Starr was born in Santa Clara, California. Her family is of Italo-Albanian and Hungarian descent. Starr graduated from San Jose State University with a music degree and plays the oboe. However, she has stated she pursued a career in pornography rather than in music due to her "curious nature" and becoming inspired after having watched a movie featuring Belladonna. Starr expressed an ambition to study pre-med, with the aim of becoming a gynecologist. Her intent was to work within the adult entertainment industry, where she identified a lack of female gynecologists.
Career
Starr began her pornography career at the age of 23. She met someone who introduced her to the adult industry in San Francisco, California, but it took a year before she decided to enter the industry. Her initial works were bondage and submission scenes for Internet-based companies. She then transitioned to shooting various types of scenes for production companies in Los Angeles. Starr has appeared as the box-cover model for many movies by companies such as Red Light District Video and Combat Zone. In 2011 and in 2013, Starr was listed on CNBC.com as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn. Starr was a finalist for the reality show America's Next Hot Porn Star,a series set up similarly to America's Next Top Model. She blogged for Popporn.com and wrote a column for Fox Magazine called "Adventures in Porny Land".
Personal life
Starr considers herself a pro-sex feminist. Even though she acknowledges that some feminists consider pornography to be degrading to women, Starr asserts, "I don't feel degraded because it is my decision. I know that if I did ever feel degraded or feel uncomfortable, all I need to do is say no and it would stop. I don't think something where women have so much control in the situation can be considered degrading towards women." She does not label her sexual orientation, but she has stated that she considers herself "more gay than straight" and that she chooses to only "experiment" with men. Starr is a gamer girl and has noted ', Grim Fandango, and ' as her favorite games. On July 2, 2013, Starr announced on her blog that she was expecting a child and had found someone with whom she could "spend the rest of life." Although she initially indicated that she would take a temporary hiatus, Starr rarely updated her social media accounts or blog thereafter. On August 31, 2015, Starr's business partner released a statement that Starr had moved on to "bigger and more important things," and her website was duly closed down.
