Melissa Monet
Encyclopedia
Melissa Monet is an America
n pornographic actress
and adult film director
.
to a boy but she had also always been interested in women and had her first experience with a woman at the age of 15, as a result of she and her then-boyfriend swinging
with another couple. She has a background in accounting
(via working with mutual fund
s), and she was a call girl
and a sexual surrogate
in the 1980s before entering the adult film industry.
; she was then offered a job instead of him. She began as a director only because she felt she was too old to be just beginning an acting career in porn. She was the only director and producer for movies made exclusively for the Spice Channel in the first few years of its existence.
and Alfred Hitchcock
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n pornographic 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...
and adult film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Early life
Monet has stated that she lost her virginity at "an early age"Child sexuality
Child sexuality is the sexual feelings, behaviors, and development of children.-Freud:Until Sigmund Freud published his Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality in 1905, children were often regarded as asexual, having no sexuality until later development. Freud was one of the first researchers to...
to a boy but she had also always been interested in women and had her first experience with a woman at the age of 15, as a result of she and her then-boyfriend swinging
Swinging
Swinging or partner swapping is a non-monogamous behavior, in which both partners in a committed relationship agree, as a couple, for both partners to engage in sexual activities with other couples as a recreational or social activity...
with another couple. She has a background in accounting
Accountancy
Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management; the art lies in...
(via working with mutual fund
Mutual fund
A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors to buy stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.- Overview :...
s), and she was a call girl
Call girl
A call girl or female escort is a sex worker who is not visible to the general public; nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency...
and a sexual surrogate
Sexual surrogate
A sexual surrogate is a member of a sex therapy team who engages in intimate physical relations or sex with a patient in order to achieve a therapeutic goal. The practice was introduced by Masters and Johnson with their work on Human Sexual Inadequacy in 1970.Most surrogates are women, a few are...
in the 1980s before entering the adult film industry.
Career
Monet entered the adult film world in 1994 at the age of 30. Her then-boyfriend auditioned for a job as a porn star and she went along for moral supportMoral support
Moral support is a way of giving support to a person or cause, or to one side in a conflict, without making any contribution beyond the emotional or psychological value of the encouragement....
; she was then offered a job instead of him. She began as a director only because she felt she was too old to be just beginning an acting career in porn. She was the only director and producer for movies made exclusively for the Spice Channel in the first few years of its existence.
Personal life
Monet cites John Leslie as one of her influences. She is also an avid fan of the work of Orson WellesOrson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
and Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
.
Awards and nominations
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene – River Rock Women's Prison (shared with Justine JoliJustine JoliJustine Joli is the stage name of an American adult model and pornographic actress.-Early life:Joli grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, splitting her summers between a farm in Hannibal, Missouri and Crested Butte, Colorado. She did ballet from age 3 to age 15...
) - 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress – River Rock Women's Prison
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best Actress – My Daughter's Boyfriend
- 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Art Direction – Video – Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre
- 2005 AVN Award nominee – Best Screenplay – Video – Killer Sex and Suicide Blondes (shared with George Kaplan and Michael RavenMichael RavenMichael Raven is an American adult film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.While he was working as a car salesman, Raven met Sydnee Steele to whom he sold a new Miata. They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn...
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