Venus Lux

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Venus Lux
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Venus Lux at the XBIZ Awards on January 15, 2015
Website venus-lux.com

Venus Lux is an American transgender pornographic actress, director, producer, and educator. [1]

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Career

Lux owns a studio called Venus Lux Entertainment. [2] In December 2014, she signed an exclusive three-year distribution deal with Pulse Distribution. [2] In 2012, she began writing a column titled "Venus Rising". [3] She compiled some of those columns into a book titled Venus Lux Diaries, which was released in March 2015. [3] In October 2015, she launched TransGlobal Magazine. [4] In 2016, Venus Lux founded Syren Network and the website TS Fetishes, both of which launched in the spring. She is featured in the sequel of the documentary After Porn Ends titled After Porn Ends 2. [5]

Mainstream media appearances

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! [6] Herself
2013The Naughty Show [7] HerselfEpisode: "The Brody Stevens Dating Game"
2014 VICE [8] Herself
2016 BuzzFeed [9] Herself

Awards and nominations

List of accolades received by Venus Lux
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals923
AVN Awards
YearResultAwardWork
2013 [10] NominatedBest Transsexual Sex Scene (with Annalise Rose & Christian XXX)American She-Male X 2
NominatedTranssexual Performer of the Year
2014 [11] NominatedBest Transsexual Sex Scene (with Spencer Fox)America's Next Top Tranny 17
NominatedBest Transsexual Sex Scene (with Jane Marie, Chanel Couture & Christian XXX)TS Jane Marie: 5 Star Bitch
NominatedTranssexual Performer of the Year
2015 [12] WonBest Transsexual Sex Scene (with Dana Vespoli)TS, I Love You
WonTranssexual Performer of the Year
2016 [13] [14] NominatedBest Transsexual Sex Scene (with Eva Lin)Venus Lux Fantasies
WonTranssexual Performer of the Year
NightMoves Awards
YearResultAward
2013 [15] NominatedBest TS Performer
2014 [16] WonBest Transsexual Performer (Fan Choice)
2015 [17] NominatedBest Transsexual Performer
Tranny Awards
YearResultAwardWork
2013 [18] NominatedBest Solo Model
NominatedBest Hardcore Model
NominatedBest New Face
NominatedBest Scene (with Katie)Next Idol 5
2014 [19] [20] NominatedBest Scene (with Jessica Fox, Maitresse Madeline & Eva Lin)TSPussyHunters.com
NominatedBest Scene (with Blake)TSSeduction.com
WonBest Scene (with Foxxy)Asian Nail Salon
WonBest Solo SiteVenus-Lux.com
WonBest Hardcore Model
2015 [21] NominatedBest Hardcore Performer
NominatedBest Solo Website
NominatedBest Internet Personality
NominatedBest Scene (with Dana Vespoli)TS, I Love You
XBIZ Awards
YearResultAwardWork
2013 [22] NominatedTranssexual Performer of the Year
2014 [23] [24] WonTranssexual Performer of the Year
NominatedTranssexual Site of the YearVenus-Lux.com
2015 [25] [26] WonTranssexual Performer of the Year
NominatedAdult Site of the Year - TranssexualVenus-Lux.com
2016 [27] NominatedTransgender Performer of the Year
NominatedAdult Site of the Year - TransgenderVenus-Lux.com

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