Kimberly Kane (born August 28, 1983) is an American
pornographic actress
A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dis ...
.
Biography
Kane was born in
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Pa ...
, and moved to
Los Angeles, California
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, in 2004 to pursue a career in
adult entertainment
The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related ...
. Kane officially entered the adult film industry a year before that, in August 2003, when she was 20 years old, and did her first scene for the film ''Troubled Teens''.
In 2006, at the age of 23, she directed her first movie for Pulse Pictures entitled ''Naked & Famous'', which received a 5-star review from
AVN Magazine
''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'' sponso ...
, the highest rating they give. Shortly after,
Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company,
approached Kane to direct for Vivid-Alt, a branch dedicated to providing artists a platform to create high-end adult content with an alternative look to standard pornography.
After she made her directorial debut with ''Naked and Famous'' for Pulse Distribution, she went on to direct ''Triple Ecstasy'', ''Morphine'', and ''Live In My Secrets'', three
alt porn
Alternative porn (also known as alt porn, alternaporn, or simply alt in context), a shortening of "alternative pornography", is a subgenre of pornography that is centered around alternative subcultures, such as goths, punks, emos, scenes, ska ...
films produced by
Vivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an American pornographic film production company,
.
Vivid-Alt ended up being where Kane cut her teeth in
filmmaking
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, cast ...
,
editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, or ...
, and
photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is emplo ...
. Kane used mixed media in her movies, including
Super 8mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion-picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format.
The film is nominally 8 mm wide, the same as older formatted 8& ...
, giving her videos a unique aesthetic. During Kane's time at Vivid-Alt, she was also performing in a style of adult movie called "
Parody
A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...
", which recreated some of the world's most beloved films and television shows into mostly campy XXX feature productions. In 2009, Kane was cast to play
Dana Scully
Dana Katherine Scully, MD, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists in the Fox science-fiction, supernatural television series ''The X-Files'', played by Gillian Anderson. Scully is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Spec ...
in
New Sensations
''New Sensations'' is the thirteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in April 1984 by RCA Records. John Jansen and Reed produced the album. ''New Sensations'' peaked at No. 56 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 and at N ...
' ''The Sex Files'', winning Kane Best Actress across all adult industry platforms.
In 2012 Kane, along with some of her adult film colleagues, was featured in
Maxim Magazine
''Maxim'' is an international men's magazine, devised and launched in the UK in 1995, but based in New York City since 1997, and prominent for its photography of actors, singers, and female models whose careers are at a current peak. ''Maxim'' ...
after doing a campaign with The Escapist. Kane also continued to pursue her love of
photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is emplo ...
. In 2012, her writing and photography were published twice in
Vice Magazine
''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, the founders later launched the youth media company Vice Media, ...
, one of which being a portrait series entitled "Girls of Hollywood". During this time, Kane's photography was selected by
Dian Hanson
Dian Hanson (born November 2, 1951) is an American magazine and book editor.
Career
Hanson began her publishing career as an American pornographic magazine editor, historian, and occasional model, helping found the 1970s hardcore journal ''Purita ...
for
Taschen
Taschen is a luxury art book publisher founded in 1980 by Benedikt Taschen in Cologne, Germany. As of January 2017, Taschen is co-managed by Benedikt and his eldest daughter, Marlene Taschen.
History
The company began as Taschen Comics, ...
's book ''The New Erotic Photographer Book Vol. 2''. Kane also appeared as a cover-model for Taschen's ''Big Book of Pussy''; notably Kane asked to be paid in art books for that modeling job.
In 2013, Kane returned as a
lead actress
A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...
in a new spin on the porn parody genre called "Super Hero". Kane played
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as bein ...
in two
Axel Braun
Axel Braun (born Alessandro Re) is an Italian-American adult film producer and director known for his productions of pornographic parodies.
The son of Lasse Braun, he is an AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame and NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee ...
features, one of them winning Kane Best Sex Scene at the
XBiz Awards
XBIZ Awards are given annually to honour "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films" and have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out o ...
. Notably the promotional photos of Kane in the Wonder Woman costume went viral on social and mainstream media. Kane later participated in a charity auction where the costume sold to fund the Free Speech Coalition.
In 2015, Kane signed on as host of
Viceland
Viceland (stylized in all caps), and Vice TV in the United States, are brands used for television channels owned and programmed by Vice Media. Viceland launched on February 29, 2016, with two branded cable channels; the American version (rebra ...
/Munchies Sex+Food, a TV show that explores food fetishes, feeder/feedee,
sploshing
Wet and messy fetish (WAM), also known as sploshing, is a form of sexual fetishism whereby a person becomes aroused when copious amounts of a substance are applied to the naked skin, face, or to clothing. Several dozen websites are dedicated to ...
