Vanessa Blue
Vanessa Blue (* 27. May 1974 in Long Beach , California as Tanya Faulkner ) is an American porn actress - director and - producer . She also appeared as DominaX .
Career
Vanessa Blue grew up in Beaumont, Texas , later lived in Nebraska and now in California. After high school , she trained as a paramedic . During her training, she worked as a dancer in a bikini bar in Orange County . In 1996 she took her first photos for a bondage company.
In the summer of 1997, Blue met a friend named Kitten, who introduced her to the porn scene. Kitten and Blue filmed their first lesbian scene together in the movie Black Snatch . She then made many more films for a year before retiring to Nebraska for three years to be closer to her family, but soon returned to California. In February 2004 she was photographed in Rolling Stone Magazine during an interview with rapper 50 Cent .
Blue was in a relationship with her colleague Lexington Steele for a number of years and made films for his production company Mercenary Pictures . In 2009, based on mutual lawsuits, the two agreed on a settlement regarding the copyrights of some films. For the US television channel Playboy TV she hosted the show Lex in the City with him .
At the 2005 AVN Awards, Blue became the first African American director to win the Best Ethnic Themed Series award for Black Reign under the stage name "Domina X" .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Color Blind 5
- 2003: Busty Beauties 9
- 2004: Pussyman's Decadent Divas 24
- 2004: Jack's Playground 18
- 2004: Big Black Wet Asses 1
- 2005: Phat Ass Tits
- 2006: White Mans' Revenge 2
- 2007: Semen Shooters: Black on Black
- 2009: Lexington Loves Vanessa Blue
Awards
- 2005: AVN Award for Best Ethnic Themed Series in Black Reign
- 2009: Urban Spice Award for Best Videographer
- 2009: Induction into the Urban X Hall of Fame
- 2013: Induction into the AVN Hall of Fame
Web links
- Vanessa Blue in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Vanessa Blue in the Internet Adult Film Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Blue, Vanessa |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DominaX (pseudonym); Faulkner, Tanya (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American porn actress, director and producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1974 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Long Beach , California |