Julia Channel (born 3 November 1973) is a French actress, singer, entrepreneur, and former pornographic actress.
Julia Channel | |
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| Born | 3 November 1973 Paris, France |
| Other names | Giulia Chanel, Giulia Sow, Giuly Chanel, Julia, Julia Chanel, Julia Channel, Julia Snow, Julia Sow, July Chanel, Lydia Channel, Lydia Channell |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Career
editAfter posing for magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse in the early 1990s,[1] Channel debuted in the adult industry in 1992 and retired in 1996; during this time, she starred in about 120 productions.[2] In 1998, she won a Hot d'Or d'Honneur Award.[1][3][4]
She also starred in a number of mainstream films, such as Les truffes alongside Jean Reno, Frères (1994), Coup de vice (1996) together with Samy Naceri, and Recto/Verso (1999).[5] In addition, she starred in a series of erotic TV-movies produced and broadcast by M6 Television,[3] and, in 2001, she hosted the TV-program Le journal du hard on Canal+.[6]
Channel appeared in a number of hip hop music videos, including Method Man's "Judgement Day".[7] She also hosted a music program, Hip Hop Channel, which was broadcast by the channel MCM.[8] In 2010, she started her own musical career, releasing her first single "All I want" from her debut album Colours.[2] In her 2012 music video for the song "Forever in a Day", she had as a guest star the soccer player Didier Drogba.[8]
In 2008, Channel published an autobiography entitled L'enfer vu du ciel (The hell seen from the sky).[9][10]
In 2010, she created a dating service website for singles called Mecacroquer.[11]
Personal life
editChannel was born to a Malian father and a French mother of Italian origin.[12][13] At age 18, she first traveled to the United States with Pierre Woodman to attend the AVN Awards. In her 2008 memoir, she writes that she was given the screen name "Julia Chanel" because of her preferred perfume, Chanel No. 5, adding that a letter from the perfume's manufacturer later forced her to add a second letter N to the name. She also accuses fellow French pornographic actress Tabatha Cash of stealing her passport to prevent her from getting work.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Jonathan Hamard (21 July 2011). "Quand les actrices porno jouissent de la musique". Charts in France. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b Ludovic Jaccard (8 December 2010). "Julia Channel sort son premier single ..." L'Essentiel. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Faire-part de naissance". La Dépêche du Midi. 20 May 1999. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Hot d'Or 1998 Winners". 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "La jolie ex-pornostar, comédienne et animatrice Julia Channel... en pleine reconversion !". Pure People. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Le " Journal du hard " retrouve un visage". Le Parisien. 7 April 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Sabrine Gilliéron (18 March 2007). "Julia Channel fait une surprise à Method Man". 20 Minutes. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Julia Channel: elle invite Didier Drogba… dans son clip". Charts in France. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ ""L'Enfer vu du ciel": les confessions d'une ex-star du cinéma X". Agora Vox. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Ma fille comprendra peut-être mon parcours d'actrice porno". L'Essentiel. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Antoine Dreyfus (23 February 2010). "Le quart d'heure américain de Julia Channel". VSD. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Gagnon Sessou (1 May 2012). "Didier Drogba avec une star du X". Benin Football. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Music Story – Julia Channel Biographie[permanent dead link]
- ^ Channel, Julia (2008). L'Enfer vu du Ciel. Paris: Editions Blanche. p. 152,157. ISBN 9782846281911.
External links
edit- Personal web page
- Julia Channel at IMDb
- Juan Caido, «Avec les Suisses, pas de dérapages», 20 Minutes, 15 November 2006
- Julia Channel on Facebook
- Julia Channel on Myspace