Tori Black (born 1988[1][3]) is an American pornographic actress. In 2011, she became the first person to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award two years in a row.[2] She was inducted in the XRCO and AVN Halls of Fame.[4]

Tori Black
Black in 2014
Born1988 (age 35–36)[1]
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Other namesTory Black
SpouseLyndell Anderson[2]
Children2
Websitetoriblack.com

Early life and education

Black was born in Seattle, Washington.[2] She stated on Reddit in 2016 that she had studied journalism at Western Washington University.[2]

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, she accepted and returned to the agency a week later.[1] She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 2008.[5][6]

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.[1][7] She also won the 2010 and 2011 XRCO Awards for Female Performer of the Year.[8][9] 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.[10]

Black had a guest starring role "Gem and Loan", the third episode of season 2 of the Showtime series Ray Donovan where she played porn star Lexi Steele.[11] She also appeared in the film L.A. Slasher.[12]

In 2010, Black was named by Loaded magazine as the most facially attractive female performer in the industry.[13]

Black made her directorial debut with a video for Elegant Angels' website, featuring their Girl of the Month for June 2014, Alina Li.[14]

In 2017, Black, credited as Tori Black, had a small part in the supernatural musical thriller film American Satan.

In March 2020, she featured in KP Wolfe's music video "You Can Call Me".[15]

Personal life

In 2011, Black announced that she had given birth to a son.[16] She wrote that she was pregnant with her second child in 2013.[17]

Awards

List of accolades
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 28 64
Year Ceremony Category Movie
2009 AEBN VOD Award[18] Best Newcomer
XRCO Award[19] Cream Dream
F.A.M.E. Award[20] Favorite Female Rookie
2010 AVN Award[21][22] Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene Field of Schemes 5
Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene The 8th Day
Best Tease Performance Tori Black Is Pretty Filthy
Best Threeway Sex Scene
Female Performer of the Year
XBIZ Award[23][24] Female Performer of the Year
XRCO Award[8] Female Performer of the Year
F.A.M.E. Award[25] Favorite Female Starlet
2011 AVN Award[26][27] Best Oral Sex Scene Stripper Diaries
Best POV Sex Scene Jack's POV 15
Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production Tori Black: Nymphomaniac
Female Performer of the Year
XBIZ Award[28] Porn Star Site of the Year ToriBlack.com
XRCO Award[9] Female Performer of the Year
2012 NightMoves Award[29] Social Media Star (Editor's Choice)
2016 XBIZ Award Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release[30] True Lust
2018 Best Sex Scene – All-Girl Release[31] Tori Black is Back
Vixen[32] Angel of the Year
NightMoves Award[33] Best Star Showcase (Editor's Choice) Tori Black is Back
Social Media Star of the Year (Editor's Choice)
XRCO Award[34] Best Cumback
2019 XBIZ Award[35] Best Sex Scene – Vignette Release After Dark
AVN Award[36] Best Group Sex Scene
2020 XRCO Award Hall of Fame
2022 AVN Award Hall of Fame

Other nominations

  • 2009 AVN nominations[37]
  • 2010 NightMoves nominations[38]
  • 2012 AVN nominations[39]
  • 2012 XBIZ nominations[40]
  • 2012 XRCO nominations[41]
  • 2013 AVN nominations[42]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Emanuel, Bob Jr. (May 7, 2012). "Adult Film Star Tori Black Chats About Career and Family, Appears at Exxxotica Miami Beach". Miami.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Porn icon Tori Black will not be told what to do". The Daily Dot. January 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Adult film star Tori Black chats about career and family, appears at Exxxotica Miami Beach". Miami Herald. February 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "2022 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 22, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Hainsworth, Jay (December 4, 2008). "Penthouse Babe of the Day: Tori Black". IGN. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "December 2008". Penthouse. Retrieved December 5, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Warren, Peter (January 11, 2011). "The Final Wrap-Up: Parting Shots from the Floor of AEE Day 4". AVN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "2010 NOMINEES & WINNERS: for the 4-29-2010 26th annual XRCO AWARDS SHOW". XRCO. Retrieved April 14, 2012.[not specific enough to verify]
  9. ^ a b "2011 NOMINEES and WINNERS: for the 4-13-2011 27th annual XRCO AWARDS SHOW". XRCO. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011.
  10. ^ Morris, Chris (January 6, 2011). ""The Dirty Dozen: Porn's most popular stars"". CNBC. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Pornstar Tori Black's Full Frontal Nudity Goes Mainstream On Ray Donovan". Fleshbot. July 28, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "'L.A. Slasher': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. June 14, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  13. ^ Driscoll, Matt (December 11, 2012). "PHOTOS: Top Ten Lesser-Known Washington-Connected Celebs". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.
  14. ^ Hunter, Tod (June 6, 2014). "On the Set: Tori Black's Directorial Debut". AVN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "PREMIERE: KP Wolfe Releases "You Can Call Me" Video Featuring Tori Black". Audiofemme.com. March 20, 2020.
  16. ^ Black, Tori (December 16, 2011). "Baby". Therealtoriblack.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
  17. ^ Black, Tori (February 6, 2013). "PREGNANT! OMG :)". Therealtoriblack.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2013.
  18. ^ "AEBN Announces Fourth Annual VOD Award Winners AVN".
  19. ^ "25th Anniversary XRCO Show WINNERS and NOMINEES!". XRCO. April 16, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2012.[not specific enough to verify]
  20. ^ Warren, Peter (June 13, 2009). "F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  21. ^ "2010 Nominees". 2011 AVN Awards Show. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011.
  22. ^ Roland, John (January 13, 2010). "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  23. ^ Javors, Steve (December 16, 2009). "XBIZ Announces Finalist Nominees for 2010 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  24. ^ Katz, Lyla (February 11, 2010). "XBIZ Awards 2010 Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  25. ^ Javors, Steve; Warren, Peter (July 10, 2010). "The F.A.M.E. Awards Reveals 2010 Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  26. ^ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2010.
  27. ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN. January 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  28. ^ "2011 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. February 11, 2011.
  29. ^ "20th Annual NightMoves Awards Heats Up Tampa". AVN. January 10, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  30. ^ "XBIZ Award Winners". XBIZ Awards. January 2016.[not specific enough to verify]
  31. ^ "XBIZ Award Winners". XBIZ Awards. January 2018.[not specific enough to verify]
  32. ^ "Greg Lansky Names Tori Black 2018 Vixen Angel of the Year AVN".
  33. ^ Neuwave, Robert (October 8, 2018). "NightMoves Awards Announces Winners of 2018 Show". AVN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  34. ^ Warren, Peter (June 28, 2018). "2018 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  35. ^ "XBIZ Award Winners". XBIZ Awards. January 2019.[not specific enough to verify]
  36. ^ "2019 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  37. ^ "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  38. ^ "NightMoves Awards Announces Nominees". AVN. July 23, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  39. ^ "AVN AWARDS 2012 – NOMINATIONS" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2012.
  40. ^ "2012 XBIZ Awards – Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013.
  41. ^ "2012 NOMINEES: for the 4-12-2012 28th annual XRCO AWARDS SHOW". XRCO. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
  42. ^ "2013 AVN Nominations" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2013.
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