVille produced an instructional adult scene designed to steer men away from speculative cryptocurrency investments toward diversified index funds. [3]

DeVille appeared in the 2023 Netflix documentary film Money Shot: The Pornhub Story [15] and has written for Rolling Stone [16] and The Daily Beast . [17] According to 2018 interview, DeVille continues to practice physical therapy part-time and describes her politics as "left-leaning libertarian." [2]

Awards

DeVille has received multiple MILF-category performer honors from major adult-industry organizations, including AVN, XBIZ and XRCO.

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    References

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    3. 1 2 García, Jerome (April 18, 2022). "Porn Star Cherie DeVille to Teach Men about Crypto in New Adult Scene". GamblingNews. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
    4. 1 2 Brown, Elizabeth Nolan (November 16, 2017). "Porn Star Cherie DeVille and Rapper Coolio Announce White House 2020 Bid". Reason.com. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    5. Welch, Matt (June 4, 2018). "John McAfee and Porn Star Cherie* DeVille Running for President in 2020, Maybe as Libertarians". Reason.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
    6. Kernes, Mark (February 7, 2019). "Cherie DeVille Abandons 2020 Presidential Run". AVN. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
    7. Sisley, Dominique (October 31, 2020). "Cherie DeVille Will Stop at Nothing to Stimulate Your Election". Mel Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
    8. Nelson, Steven (January 31, 2019). "It's off: Porn star running for president throws in the towel". Washington Examiner. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    9. Kurtz, Judy (January 31, 2019). "Porn star who planned ticket with Coolio ends 2020 White House bid". The Hill. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
    10. Rodgers, Bethany (March 20, 2021). "Adult film star urges Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto porn-blocker bill" . The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
    11. "Pornhub blocks Utah users ahead of age verification law". May 2, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    12. Cole, Samantha (May 1, 2023). "Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site". VICE. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    13. "Pornhub, the largest porn site in the U.S., blocks Utahns ahead of new age verification law". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
    14. Stanley, T. L. (April 13, 2022). "Liquid Death Recruits Porn Stars to Say 'No' to Plastic" . Adweek. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
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