, food play, and food products related to sex. Also in 2015 Kane signed on with
Penthouse Magazine
''Penthouse'' is a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione. It combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictures of women that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore pornographic pictures of women.
Although Guccione was Americ ...
to
photograph
A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now create ...
their celebrity directed photoshoots, called "Pop-Shots".
Since coming on board with Penthouse, Kane has worked with Keith Hufnagel, skateboarder and owner of HUF WORLDWIDE clothing brand, Neek Lurk, creator of Anti Social Social Club, and comedian/actor
Steve Agee
Steven Douglas Agee (; born February 26, 1969) is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician, known for roles including Steve Myron on the Comedy Central series '' The Sarah Silverman Program'' and as John Economos in the 2021 superhero f ...
.
Advocacy
On March 22, 2010, Kane participated in an anti-piracy
public service announcement
A public service announcement (PSA) is a message in the public interest disseminated by the media without charge to raise public awareness and change behavior. In the UK, they are generally called a public information film (PIF); in Hong Kong, ...
for the
Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is a non-profit trade association of the pornography and adult entertainment industry in the United States. Founded in 1991, it opposes the passage and enforcement of obscenity laws and many censorship laws (with t ...
. In the
2012 United States presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re ...
, Kane voiced her support for President
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
, stating that she agreed with his views on women's issues,
health care
Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health pr ...
, and
gay rights
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Notably, , ...
.
In 2013, Kane was approached by a group of fellow adult industry performers who were forming an advocacy group for adult performers. Kane, known for her strong opposition against Measure B 'The Condom Law,' was an obvious choice to be a founding member of the organization that would become APAC (Adult Performers Advocacy Committee).
Kane acted as
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The significant core functions of a corporate treasurer include cash and liquidity management, risk management, and corporate finance.
Government
The treasury ...
for APAC and co-wrote Porn 101, an informative video for anyone wanting to join the
adult film industry
Pornographic films (pornos), erotic films, sex films, and 18+ films are films that present sexually explicit subject matter in order to arouse and satisfy the viewer. Pornographic films present sexual fantasies and usually include erotical ...
. Porn 101 can be viewed on
YouTube
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and is still relevant for anyone researching the adult industry.
APAC is now considered the voice of adult performers within the industry and in
mainstream media
In journalism, mainstream media (MSM) is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought. Chomsky, Noam, ''"What makes ma ...
. APAC represents performers in the
gay
''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'.
While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
,
straight
Straight may refer to:
Slang
* Straight, slang for heterosexual
** Straight-acting, an LGBT person who does not exhibit the appearance or mannerisms of the gay stereotype
* Straight, a member of the straight edge subculture
Sport and games
* ...
,
trans
Trans- is a Latin prefix meaning "across", "beyond", or "on the other side of".
Used alone, trans may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Trans (festival), a former festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
* ''Trans'' (fil ...
, and
queer
''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the l ...
branches of the adult film industry.
Awards
* 2006
AVN Award
The AVN Awards are film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine '' AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') to recognize achievement in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic fi ...
– Best Group Sex Scene, Video – '' Squealer''
* 2006 AVN Award – Best Oral Sex Scene, Video – ''Squealer''
* 2006
NightMoves Award
The NightMoves Awards are given annually in the pornographic film industry by ''NightMoves'', an Oldsmar, Florida-based magazine which was first published in 1987 and initially titled ''Sports South''. The awards began in 1993 and were initially t ...
– Best New Director (Editor's Choice)
* 2009 AVN Award – Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene – ''Belladonna's Girl Train''
* 2010 AVN Award –
Best Actress
Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...
– ''The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody''
* 2010
XBIZ Award
XBIZ Awards are given annually to honour "individuals, companies, performers and products that play an essential part in the growth and success of adult films" and have been described by XBIZ publisher and founder Alec Helmy as being "born out of ...
– Acting Performance of the Year, Female – ''The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody''
* 2010
XRCO Award
The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment and it is the only adult industry awards show reserved exclusively for industry members.
Once every calendar year, XRCO ...
– Single Performance, Actress – ''The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Comedy''
* 2011 AVN Award – Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) – ''The Condemned''
* 2011 XRCO Award – Best Actress – ''The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody''
* 2011
Feminist Porn Award
The Feminist Porn Awards (FPAs) is an annual adult film awards ceremony that began in 2006, and was initially organized by the Good for Her adult store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Until 2014, the ceremony was officially known as the Good for ...
– Honourable Mention – ''My Own Master''
* 2016
AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.XBIZ Award Winners ''
XBIZ
XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry.
In addition to its flagship "Xbiz.com" website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition and industry conferenc ...