Silvia Saint
Silvia Saint
Silvia Saint | |
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Born | (1976-02-12)12 February 1976[3][4] Kyjov, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic)[4] |
Nationality | Czech[4] |
Other names | Sylvie, Silvia Granz, Sylvia Saint, Sylvia, Silvia,[4] Renate Sinth, Silvie, Szilvia[5] |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[4] |
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb; 7 st 12 lb)[4] |
Silvia Saint | |
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Born | (1976-02-12)12 February 1976[3][4] Kyjov, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic)[4] |
Nationality | Czech[4] |
Other names | Sylvie, Silvia Granz, Sylvia Saint, Sylvia, Silvia,[4] Renate Sinth, Silvie, Szilvia[5] |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[4] |
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb; 7 st 12 lb)[4] |
Early life
Silvia Saint was born Silvia Tomcalova on February 12, 1976, in what is now the Czech Republic. She was an only child who faced many hardships in her life including poverty and the death of her father when she was young.
Career
Saint began as an erotic modeling, first lingerie, then nude in magazines and finally to pornographic films.[6] She was Penthouse Pet of the Year in 1996 (Czech edition).[9] After her introduction to the American porn industry she became the October 1998 Penthouse Pet of the Month (U.S. edition).[3]
Saint's early films were shot in Europe, many for Private Media Group.[4][5] She performed in a Private Media Group space-themed pornographic film The Uranus Experiment: Part Two,[4] which featured a brief scene filmed in a Russian aircraft flying a parabolic track (similar to NASA's Vomit Comet). The film featured around 20 seconds of Saint and Nick Lang (who both portray astronauts living on a space station) having penetrative sex in freefall. The scene was nominated for a Nebula Award, but it did not win.[10]
In 2006 she won the rights to the Internet domain name silviasaint.com from a cybersquatter in a Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy action.[2] Since 2007 she has only starred and performed in lesbian sex movies, while also taking care of the auditions as director and producer to her official website.[12]
Awards
1998 AVN Award – Best Tease Performance (Fresh Meat 4)[5][13]
2000 Hot d'Or Award – Best European Supporting Actress (Le Contrat des Anges)[14]
2000 FICEB Ninfa Award – Best Lesbian Scene (Alexia and Cie) with Nikki Anderson & Kate More[15]
2004 FICEB Ninfa Award – Best Actress (Public)[16]
2005 FICEB Ninfa Award – Best Actress (Public)
2012 AVN Hall of Fame inductee[17]