Laure Sainclair (born 24 April 1972) is a French former

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. Sainclair first worked as a model for

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. She eventually met pornographic actresses at an adult entertainment convention in

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, and decided to try her hand at the sex industry. She worked for a time as a

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, then made her first

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in 1995, a semi-

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production titled ''Maud s'offre à toi''. Her first experience was a negative one but she eventually met producer

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who made her his first contract performer. and "

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". Sainclair went on to be the most popular adult film actress in France during the second half of the 1990s. She has won several awards in Europe but has made only a handful of films in the U.S. She received Hot d'Or Awards for Best European Starlet in 1996 and for Best European Actress in 1997 and 1998 (for ''Les Nuits de la Présidente'' –

Video Marc Dorcel Marc Dorcel (born in March 1934) is a French-Hungarian producer of adult erotic films who founded the company Video Marc Dorcel (or simply Marc Dorcel). Besides producing films by himself, he also produces films in partnership with people like ...

). In 1999, after her contract with Dorcel ended, she left the sex industry, and later entirely disavowed her adult film career.« Interview biographie de Laure Sainclair »
'' Tout le monde en parle'', 17 November 2001. She tried to reinvent herself as a singer, but without success.Spécial sexe : Que deviennent les stars du X ?
'' Les Inrockuptibles'', 29 August 2010 In 2012, she sued her former music producer, who had also been her life partner, for rape and domestic abuse.L'ex-compagnon de Laure Sainclair condamné à 18 mois avec sursis
2 February 2012

Discography

* Vous (2001) * Pourquoi tu pars? / Por qué te vas (2001) * Besoin de toi (2004)

References

External links

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Fan site
* * * * Living people Actors from Rennes French pornographic film actresses 1972 births Marital rape {{Porn-actor-stub