Sunrise Adams

Sunrise Adams (born September 14, 1982) is an American author and pornographic actress.

Sunrise Adams
Sunrise Adams at the 2003 Adult Entertainment Expo
Born (1982-09-14) September 14, 1982[1]
St. Louis, Missouri, United States[2]
Pen nameSunrise[1]
OccupationPornographic actress, author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Home townPickton, Texas, United States[2]
GenreErotica
Notable awards2003 Best New Starlet - Venus Award
2004 Best Oral Sex Scene, Film - AVN Award
RelativesSunset Thomas (Aunt)[3]
Website
www.sunriseadamsonline.com

Early life

Sunrise Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She was raised in Pickton, Texas.[2] In high school she played football, making her the first girl to play the sport in her high school's history.[4]

Career

On January 8, 2001, she appeared in her first pornographic film: 'More Dirty Debutantes 186' with Ed Powers.[5] She later referred to the experience of making that film as "nothing I want to remember".[6] In 2002, Adams shot an episode for the Cinemax softcore show The Best Sex Ever.[7] The episode, "Housesitting", also featured Keri Windsor.[7][8] After years of modeling mainstream, including for Pony International,[9] Adams had signed with Vivid Entertainment.[4] One of her favorite directors to work with became Chi Chi LaRue.[10]

Her first movie with Vivid was Portrait of Sunrise.[4] She was nominated for Best Actress by AVN in 2003, losing to Jenna Haze.[11] That same year, she appeared in the skateboarding movie Grind.[12] In June 2003, she appeared with Steve Hirsch on Your World with Neil Cavuto.[9]

In 2004, she won the award for Best Oral Sex Scene – Film, alongside Randy Spears, for Heart of Darkness. On August 2, 2004, she appeared with Savanna Samson on Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, to promote their book How to Have a XXX Sex Life. Weeks later, Adams and Samson were named in a lawsuit by Fox News producer Andrea Mackris that The O'Reilly Factor host Bill O'Reilly "launched into a vile and degrading monologue about sex" on the phone to Mackris immediately after the two porn stars appeared on the air.[13] In 2005, Adams ended her contract with Vivid Entertainment to pursue a relationship with someone who Adams described as wanting her to "be normal." She moved back to Texas and worked as a loan officer and in real estate.[3]

Adams returned to the porn industry and signed a contract with Vivid Entertainment in 2006. Upon her return, she decided to "do it all" as she expanded to include lesbian sex scenes for the first time in her career. She performed scenes with Hillary Scott and Sunny Lane. That same year, she launched her first website, which has since been taken down.[3]

Personal life

Adams is the niece of porn star Sunset Thomas.[3] As of 2003, Adams had a boyfriend, with whom she was actively investing in real estate. Adams was also pursuing a college degree in business management.[10]

Further reading
Works by Sunrise Adams
  • with Vivid Girls. How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide. New York: It Books (2001). ISBN 9780060581480
  • The Lust Ranch: A Vivid Girls Book. Philadelphia: Running Press (2005). ISBN 1560257830
Works about Sunrise Adams

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Adams on the IAFD". IAFD. Retrieved April 16, 2012
  2. Hustler, May 2005
  3. Sullivan, David (December 17, 2006). "Sunrise Adams Rises Again AVN". AVN. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. Creamer, Natalie (14 November 2006). "Vivid Girl Sunrise Adams Returns from Hiatus AVN". AVN. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "Review: Babes in Pornland #02 Teen Babes DVD". cavr.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. Review of Babes in Pornland #02 Teen Babes, mentioning behind-the-scenes interview with Adams
  7. ""The Best Sex Ever" Housesitting (TV Episode 2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  8. Best Sex Ever Episode Guide at epguides.com
  9. Cavuto, Neil (25 March 2015). "Steve Hirsch, Vivid Entertainment Co-Founder andSunrise Adams, Vivid Entertainment Star". Fox News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. Baker, Gray (13 December 2003). "SUNRISE ADAMS: An AVNInsider Interview". AVN Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. Stone, Mark (Director) (2003). AVN 20th Anniversary Awards Show (DVD). Chatsworth, California: VCA Labs, Inc.
  12. "Grind (2003)". IMDb. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  13. Rush, George; Molloy, Joanna. "Were porn stars an O'Reilly factor?". Newspapers.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  14. "7.Venus : Adult Entertainment" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-10.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  15. "Private and Americans Win Big at Venus Fair". 2003-10-22. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  16. Jared Rutter (2004-01-12). "The 21st Annual AVN Awards: Glamour, Prestige, Fun". AVN. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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