Sunrise Adams is an American

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and

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Early life

Sunrise Adams was born in

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and raised in

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.''

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'', May 2005 In high school she played football, making her the first girl to play the sport in her high school's history.

Career

In 2002, Adams shot an episode for the Cinemax softcore series '' The Best Sex Ever'' called "House Sitting". After years of mainstream modeling, including for

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, Adams signed with

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. One of her favorite directors to work with became

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. Her first movie with Vivid was ''Portrait of Sunrise''. She was nominated for

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by AVN in 2003, losing to

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. That same year, she appeared in the skateboarding movie ''

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''. In June 2003, she appeared with Steve Hirsch on ''

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''. In 2004, she won the award for Best Oral Sex Scene – Film, alongside

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, for ''Heart of Darkness''. On August 2, 2004, she appeared with

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's ''

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'', 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. 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. Adams returned to the porn industry and signed a contract with Vivid Entertainment in 2006. Stating that she "was going to come back and do just a little bit of boy/girl, and mainly girl/girl", but ultimately decided to "do it all". That same year, she launched her first website, which has since been taken down.

Personal life

Adams is the niece of porn star

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. 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.

Awards

* 2003

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- Best New Starlet (USA) * 2004

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- Best Oral Sex Scene, Film (''Heart of Darkness'') with

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