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.
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]
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