Sharon Kane is a former American
bondage model
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Fetish models often w ...
and
pornographic actress
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. She has appeared in many adult magazines and
pornographic
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dominant and
submissive
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roles.
After leaving her home state of
Ohio
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to move to
San Francisco
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, she began working at porn director
Alex De Renzy
Alexander de Renzy (August 13, 1935 – June 8, 2001) was an American director and producer of pornographic movies.
Born in New York City, de Renzy served in the United States Air Force as a Survival Instructor. Back in the United States, h ...
's theater
before making her feature film debut in his film
Pretty Peaches
''Pretty Peaches'' is a 1978 American pornographic comedy film directed by Alex de Renzy and released during the Golden Age of Porn. The film stars Desireé Cousteau as Peaches, described as "a daffy carefree female who cheerfully plunges throu ...
.
She is a member of both the
AVN and
XRCO
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Halls of Fame.
Recently, Kane works behind the camera as a
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''Di ...
, production manager,
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
and
film composer
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. She wrote the scores for 1997's ''The Hills Have Bi's'' and
Chi Chi La Rue's ''Idol in the Sky''. She directed and starred in ''Stairway to Paradise'', the movie featured in the book ''Coming Attractions: The Making of an X-Rated Movie''. After retiring as a performer, for a time she worked as a production assistant for
Naughty America
Naughty America is a pornographic film studio based in San Diego, California
History
The company was founded in June 2001 with a small staff under the brand name SoCal Cash and changed its name to Naughty America in March 2004. The date 1776 in ...
's gay site
Suite 703.
Awards
AVN
* Hall of Fame Inductee
* 1990
Best Actress – Video for ''Bodies in Heat – The Sequel''
* 1990 Best Couples Sex Scene – Film for ''Firestorm 3''
GayVN
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* 2010 Trailblazer Award
XRCO
The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) is a group of writers and editors from the American adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry. After the controversy and criticism of the ...
* Hall of Fame Inductee
* 1984 Best Supporting Actress for ''Throat: 12 Years After''
* 1989 Best Actress for ''Bodies in Heat – The Sequel''
References
External links
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20th-century American actresses
American female adult models
American pornographic film actresses
Bondage models
Living people
Pornographic film actors from Ohio
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women