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Sunrise Adams






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Sunrise Adams
Adams at the 2003 Adult Entertainment Expo
Adams at the 2003 Adult Entertainment Expo
OccupationPornographic actress, author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
GenreErotica
Notable awards2003 Best New Starlet - Venus Award
2004 Best Oral Sex Scene, Film - AVN Award
RelativesSunset Thomas (aunt)[1]

Sunrise Adams is an American author and pornographic actress.

Early life[edit]

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]

Career[edit]

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 ActressbyAVN 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 HirschonYour 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 SamsononFox 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]

Personal life[edit]

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]

Further reading[edit]

Works by Sunrise Adams
Works about Sunrise Adams

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Sullivan, David (December 17, 2006). "Sunrise Adams Rises Again AVN". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  • ^ Hustler, May 2005
  • ^ a b c Creamer, Natalie (14 November 2006). "Vivid Girl Sunrise Adams Returns from Hiatus AVN". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  • ^ "The Best Sex Ever: Season 1: Episode 4: House Sitting". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  • ^ a b Cavuto, Neil (25 March 2015). "Steve Hirsch, Vivid Entertainment Co-Founder andSunrise Adams, Vivid Entertainment Star". Fox News. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  • ^ a b Baker, Gray (13 December 2003). "SUNRISE ADAMS: An AVNInsider Interview". Adult Video News Insider. Archived from the original on 13 December 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  • ^ Stone, Mark (Director) (2003). AVN 20th Anniversary Awards Show (DVD). Chatsworth, California: VCA Labs, Inc.
  • ^ "Grind (2003)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  • ^ Rush, George; Molloy, Joanna (19 October 2004). "Were porn stars an O'Reilly factor?". New York Daily News. Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "16.-19. Oktober 2003: 7.Venus Internationale Fachmesse" (PDF). Venus-berlin.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007.
  • ^ "Private and Americans Win Big at Venus Fair". Adult Video News. 22 October 2003. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  • ^ Jared Rutter (12 January 2004). "The 21st Annual AVN Awards: Glamour, Prestige, Fun". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
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