Shanna McCullough
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Shanna McCullough (born April 1, 1960) is an American
pornographic actress, who has been called "one of the adult industry's all-time great stars."
She grew up in the San Francisco Bay
area. At school she was involved with the theatre group, and acted in drama and musicals. She went to college and received a degree in accounting. Then she worked as an electrician for two years, and also as a veterinary technician. In her early 20's Shanna and her husband embraced the swinging
scene, and she also owned a pet boa constrictor which would later feature with her in the film Deviations. She replied to a wanted ad for porn performers in a San Francisco newspaper. McCullough made her porn debut in May 1983 in a scene with the actor Mike Horner for Deviations. She had her first sexual experience with another woman in a scene with Hyapatia Lee
. Rick Savage made his acting debut in a scene with her in 1983 in the Bob Vosse production, Nasty Lady. After starting to work in porn, she also performed as a dancer in nightclubs. During a break from the business she also worked as a stripper and went back to school to study zoology, with the aim of working in the animal health care field. In 1999 wired.com reported that Shanna was operating a website giving members 24 hour access to multiple webcams installed in her home. As of March 2009, the website appears to have ceased operating. In March 2008, she ran the Los Angeles Marathon
. Dave Cummings
has said Shanna was one of the actresses he most enjoyed working with. As of 2010, now 50, she has yet to completely retire from the adult business, making her a 27-year veteran performer.
Shanna McCullough (born April 1, 1960) is an American
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pornographic actress, who has been called "one of the adult industry's all-time great stars."
She grew up in the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
area. At school she was involved with the theatre group, and acted in drama and musicals. She went to college and received a degree in accounting. Then she worked as an electrician for two years, and also as a veterinary technician. In her early 20's Shanna and her husband embraced the 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...
scene, and she also owned a pet boa constrictor which would later feature with her in the film Deviations. She replied to a wanted ad for porn performers in a San Francisco newspaper. McCullough made her porn debut in May 1983 in a scene with the actor Mike Horner for Deviations. She had her first sexual experience with another woman in a scene with Hyapatia Lee
Hyapatia Lee
Hyapatia Lee of Cherokee and Irish descent, is a former American exotic dancer and pornographic actress...
. Rick Savage made his acting debut in a scene with her in 1983 in the Bob Vosse production, Nasty Lady. After starting to work in porn, she also performed as a dancer in nightclubs. During a break from the business she also worked as a stripper and went back to school to study zoology, with the aim of working in the animal health care field. In 1999 wired.com reported that Shanna was operating a website giving members 24 hour access to multiple webcams installed in her home. As of March 2009, the website appears to have ceased operating. In March 2008, she ran the Los Angeles Marathon
Los Angeles Marathon
The Honda LA Marathon is an annual running event held each spring in Los Angeles, California. The 26.219 mile footrace, inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, has been contested every year since 1986...
. Dave Cummings
Dave Cummings
Dave Cummings is considered the oldest American still-performing professional porn star....
has said Shanna was one of the actresses he most enjoyed working with. As of 2010, now 50, she has yet to completely retire from the adult business, making her a 27-year veteran performer.
Selected filmography
- Tiger's Got Wood (2009)
- My Secret Life (2006)
- Girls Who Cum Hard (2003)
- Space Nuts(2003)
- Girl show: The art of female masterbation (2002)
- Speedway (1999)
- Candy Stripers 5:The New Generation (1999)
- Nurse Shanna (1997)
- Erotic Pool party (1995)
- Nymphette does Hollywood (1989)
- My Bare Lady (1989)
- KTSX 69 (1988)
- Lust Connection (1988)
- Prom Girls (1988)
- WPINK-TV 3 (1986)
Awards
- 1988 AVN Award for Best Actress (Video) – Hands Off
- 1997 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress (Film) – Bobby Sox
- 1999 AVN Award for Best Actress (Film) – Looker
- 2000 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress (Video) – Double Feature
- AVN Hall of Fame
- XRCO Hall of Fame