Michelle Maylene (born January 20, 1987) is an

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, adult model, and former adult film star. Maylene has a rich heritage, blending French, Hawaiian, and Filipino roots. She gained prominence through her role as "Karen" in "Co-Ed Confidential" from 2007 to 2010 and has appeared in various adult entertainment projects, including Playboy TV and Cinemax's "Chemistry." Maylene has been nominated for several awards such as the XRCO and AVN Awards. In 2018 she was inducted into the Urban X Hall of Fame.

Early life

Maylene was born in

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. She is of French, Hawaiian, and Filipino descent.

Career

Maylene made her debut as a featured dancer in 2006. Her mother was also an

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. Between 2007 and 2010, Maylene co-starred as "Karen" in all four seasons of the

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softcore-sitcom '' Co-Ed Confidential''. Maylene appeared on

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’s '' American Sex Star'' and was a finalist on the first season. She has appeared on

Playboy TV Playboy TV (originally The Playboy Channel) is a pay television channel based in the United States. History The channel first launched on December 9, 1980, as Escapade by Rainbow Programing Services (a joint-venture of four cable companies, ...

's '' Night Calls'' and ''Canoga Park'', and, as of 2008, she was a news correspondent on the ''

Adult Video News ''Adult Video News'' (also called ''AVN'' or ''AVN Magazine'') is an American trade magazine that covers the adult video industry. ''The New York Times'' notes that ''AVN'' is to pornographic films what '' Billboard'' is to records. ''AVN'' spon ...

'' video website AVNLive.com. Maylene portrayed the role of "Esha", in an episode called "Downtime", in the 2011 Cinemax television series ''

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''. In 2011, ''

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'' magazine ranked her at #28 on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time."

Personal life

She was once engaged to actor

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Awards and nominations

* 2005

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nominee – Cream Dream * 2007

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nominee – Best New Starlet * 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Crossover Star * 2018 Urban X Hall of Fame

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