Lauren Phoenix

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Lauren Phoenix
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Phoenix at the XRCO Awards in 2005
Born
Other namesMistress Lauren Phoenix, Roxy, Loren Phoenix, Lauren Phoniex, Phoenix & Lauren [2]
Years active2003–2006 [2]
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]

Lauren Phoenix is a Canadian filmmaker and former pornographic actress.

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Early life

Phoenix was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. [1] Phoenix attended a performing arts high school and has performed in musical theatre as a singer, dancer, and actress. [3] She practiced ballet for ten years and did tap, jazz, lyrical, and modern dance. [3] She also taught ballet for a year. [3] She studied classical music and was a jazz and blues singer. [4]

Career

Dancing

Phoenix began stripping when she was 20 years old. [1] She stripped in places outside of Toronto, such as Windsor, Ontario, to avoid being recognized by anyone who knew her. [4] She also danced at Stringfellows in London, England. [3] After a brief stint stripping at Tally Ho in Las Vegas, she moved to California, where she stripped at the Blue Zebra before entering the adult film industry. [1] [4]

Performing

Phoenix entered the adult film industry in March 2003 after getting in touch with World Modeling. [1] [3] Her first scene was in More Dirty Debutantes 253 for Ed Powers Productions. [1] [3] In August 2005, she became exclusively contracted to Defiance Films and their sister company, Torrid Entertainment, for one year. [5] She ended the contract early after only six months. [6] On April 20, 2006, she co-hosted the 22nd Annual XRCO Awards alongside Stormy Daniels. [7] She officially retired from performing in adult films on June 6, 2006. [2]

Directing

Phoenix made her directorial debut with Shut Up & Fuck Me! for Doghouse Digital in December 2004. [8] For the sequel, Shut Up & Fuck Me 2, she only directed two out of the film's five scenes. [9] She was also hired by Mayhem/Sin City to direct a film titled Young Bung on February 9, 2005, but she walked off the set due to creative differences and was replaced with Ariana Jollee. [10] Later that year, she had directing contracts with No Boundaries Entertainment, Defiance Films, and Torrid Entertainment. [5] [11] She also directed Pussy POV for VCA Pictures. [12]

Mainstream media appearances

Phoenix was hired to model tube socks, underwear, and tank tops by American Apparel. [13] The ad featuring her was published in February 2005. [14]

Other ventures

Phoenix's main goal when entering the adult film industry was to produce her own porn and build websites. [1] In April 2005, she launched BigPimpinCash.com, a webmaster affiliate program. [15] While in the industry, she owned the website Bang-A-Pornstar.com. [15] She also had an official website of her own, LaurenPhoenix.com. [1] [3]

In May 2005, Phoenix launched The Lauren Phoenix Agency to represent herself and other performers. [16] She shut down the agency in January 2006. [6]

Awards and nominations

List of accolades received by Lauren Phoenix
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals718
Lauren Phoenix holding her 2005 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year... Lauren Phoenix at 2005 AEE Awards.jpg
Lauren Phoenix holding her 2005 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year...
...as well as her 2005 XRCO Award for the same category Lauren Phoenix 2005 XRCO Awards.JPG
...as well as her 2005 XRCO Award for the same category
AVN Awards
YearResultAwardFilm
2004 [17] NominatedBest New StarletN/A
NominatedBest Anal Sex Scene – Video (with Mark Davis)Grand Theft Anal 2
2005 [18] [19] Won Female Performer of the Year N/A
NominatedBest Anal Sex Scene (with Lee Stone)A.N.A.L. 3
NominatedBest Tease PerformanceI'm Your Slut 2
NominatedBest Couples Sex Scene – Video (with Manuel Ferrara)
NominatedBest Couples Sex Scene – Video (with Mick Blue)Sodomania 41
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene – Video (with Missy Monroe, Ben English & Mr. Pete)Double Teamed 2
NominatedBest Threeway Sex Scene – Video (with Katrina Kraven & Tony T.)Big Wet Asses 4
NominatedBest Threeway Sex Scene – Video (with Cytherea & Randy Spears)Buttwoman Iz Lauren Phoenix
2006 [20] Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
NominatedBest Supporting Actress – VideoThe Edge Runner
NominatedBest Tease PerformanceLauren Phoenix's Fuck Me
NominatedBest All-Girl Sex Scene – Video (with Kimberly Kane, Katrina Kraven, Kylie Ireland & Julie Night)Epiphany
NominatedBest Anal Sex Scene – Video (with Anthony Hardwood)Flesh Fest 3
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene – Video (with Dave Hardman, Scott Lyons, Richard Raymond, Trevor Slide, Jeremy Steele & Trent Tesoro)Clusterfuck 3
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene – Video (with Melissa Lauren, Erik Everhard & John Strong)Semen Sippers 3
NominatedBest Solo Sex SceneAnal Showdown
XRCO Awards
YearResultAwardFilm
2004 [21] WonNew StarletN/A
WonOrgasmic AnalistN/A
2005 [22] [23] WonFemale Performer of the YearN/A
Nominated3-Way (with Katrina Kraven & Tony T.)Big Wet Asses 4
WonOrgasmic AnalistN/A
Other awards

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