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Tori Black

Tori Black

Tori Black (born Michelle Shellie Chapman; August 26, 1988) is an American pornographic actress.[1][2][4]

List of accolades
Tori Black
Born
Michelle Shellie Chapman[1]

(1988-08-26)August 26, 1988[2]
Seattle, Washington, U.S.[2]
Other namesBeth[2], Tory Black
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
Spouse(s)Lyndell Anderson[3]
Children2
Websitetoriblack.com [49]
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals2064

Early life

Black was born in Seattle, Washington.[5] She did an undergraduate course in journalism at Western Washington University.[6]

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.[7] Black's first scene was a solo shaving video for The Score Group, which was filmed in 2007.[8] She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 2008.[9][10]

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.[7][11] She also won the 2010 and 2011 XRCO Awards for Female Performer of the Year.[12][13] In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[14] 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 Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, as well as her 2010 wins by AVN and XBIZ and 2011 AVN win and XBIZ nomination as Female Performer of the Year.[15]

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.[16] She also appeared in the film L.A. Slasher.[17]

In 2010, Black was named by Loaded magazine as the most facially attractive female performer in the industry.[18]

Black made her directorial debut with a video for Elegant Angels' website, featuring their Girl of the Month for June 2014, Alina Li.[19]

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.[20][21]

In January 2012, Black and her fiancé were arrested for domestic battery after getting into an altercation in a Las Vegas hotel.[1][22] Black later released a statement to AVN explaining that the altercation was the result of her intoxication after a night of partying.[23]

On February 6, 2013, Black announced on her personal blog that she was four months pregnant with her second child.[24]

Black has stated in an interview that she has had difficulties having meaningful personal relationships while working in the pornographic industry.[7]

Awards

Black attending the 2010 AVN Awards show

Black attending the 2010 AVN Awards show

Black at the 2010 FAME Awards

Black at the 2010 FAME Awards

YearCeremonyCategoryMovie
2009XRCO Awards[25]Cream DreamN/A
F.A.M.E. Awards[26]Favorite Female RookieN/A
2010AVN Awards[27][28]Best All-Girl Couples Sex SceneField of Schemes 5
Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex SceneThe 8th Day
Best Tease PerformanceTori Black Is Pretty Filthy
Best Threeway Sex Scene
Female Performer of the YearN/A
XBIZ Awards[29][30]Female Performer of the YearN/A
XRCO Awards[12]Female Performer of the YearN/A
F.A.M.E. Awards[31]Favorite Female StarletN/A
2011AVN Awards[32][33]Best Oral Sex SceneStripper Diaries
Best POV Sex SceneJack's POV 15
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot ProductionTori Black: Nymphomaniac
Female Performer of the YearN/A
XBIZ Awards[34]Porn Star Site of the YearN/A
XRCO Awards[13]Female Performer of the YearN/A
2012NightMoves Awards[35]Social Media Star (Editor's Choice)N/A
2016XBIZ AwardsDirector of the Year – Non-Feature Release[36]True Lust
2018XBIZ AwardsBest Sex Scene - All Girl Release[37]Tori Black is Back
2019XBIZ AwardsBest Sex Scene – Vignette Release[38]After Dark

Other nominations

  • 2009 AVN nominations[39]

  • 2010 NightMoves nominations[40]

  • 2012 AVN nominations[41]

  • 2012 XBIZ nominations[42]

  • 2012 XRCO nominations[43]

  • 2013 AVN nominations[44]

References

[1]
Citation Linkarchive.is"Porn Star Arrested Over Baby Milk Brawl". The Daily Telegraph. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.iafd.comTori Black at the Internet Adult Film Database
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.dailydot.comhttps://www.dailydot.com/irl/tori-black/
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[4]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comTom Hymes (September 4, 2009). "Tori Black Launches New Website, MissToriBlack.com". AVN. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
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[5]
Citation Linkarchive.is"About Me". ToriBlack.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
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[6]
Citation Linkwww.reddit.com"IAmA". reddit.com. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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[7]
Citation Linkarchive.isEmanuel Jr., Bob (May 7, 2012). "Adult Film Star Tori Black Chats About Career and Family, Appears at Exxxotica Miami Beach". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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[8]
Citation Linkarchive.isPeter (July 5, 2011). "Tori Black Interview for Barelist". barelist.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.ign.com"Penthouse Babe of the Day: Tori Black". IGN. December 4, 2008.
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.penthouse.com"DECEMBER 2008 ISSUE". Penthouse. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
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[11]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comWarren, Peter (January 11, 2011). "The Final Wrap-Up: Parting Shots from the Floor of AEE Day 4". AVN. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.xrco.com"2010 NOMINEES & WINNERS: for the 4-29-2010 26th annual XRCO AWARDS SHOW ". XRCO. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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[13]
Citation Linkwww.xrco.com"2011 NOMINEES and WINNERS: for the 4-13-2011 27th annual XRCO AWARDS SHOW". XRCO. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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[14]
Citation Linklukeford.comAnselmi, Eduardo (June 24, 2010). "The dirty dozen". Maxim UK. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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[15]
Citation Linkwww.cnbc.comMorris, Chris (January 5, 2011). ""The Dirty Dozen: Porn's most popular stars"". CNBC. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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[16]
Citation Linkstraight.fleshbot.com"Pornstar Tori Black's Full Frontal Nudity Goes Mainstream On Ray Donovan". straight.fleshbot.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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[17]
Citation Linkwww.hollywoodreporter.comDeFore, John (June 14, 2015). "'L.A. Slasher': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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[18]
Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Top Ten Lesser-Known Washington-Connected Celebs". Seattle Weekly. December 11, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
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[19]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comHunter, Todd. "On the Set: Tori Black's Directorial Debut The adult superstar shoots Alina Li for Elegant Angel on her first turn in the director's seat". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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[20]
Citation Linkarchive.isFoster, Monica (January 28, 2012). "Is Tori Black OK? Her Twitter May Lead You to Believe So but T-Reel Makes Me Think Otherwise..." pornnewstoday.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
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