Emily Willis

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Emily Willis
Emily Willis on Holly Randall Unfiltered.jpg
Willis in 2020
Born1999 (age 25–26)
Argentina
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Adult film actress
  • model

Emily Willis (born 1999 [1] ) is an American pornographic film actress. [2] She was a Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019 and has won multiple AVN Awards, including Female Performer of the Year in 2021. [3]

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Early life

Willis was born in Argentina in 1999. After her parents separated, her mother married an American citizen and relocated the family to the small town of St. George, Utah when Willis was 7 years old. After graduating from high school a year early, she moved to San Diego, California, where she worked as a door-to-door salesperson. [1]

Adult film career

Willis began her adult film career in 2017 after meeting an actor through a dating app who was affiliated with the company GirlsDoPorn. [1] The company was later shut down after several of the owners and employees were found liable for fraud amid an FBI investigation of sex trafficking. [4] The investigation found that the company had published fake ads soliciting young women for modeling work; the women were then pressured to perform in a pornographic scene ostensibly to be sold to private buyers, and promised between US$2,000 and US$6,000, which was never paid. [1] Willis later told XBIZ, "I knew from the start that I was being lied to about the scenes" and "It just didn't matter to me, I wanted to do porn regardless." [4] She would go on to star in over 700 films. [2]

Willis moved to Las Vegas in early 2018, later moving to Los Angeles. [5] She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019. [2] [6] In May 2020, she starred in her first double penetration scene for The Insatiable Emily Willis, produced by Jules Jordan. [7]

Mainstream and other work

In April 2022, Willis joined the cast of director Eddie Alcazar's thriller film Divinity . [8] [9] Jacob Oller, writing for Paste , criticized the film generally and stated that "an extended sex scene with porn star Emily Willis is exhaustingly dull", [10] while Nadir Samara, writing for Screen Rant , praised the film, stating that performances by Willis, along with those of other actors, gave the film "the tone that sets it apart from anything else you will see this year". [11]

In 2023, Willis starred in the music video for the Grammy-nominated single "Hive Mind" by American heavy metal band Slipknot. [3]

Personal life

In 2021, Willis filed a $5M defamation lawsuit against fellow pornographic actresses Gianna Dior, Adria Rae, and 10 other unnamed defendants over Twitter posts that they had made. [12] The lawsuit was dropped in 2022. [13]

In February 2024, Willis was admitted to a medical facility for critical care in Thousand Oaks, California. [14] In April, her family announced that she was awake after a two-month coma. [3] [13]

In January 2025, her family filed a lawsuit for fraud and negligence against Summit Malibu, a drug rehabilitation center in Los Angeles where Willis had been seeking treatment for ketamine addiction. [15] [16] Willis was reportedly found unconscious following a cardiac arrest in February 2024, approximately a week after being admitted to the facility. According to the lawsuit, the resulting lack of oxygen led to irreversible and debilitating brain damage. [1] [15] [16]

Awards

List of awards
YearEventAwardFilm
2020 AVN Award [17] Best Anal Sex Scene (with Ramón Nomar)Emily Willis: The Anal Awakening
XBIZ Award [18] Best Sex Scene – Vignette (with Jane Wilde and Prince Yahshua)Disciples of Desire: Bad Cop — Bad City
NightMoves Award [19] Best Female Performer (Editor's Choice)—
2021AVN Award [20] Female Performer of the Year
Best Star ShowcaseThe Insatiable Emily Willis
Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene (with Steve Holmes and Mick Blue)
Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G (with Prince Yahshua and Rob Piper)
Best Blowbang SceneFacialized 7: Emily Willis 10 Man Blowbang
Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Riley Reid and Kristen Scott)Paranormal
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (with Elsa Jean)Elsa Jean: Influence
Best POV Sex Scene (with Mick Blue)Emily Willis: Car BJ & POV Fucking
Mainstream Venture of the Year (with Ariana Marie, Mia Malkova, Ivy Wolfe, Amia Miley, Mia Melano, Vicki Chase, Skin Diamond, Scarlit Scandal, Cecilia Lion, Avery Cristy, Nia Nacci, Sarai Minx, Kira Noir, Alina Lopez, and Gabbie Carter) G-Eazy x Vixen Music Video Collaboration (Still Be Friends/Moana) [20]
XBIZ Award [21] Female Performer of the Year—
XRCO Award [22] Female Performer of the Year
2022AVN Award [23] Best Lesbian Group Sex Scene (with Gina Valentina, Gia Derza, and Autumn Falls)We Live Together Season 1 — Episode 4: Saying Goodbye
Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (with Vanna Bardot)Light Me Up
Best International Group Sex Scene (with Little Caprice, Apolonia Lapiedra, and Alberto Blanco)Vibes 4: Better Together
Best Star ShowcaseInfluence: Emily Willis
Best Gangbang Scene (with Rob Piper, Anton Harden, Isiah Maxwell, and Tee Reel)
XCritic Award [24] Best G/G Scene (with Kayden Kross)
XBIZ Award [25] Best Sex Scene – Performer Showcase (with Mick Blue and Dante Colle)
Female Performer of the Year—
Pornhub Award [26] Top Lesbian Performer
XRCO Award [27] Female Performer of the Year (tied with Gianna Dior)
Best Star ShowcaseInfluence: Emily Willis
Awesome Analist—
2023Pornhub Award [28] Top Anal Performer - Female

