Monique Alexander is an American pornographic actress, nude model, and 2017 AVN Hall of Fame inductee.[2] Alexander has also been an advocate for free speech and sex education, and has appeared on Fox News and in a debate at Yale University addressing these topics. In addition to her pornographic work, she has had several cameo appearances in mainstream films and television shows.
Monique Alexander | |
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 Alexander in 2011 | |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
| Website | www |
Career
editSex industry
editAlexander began working in the adult industry as a stripper in Sacramento when she was 18 years old[1] to supplement her daytime earnings as a receptionist.[3] She started performing in adult films in 2001 beginning with a girl-girl scene.[1] In addition to a catalog of solely girl-girl hardcore work, she appeared in a handful of softcore erotic films produced by HBO and Cinemax such as Hotel Erotica, The Sex Spa, Sex House,[1] and Voyeur: Inside Out.[citation needed]
Alexander was a contract girl for Vivid Entertainment from 2004[1] to 2009.[4] After years of appearing only in girl-girl scenes, she began appearing in boy-girl scenes in 2005, including an interactive DVD and a feature role with Rocco Siffredi in Vivid's Lexie and Monique Love Rocco.[1] She was a Trophy Girl at the 2002 AVN Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.[1]
Mainstream acting
editAlexander appeared in a mainstream film entitled Spider's Web with Stephen Baldwin and Kari Wuhrer in 2002.[5]
Alexander made a cameo appearance in the Season 3 finale of the HBO series Entourage.[5][6] In 2007, she became a sports reporter on National Lampoon Comedy Radio's The Phil Show.[7]
She also appeared in the 2009 action film Crank: High Voltage.[5]
Advocacy
editAlexander was invited to the Fox News show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld to discuss a nonpartisan study that found that abstinence-only programs for teens do not work, whereas safe sex education programming was highly successful. Alexander discussed what being a Vivid Girl meant to her as well as her preference for hands-on sex education, with the segment airing on November 10, 2007.[8] On February 15, 2008, she and Ron Jeremy represented the industry in a debate at Yale University against pornography opponents Craig Gross (founder of the XXX Church) and Donnie Pauling, a former porn producer, and the debate was aired on ABC's Nightline.[9][10]
In 2017, Alexander starred in a public service campaign encouraging parents to discuss sexual health education with their children, noting that children are likely to see pornography at some point in their childhood, and need to be informed that what is portrayed in pornography is an unrealistic representation of sexual behavior.[11][12]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Sex Scene[13] | Sex & Violins | Won |
| 2008 | AVN Award | Best Group Sex Scene[13] | Debbie Does Dallas... Again | Won |
| 2009 | AVN Award | Best Couples Sex Scene[14] | Cry Wolf | Won |
| 2011 | AVN Award | Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene[15] | Meow! | Won |
| 2017 | AVN Award | AVN Hall of Fame[2] | — | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Vivid Signs Monique Alexander to Exclusive Deal". AVN. November 30, 2004. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Street, Sharan (December 28, 2016). "Class of 2017: The AVN Hall of Fame's Newest Inductees". AVN. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Monique Alexander Joins Rising Star PR". AVN (Press release). August 27, 2009. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Hunter, Tod (August 4, 2009). "Monique Alexander Now a Free Agent". XBIZ. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c Wales, George (September 3, 2014). "The 50 porn stars turned movie stars". GamesRadar+. p. 6. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017.
- ^ Adams, Eddie (June 6, 2007). "Porn Stars Featured on HBO's 'Entourage'". AVN. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Javors, Steve (October 7, 2007). "Monique Alexander Garners Weekly XM Radio Gig". XBIZ. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Preston, Bob (November 10, 2007). "Vivid Star Monique Alexander Appears on Fox News". XBIZ. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Sex Week at Yale Schedules a 'Vivid Day' with Appearances by Top Adult Stars and Their Boss on Saturday, February 16th" (Press release). Business Wire. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008 – via Reuters.
- ^ Lee, Jihae (February 22, 2008). "Yale Grants Self One Week of Fun". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Why This Porn Star Wants Parents to Talk to Their Kids About Sex". Men's Health. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Porn star Monique Alexander warns parents to inform their kids about sex ... before she does". Toronto Sun. June 2, 2017. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Rutter, Jared (January 13, 2008). "2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Sullivan, David (January 11, 2009). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN. January 9, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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