Kitty Foxx
Encyclopedia
Kitty Foxx was an American
pornographic film actress
.
where she graduated from high school in 1960. After attending college, she met and married her husband Arthur Allen Hergett in 1964 to whom she was married for forty-one years. They had one daughter, Michelle and later became grandparents to two granddaughters. In 1978, Foxx and her husband moved to Las Vegas, Nevada
where she worked as a beautician
until 1983 when she shifted career paths to become a topless showgirl
on the Las Vegas Strip
.
s and creampies
. She was also well known for appearing in lesbian
scenes.
Foxx gained much of her popularity for acting in the "Aged to Perfection" film series during the 90s. Actors in these movies were mostly amateurs, and a few are seen on several films within the series. During her adult film career she was the publisher of Over 50 magazine where she appeared in every issue. In 2000 she launched her website kittyfoxx.com where members could pay to see her perform sex acts or petition to appear as an amateur actor in her films.
in December 2003, which led to a stroke
in January 2004. She died on September 21, 2006 as a result of complications from these events. Her husband died in 2005 and her website ceased operating that same year.
Her resting place at the Palm Valley View Memorial Park in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada can be seen on the website "Find A Grave" by searching Alice Janette Hergett. She is interred alongside her husband Arthur Alan Hergett and her step son Mark Alan Hergett who died on the same day as she did, September 21, 2006.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pornographic film actress
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
.
Background
Foxx was raised in a small rural town in southern IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
where she graduated from high school in 1960. After attending college, she met and married her husband Arthur Allen Hergett in 1964 to whom she was married for forty-one years. They had one daughter, Michelle and later became grandparents to two granddaughters. In 1978, Foxx and her husband moved to Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
where she worked as a beautician
Cosmetology
Cosmetology is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty including hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, and electrology....
until 1983 when she shifted career paths to become a topless showgirl
Showgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc...
on the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
.
Career
In 1989 Foxx was noticed by an adult industry talent scout who convinced her to appear in a nude photo layout for a men's magazine. Afterwards she was asked if she would be interested in being in an adult film and in 1990 made her debut in Nympho Heaven. Foxx would later say that she loved having sex in front of a camera so much that she quickly decided to be an adult film actress for as long as men would desire to have her. She made about 20 movies a year throughout the 1990s and starred in more than 400 adult films during her career. Her films frequently featured gang bangGang bang
A gang bang is a situation in which one person has sexual intercourse and performs other sex acts with a number of people, either in turn or at the same time. When the person has not consented to such activity, it is called gang rape or pack rape.A limited study by Joan and Dwight Dixon indicate...
s and creampies
Creampie (sexual act)
Creampie, also known as internal ejaculation, internal cum shot and, in gay contexts, as breeding, is a term used in pornography to describe when a male ejaculates inside his partner's anus or vagina. The term also refers to the visible seeping or dripping of semen from the vagina...
. She was also well known for appearing in lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
scenes.
Foxx gained much of her popularity for acting in the "Aged to Perfection" film series during the 90s. Actors in these movies were mostly amateurs, and a few are seen on several films within the series. During her adult film career she was the publisher of Over 50 magazine where she appeared in every issue. In 2000 she launched her website kittyfoxx.com where members could pay to see her perform sex acts or petition to appear as an amateur actor in her films.
Death
Foxx reportedly suffered an aneurysmAneurysm
An aneurysm or aneurism is a localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. Aneurysms can commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and an aortic aneurysm occurs in the main artery carrying blood from the left ventricle of the heart...
in December 2003, which led to a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
in January 2004. She died on September 21, 2006 as a result of complications from these events. Her husband died in 2005 and her website ceased operating that same year.
Her resting place at the Palm Valley View Memorial Park in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada can be seen on the website "Find A Grave" by searching Alice Janette Hergett. She is interred alongside her husband Arthur Alan Hergett and her step son Mark Alan Hergett who died on the same day as she did, September 21, 2006.