Selected filmography

YearMovieHonors and Awards won
2019Dred's Teen Devastation 2 [29] 2019 Urban X Awards Best All-Sex Release
Emily Willis: The Anal Awakening 2020 AVN Awards [30] Best Anal Sex Scene, Emily Willis and Ramon Nomar
ConsentBest Gonzo Production
DriveBest Drama
Teenage LesbianBest All-Girl Narrative Production

Movie of the Year

2020 XBiz Awards [31] All-Girl Feature Movie of the Year

Feature Movie of the Year

Disciples of Desire: Bad Cop Bad City [32] Best Sex Scene - Vignette, Emily Willis, Jane Wilde, Prince Yahshua
We Like Girls Project 2 [33] All-Girl Non-Feature Release of the Year
Art Of Anal Sex 11 [34] 2021 AVN Awards [35] Best Anal Movie or Anthology
Squirt On MeBest Squirting Movie or Anthology
2020Paranormal [20] Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene, Emily Willis, Kristen Scott, Riley Reid

Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology

Facialized 7Best Oral Movie or Anthology [20]
Oil Overload 16Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Movie or Anthology
Insatiable Emily Willis [36] Best Three-Way Sex Scene - B/B/G, Emily Willis, Prince Yahshua, Rob Piper

Best Double Penetration Sex Scene, Emily Willis, Mick Blue, Steve Holmes

Best Star Showcase, Emily Willis

InfluenceBest Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Elsa Jean, Emily Willis
2021 XBiz AwardsVignette Movie of the Year
2021Influence 2 [37] 2022 AVN Awards [20] Best Star Showcase

Best Gangbang Scene, Anton Harden, Emily Willis, Isiah Maxwell, Rob Piper, Tee Reel

2022 XBiz Awards [38] Best Sex Scene - Performer Showcase, Dante Colle, Emily Willis, Mick Blue
Hot Girl Summer [39] Gonzo Movie of the Year
Down 2 Fuck [40] 2021 NightmovesBest All Sex/Gonzo Release
Cougariffic 2 [41] 2023 AVN Awards Best Female Mixed-Age Movie or Limited Series
2022Play 2Best All-Girl Movie

References

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  3. 1 2 3 Cowen, Trace William (April 15, 2024). "Report: Ex-Adult Film Star Emily Willis Showing Improvements After 'Fighting for Her Life' in Vegetative Coma". Complex. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Emily Willis | Penthouse Pet of the Month May 2019". Penthouse (interview). n.d. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ Miller, Dan (May 8, 2020). "Emily Willis Teams With Jules Jordan Video for First DP Scene". AVN. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (April 20, 2022). "Scott Bakula & Bella Thorne Among Final Cast Of 'Divinity,' Cypress Hills' DJ Muggs To Serve As Musical Composer". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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  11. ↑ Samara, Nadir (October 13, 2023). "Divinity Review: Eddie Alcazar Has Made 2023's Weirdest & Bravest Films". Screen Rant .
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