Melissa Hill (born January 8, 1970) is a former

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and director. She was inducted into the

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in 2015.

Career

Hill began her career in the adult entertainment industry in 1992 by first modeling in photo spreads in magazines such as '' Club'', ''

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'', and '' High Society''. She proceeded to start acting in adult films a year later and appeared in more than 200 movies, for a wide variety of producers, over the next ten years until her retirement from hardcore. Over the course of her career, she was nominated for several

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s. Hill won the Best Actress—Film award in 1997 for ''Penetrator 2'' (Pleasure Productions). In 1998, she was named Best Supporting Actress—Film for Paul Thomas' ''Bad Wives'' (

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). In a 2015 interview, she claimed she retired in part because she did not want to age on camera and in part because she felt her career had reached a "plateau", and she found herself not getting another contract and not wanting to succumb to plastic surgery.

Mainstream appearances

Hill has also appeared in a variety of mainstream productions, most notably the porn-themed comedy ''

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'' from ''

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'' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. She has acted in non-sex roles, including ''Beyond Fucked: A Zombie Odyssey'' and the porn parodies ''Underworld'' and ''Measure X''.

Awards

* 1997

– Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Film (''Dreams of Desire'') * 1997 AVN Award – Best Actress—Film (''Penetrator 2: Grudge Day'') * 1998 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress—Film (''Bad Wives'') * 2014

Personal life

Hill is a

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native, and she spent most of her childhood studying

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, even becoming an instructor for five years after graduating from

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