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Melissa Monet | |
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Born | [1] Staten Island, New York City, United States [2] | July 16, 1964
Nationality | American [1] |
Other names | Mellisa Monet [1] |
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) [1] |
Melissa Monet (born July 16, 1964) [2] is an American pornographic actress, [1] writer and film director. [3]
Monet was born in Staten Island, New York City. [2] to an Italian Catholic father and an German Orthodox Jewish mother. [4] After high school she worked as an accountant before becoming a sex worker, where she worked as a sexual surrogate, escort and madame. [4] [5]
Monet entered the adult film world in 1994 at the age of 30. [6] After a 12 year hiatus from performing in front of the camera, she returned, performing mainly in MILF themed productions. [7]
Monet has also appeared in the porn-related documentaries Rated X: A Journey Through Porn [8] and Pornstar Pets. [9] She has directed 19 hardcore titles [10] for the Spice channel and CD-ROMS [4] and has directed softcore cable movies for Roger Corman's production company Click Productions. [11]
Monet cites John Leslie as one of her influences. She is also an avid fan of the work of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock. [6]
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