Mélanie Coste (born Delphine Dequin in 1976), is a French former

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. In the early 2000s, she was one of France's most popular pornographic actresses thanks to her "

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Early life

Mélanie Coste was born Delphine Dequin in

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in 1976.

Career

Prior to working in the adult film industry, Mélanie Coste worked at a

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. In 2001, she won a competition, organized by French trade magazine ''

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'', to pose for an

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session with Christophe Mourthé. Shortly afterwards, she started a career in adult films. From 2002 to 2003, Coste worked as an exclusive contract performer for

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productions, who had been looking for an equivalent to

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. With Dorcel, she starred ''L'affaire Katsumi'' (2002) and ''Une nuit au bordel'' (2002). After leaving Dorcel, she worked with Fred Coppula. With Coppula, she performed in ''Le journal de Pauline'', which in 2003 she won the

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for best actress. She retired from porn, after making less than 20 hardcore features, to pursue a relationship with journalist

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. She wrote a column about sexuality for the French version of ''

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Personal life

Coste was in a year long relationship with journalist and television presenter Philippe Vecchi.

Awards and nominations

* 2003

winner – Best Actress (France) * 2004

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nominee – Female Foreign Performer of the Year * 2005 AVN Award nominee – Female Foreign Performer of the Year

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