Estelle Desanges (born 8 March 1977[1]) is a French former pornographic actress. During the 2000s, she was one of France's most popular porn actresses.[2]
Estelle Desanges | |
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 Estelle Desanges in 2002 | |
| Born | 8 March 1977[1] |
| Occupation | Pornographic actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Early life
editEstelle Desanges was born in Bordeaux in 1977. Desanges worked as a bartender at a nightclub and went attended nursing school. She was discovered by Fred Coppula in 1999 when she attended a Hot Vidéo event. She gave Coppula photographs that she had taken by a customer at the nightclub she worked at. Coppula showed the photos to the leadership at Blue One, a production company, and she was signed.[1]
Career
editEstelle Desanges started working in adult films in 1999, mainly in films produced by Fred Coppula. She received a Hot d'Or Award for Best French New Starlet in 2000.[3] In 2001, she started working with VCV Communication. That year she starred in La Fille du Batelier, directed by Patrice Cabanel and won the Hot d'Or Best European Supporting Actress award.[4] That same year, she appeared on Tout le monde en parle.[5] During her career, she also worked with directors John B. Root, Brigitte Lahaie, Rocco Siffredi, and Walter Ego. She quit acting in 2004 and started working in marketing for V. Communications, followed by being a host on HNN, Hot Vidéo Magazine's online news site.[1] In 2006, she co-authored an op-ed for Libération with Brigitte Lahaie, Helena Karel, Ovidie and Loïc LUC demanding that the French porn industry stop producing videos showing unprotected sex.[6] She received a Hot d'Or Honorary Award in 2009.[7] Today, she makes occasionally appearances in soft core porn films, including works by Ovidie.[1]
Discography
edit- French Kiss – La Sélection érotique d'Estelle Desanges – CD audio – Podis.
- French Kiss Volume 2 – La Sélection Glamour d'Estelle Desanges – CD audio – Podis.
- Sex Machine – N-Gels featuring Estelle Desanges – CD audio
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Estelle Desanges". Hot Vidéo (in French). Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ (in French)Christophe Lemaire, in Le Cinéma X, La Musardine, 2012, p. 477
- ^ "Hot Stuff at Hot d'Or Awards". AVN.com. 19 May 2000. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ "Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or". Hot-dor.fr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Interview biographie de Estelle Desanges". Tout le monde en parle (in French). Institut National de l'Audiovisuel. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Sida : porno sans capote, danger assuré". Libération.fr (in French). 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Paul Fishbein (21 October 2009). "Pirates II, Evil Angel Big Winners at 2009 Hot d'Or Awards". AVN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.