Tori Black


Tori Black is an American pornographic actress. In 2011, she became the first person to win the Female Performer of the Year at the Adult Video News Awards two years in a row.

Early life

Black did an undergraduate course in journalism at Western Washington University.

Career

Black started her career at age 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was on a summer vacation while attending college. At her parents' insistence on getting a job, Black saw an advertisement for an adult talent agency and sent in her pictures. The agency accepted and, after considering their offer, Black accepted and returned to the agency a week later. Black's first scene was a solo shaving video for The Score Group, which was filmed in 2007. She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 2008.
Black is the first person in history to win two AVN Female Performer of the Year Awards, winning back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011. She also won the 2010 and 2011 XRCO Awards for Female Performer of the Year. In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn. In 2011, she was also named by CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn and CNBC noted her role as Catwoman in Vivid Entertainment's , as well as her 2010 wins by AVN and XBIZ and 2011 AVN win and XBIZ nomination as Female Performer of the Year.
Black had a guest starring role in episode 3, "Gem and Loan", of season 2 of the Showtime series Ray Donovan where she played porn star Lexi Steele. She also appeared in the film L.A. Slasher.
In 2010, Black was named by Loaded magazine as the most facially attractive female performer in the industry.
Black made her directorial debut with a video for Elegant Angels' website, featuring their Girl of the Month for June 2014, Alina Li.
In March 2020, she featured in KP Wolfe's music video "You Can Call Me".

Personal life

On December 16, 2011, Black announced that she had given birth to a baby boy on October 14 by her fiancé, Lyndell Anderson.
In January 2012, Black and her fiancé were arrested for domestic battery after getting into an altercation in a Las Vegas hotel. Black later released a statement to AVN explaining that the altercation was the result of her intoxication after a night of partying.
On February 6, 2013, Black announced on her personal blog that she was four months pregnant with her second child.

Awards

YearCeremonyCategoryMovie
2009XRCO AwardsCream Dream
2009F.A.M.E. AwardsFavorite Female Rookie
2010AVN AwardsBest All-Girl Couples Sex SceneField of Schemes 5
2010AVN AwardsBest All-Girl Three-Way Sex SceneThe 8th Day
2010AVN AwardsBest Tease PerformanceTori Black Is Pretty Filthy
2010AVN AwardsBest Threeway Sex SceneTori Black Is Pretty Filthy
2010AVN AwardsFemale Performer of the Year
2010XBIZ AwardsFemale Performer of the Year
2010XRCO AwardsFemale Performer of the Year
2010F.A.M.E. AwardsFavorite Female Starlet
2011AVN AwardsBest Oral Sex SceneStripper Diaries
2011AVN AwardsBest POV Sex SceneJack's POV 15
2011AVN AwardsBest Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot ProductionTori Black: Nymphomaniac
2011AVN AwardsFemale Performer of the Year
2011XBIZ AwardsPorn Star Site of the Year
2011XRCO AwardsFemale Performer of the Year
2012NightMoves AwardsSocial Media Star
2016XBIZ AwardsDirector of the Year – Non-Feature ReleaseTrue Lust
2018XBIZ AwardsBest Sex Scene - All Girl ReleaseTori Black is Back
2019XBIZ AwardsBest Sex Scene – Vignette ReleaseAfter Dark

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