Cherie DeVille

Cherie DeVille
DeVille in 2021
Born	1978or1979(age 45–46) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Doctor of Physical Therapy
Occupations	Pornographic actress physical therapist
Years active	2011–present
Awards	AVN Award × 7 Brazzers Hall of Fame Fleshbot Award Pornhub Award × 4 Urban X Hall of Fame XBIZ Award × 4 XCritic Award × 3 XMA Award × 2 XRCO Award × 2

Cherie DeVille (born 1978/1979) is an American pornographic film actress and writer. 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.

Early life and career

DeVille was born in 1978or1979 ^[1] 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]} DeVille positioned herself as a sex-positive, cannabis-friendly candidate who favored net neutrality protections. ^[4] In January 2019, she suspended her campaign and publicly endorsed senator Bernie Sanders for president. ^{[8] [9]}

DeVille 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] [11]} After the state enacted legislation in 2023 that required pornographic websites to verify the age of visitors and allowed parents to sue websites for damages, Utah visitors to Pornhub were shown a video message by DeVille arguing that the law would put users' privacy at risk. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Other media appearances

In 2022, DeVille appeared in an advertisement for canned-water brand Liquid Death, urging viewers to avoid single-use plastic packaging. ^[15] The same year, DeVille produced an instructional adult scene designed to steer men away from speculative cryptocurrency investments toward more stable financial instruments. ^{[3] [16]}

DeVille appeared in the 2023 Netflix documentary film Money Shot: The Pornhub Story ^[17] and has written for Rolling Stone ^[18] and The Daily Beast . ^[19] 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.

• 2017 XBIZ Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[20]
• 2017 XRCO Award – MILF of the Year ^[21]
• 2018 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[22]
• 2018 XRCO Award – MILF of the Year ^[23]
• 2019 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[24]
• 2019 XCritic Award – Best MILF ^[25]
• 2020 AVN Award – Most Outrageous Sex Scene ^[26]
• 2021 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[27]
• 2021 XBIZ Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[28]
• 2021 XBIZ Award – Best Sex Scene - Trans ^[28]
• 2021 XCritic Award – Best MILF ^[29]
• 2021 Fleshbot Award – Best Total Package (Female) ^[30]
• 2022 XCritic Award – Best MILF ^[31]
• 2022 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer ^[32]
• 2023 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[33]
• 2023 XBIZ Award – Performer of the Year ^[34]
• 2023 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer ^[35]
• 2024 Pornhub Award – Favorite MILF ^[36]
• 2024 Urban X Hall of Fame ^[37]
• 2024 Brazzers Hall of Fame ^[38]
• 2025 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year ^[39]
• 2025 AVN Award – Best Foursome/Orgy Scene ^[39]
• 2025 XMA Award – Best Sex Scene - Feature Movie ^[40]
• 2025 XMA Award – Best Sex Scene - Orgy/Group ^[40]
• 2025 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer ^[41]

References

1. Finster, Tierney (February 17, 2016). "The Multitasking MILF Who Is Taking the Term 'Physical Therapy' in New Directions". Mel Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2025. Fans lined up to chat with DeVille, 37
2. Nelson, Steven (June 1, 2018). "The porn star (really) running for president". Washington Examiner. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
3. García, Jerome (April 18, 2022). "Porn Star Cherie DeVille to Teach Men about Crypto in New Adult Scene". GamblingNews. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. 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. "Adult film star calls for veto of Utah porn-filter bill". Associated Press. March 22, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
11. 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.
12. Debusmann, Bernd Jr. (May 2, 2023). "Pornhub blocks Utah users ahead of age verification law". BBC News. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
13. Cole, Samantha (May 1, 2023). "Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site". Vice. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
14. Gehrke, Robert (May 1, 2023). "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.
15. Stanley, T. L. (April 13, 2022). "Liquid Death Recruits Porn Stars to Say 'No' to Plastic" . Adweek. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
16. Al-Sibai, Noor (April 18, 2022). "Porn Star 'Punishes' Man for Buying NFTs". Futurism. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
17. Dazed (March 15, 2023). "How Pornhub became the front line of the war on sex work". Dazed. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
18. "Cherie DeVille". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
19. Coaston, Jane (September 29, 2021). "What a Sex Worker and an Anti-Trafficker Want You to Know About Porn Bans". The Argument. The New York Times (podcast). ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 12, 2025.
20. "2017 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". January 13, 2017.
21. "2017 XRCO Awards Winners Announced". April 28, 2017.
22. Roland, John (January 28, 2018). "2018 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN . Retrieved March 2, 2025.
23. "2018 XRCO Awards Winners Announced". June 29, 2018.
24. "2019 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
25. "Cherie DeVille Named XCritic's Best MILF".
26. "2020 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
27. "2021 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
28. "2021 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
29. "XCritic Awards Winners 2020". January 13, 2021.
30. "Cherie DeVille Earns 'Total Package' Win from 2021 Fleshbot Awards". November 18, 2021.
31. "XCritic Award Winners - 2021". January 2022.
32. "2022 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". March 23, 2022.
33. "2023 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
34. "2023 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". January 16, 2023.
35. "2023 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". April 20, 2023.
36. "2024 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". March 29, 2024.
37. "Urban X Awards Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees AVN".
38. "Brazzers Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2024 AVN".
39. "2025 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 26, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
40. "2025 XMA Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 20, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
41. "2025 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced". May 9, 2025.

Further reading

• Song, Sandra (April 14, 2022). "Porn's Favorite Stepmom Won't Let You 'Fuck the Planet'". Paper.
• O'Toole, Scarlett (June 15, 2024). "'I'm an adult star and here's why I changed careers from a physical therapist'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
• Panessi, Hernán (May 16, 2024). "La Superestrella del XXX Cherie DeVille Habla Sobre Drogas: Marihuana, Hongos y 'Comic Cougar Convo'". El Planteo. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
• Mehrotra, Kriti (March 15, 2023). "Cherie DeVille: Where is the Porn Performer Now?". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
• Kurtz, Judy (November 15, 2017). "Porn star, Coolio launching 2020 White House bid". The Hill. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
• Parham, Jason. "The Horny Internet Wants You to Vote". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved November 13, 2025.
• O'Toole, Scarlett (June 16, 2024). "Netflix star says she received death threats for supporting adult entertainment". Daily Mirror. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
• Behun, Richard; Owens, Eric W. (November 28, 2019). Youth and Internet Pornography: The impact and influence on adolescent development. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-429-75109-7.
• "Actriz de films porno pide a gobernador vetar ley de filtro de pornografía de Utah | Univision Salt Lake City KUTH | Univision". www.univision.com (in Spanish). March 22, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2025.

External links

• Cherie DeVille at IMDb
• Cherie DeVille at the Internet Adult Film Database