Julia Ann

Julia Ann Tavella (born October 8, 1969)[2] is an American pornographic actress and feature dancer. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.

Julia Ann
Julia Ann in 2015
Born
Julia Ann Tavella

(1969-10-08) October 8, 1969
Spouse(s)Michael Raven (2003–2007)
Websitejuliaannlive.com

Career

By age 18 Julia Ann started modeling, then became a professional mud wrestler in Hollywood before becoming one half of the popular touring strip club feature act Blondage, with Janine Lindemulder, in the early 1990s.[2] Their success led to offers to join the adult film industry.[3]

Julia Ann debuted in adult films in 1993 in Andrew Blake's Hidden Obsessions, in a lesbian sex scene with Lindemulder. She was under contract to Wicked Pictures in 2006,[4] but in May 2007 she posted on the members section of her website that she had not renewed her contract with Wicked.[5]

She has worked as a make-up artist.[6][7]

She has referred to fellow pornographic actress Christy Canyon as one of her "idols" in the business.[8]

Appearances

Julia Ann has also made appearances as herself on television shows, series, and documentaries such as Rated A for Adult, Night Calls, Give Me Your Soul..., Dreamwagon: Inside the Adult Industry, VS., The Man Show, and How They Make Adult Movies.[7]

In 1989, Julia Ann appeared in the film American Angels: Baptism of Blood.[9]

Awards

Julia Ann at the 2010 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo

AVN awards

  • 1994 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Hidden Obsessions[10]
  • 2000 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Seven Deadly Sins[10]
  • 2004 Best Actress – Video for Beautiful[10]
  • 2004 Hall of Fame[11]
  • 2010 Best Makeup for The 8th Day[12]
  • 2010 MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year[12]
  • 2011 MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year[13]
  • 2013 MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year[14]
  • 2015 Hottest MILF (Fan Award)[15]

XRCO awards

  • 1994 Best Girl-Girl Scene for Hidden Obsessions[16]
  • 2009 MILF of the Year[17]
  • 2011 MILF of the Year[18]
  • 2012 Hall of Fame[19]
  • 2017 Mainstream Adult Media Favorite[20]
  • 1999 Love Saini Love Saini [21]
  • 2012 Chandighar[22]

XBIZ awards

  • 2014 MILF Performer of the Year[23]

NightMoves awards

  • 2013 Best MILF Performer (Fan's Choice)[24]
  • 2015 Hall of Fame

Personal life

Ann grew up around animals and developed a love for horses; she also took piano lessons and learned to swim "like a fish."[2] At age 12 she moved to Idyllwild, California, where she attended a college-prep school before moving back to Los Angeles to live with her grandmother at age 17.[2]

Ann married adult film director Michael Raven on June 21, 2003, divorcing in 2007.[6] Besides breast enlargement, Julia Ann also had labiaplasty and a nose job to remove the after-effects of a broken nose suffered when a horse kicked her in the face.[6]

References

  1. Dan Miller (2009-08-21). "Up Close with Julia Ann". AVN. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
  2. Julia Ann Bio Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "The Women of Porn", Playboy magazine, March 2002, page 123.
  4. "Wicked Re-Signs Julia Ann". business.avn.com. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  5. JuliaAnn.com Archived 2005-01-29 at the Wayback Machine blog entry, May 2007. Retrieved June 29, 2007.
  6. Tim McKernan (2007-11-28). "An Interview with a Porn Star: Julia Ann". insidestl.com. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  7. Staff. "Julia Ann (I) Actress - Make Up Department - Writer". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. Christina. "Interview with Julia Ann". AIPdaily.com.
  9. Staff. "American Angels: Baptism of Blood (1989)". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. "Past AVN Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  11. "Julia Ann". avn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  12. "2010 AVN Award Announced". AVN.com. 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  13. "AVN - AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". avn.com.
  14. "AVN - And Now... The 2013 AVN Award Winners!". Business.avn.com. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  15. "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards". AVN. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  16. "XRCO past winners". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  17. "XRCO Names 25th Annual Award Nominees". AVN. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  18. "AVN - 2011 XRCO Award Winners Announced". avn.com.
  19. Warren, Peter (2012-03-19). "XRCO Announces 2012 Hall of Fame Class". business.avn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  20. Alejandro Freixes (April 28, 2017). "2017 XRCO Awards Winners Announced". XRCO. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  21. Favorite porn star Julia Aan
  22. Warren, Peter (2012-03-19). "XRCO Announces 2012 Hall of Fame Class". business.avn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  23. Dan Miller (2014-01-24). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  24. "NightMoves Online - Past Winner History". NightMoves Online.
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