Sunrise Adams | |
|---|---|
 Adams at the 2003 Adult Entertainment Expo | |
| Occupation | Pornographic actress, author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Genre | Erotica |
| Notable awards | 2003 Best New Starlet - Venus Award 2004 Best Oral Sex Scene, Film - AVN Award |
| Relatives | Sunset Thomas (aunt) [1] |
Sunrise Adams is an American author and pornographic actress.
Sunrise Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Pickton, Texas. [2] [ better source needed ] In high school she played football, making her the first girl to play the sport in her high school's history. [3]
In 2002, Adams shot an episode for the Cinemax softcore series The Best Sex Ever called "House Sitting". [4] After years of mainstream modeling, including for Pony International, [5] Adams signed with Vivid Entertainment. [3] One of her favorite directors to work with became Chi Chi LaRue. [6]
Her first movie with Vivid was Portrait of Sunrise. [3] She was nominated for Best Actress by AVN in 2003, losing to Jenna Haze. [7] That same year, she appeared in the skateboarding movie Grind . [8] In June 2003, she appeared with Steve Hirsch on Your World with Neil Cavuto . [5]
In 2004, she won the award for Best Oral Sex Scene – Film, alongside Randy Spears, for Heart of Darkness. On August 2, 2004, she appeared with Savanna Samson on Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor , to promote their book How to Have a XXX Sex Life. Weeks later, Adams and Samson were named in a lawsuit by Fox News producer Andrea Mackris that The O'Reilly Factor host Bill O'Reilly "launched into a vile and degrading monologue about sex" on the phone to Mackris immediately after the two porn stars appeared on the air. [9] In 2005, Adams ended her contract with Vivid Entertainment to pursue a relationship with someone who Adams described as wanting her to "be normal." She moved back to Texas and worked as a loan officer and in real estate. [1]
Adams returned to the porn industry and signed a contract with Vivid Entertainment in 2006. Stating that she "was going to come back and do just a little bit of boy/girl, and mainly girl/girl", but ultimately decided to "do it all". That same year, she launched her first website, which has since been taken down. [1]
Adams is the niece of porn star Sunset Thomas. [1] As of 2003, Adams had a boyfriend, with whom she was actively investing in real estate. Adams was also pursuing a college degree in business management. [6]
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