Sunrise Adams
Sunrise Adams | |
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Adams in 2007 | |
| Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Genre | Erotica |
| Notable awards | 2003 Best New Starlet – Venus Award 2004 Best Oral Sex Scene, Film – AVN Award |
| Relatives | Sunset Thomas (aunt)[1] |
Sunrise Adams is an American author and pornographic film actress.
Early life
Sunrise Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Pickton, Texas.[2] In high school, she is noted for being the first female football player of her high school.[3]
Career
In 2002, Adams shot an episode; "House Sitting" for the softcore series The Best Sex Ever on Cinemax.[4] After years of mainstream modeling, including for Pony International,[5] Adams signed with Vivid Entertainment.[3] One of her favorite directors to work with became Chi Chi LaRue.[6]
Her first movie with Vivid was Portrait of Sunrise.[3] She was nominated for an AVN Award for Best Actress in 2003, losing to Jenna Haze.[7] In June 2003, she appeared with Steve Hirsch on Your World with Neil Cavuto.[5]
In 2004, she won the award for Best Oral Sex Scene – Film, alongside Randy Spears, for Heart of Darkness. On August 2, 2004, she appeared with Savanna Samson on Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor, 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.[8] In October 2004, she appeared in an episode of the Australian television comedy series Pizza: Special Deliveries.[9] 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.[1]
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.[1]
Personal life
Adams is the niece of porn star Sunset Thomas.
Further reading
- Works by Sunrise Adams
- with Vivid Girls. How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide. New York: It Books (2001). ISBN 9780060581480
- The Lust Ranch: A Vivid Girls Book. Philadelphia: Running Press (2005). ISBN 1560257830
- Works about Sunrise Adams
- Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy. XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits. New York: Bulfinch (2004). ISBN 0821277545
Awards
- 2003 Venus Award - Best New Starlet (USA)[10][11]
- 2004 AVN Award - Best Oral Sex Scene, Film (Heart of Darkness) with Randy Spears[12]
References
- ^ a b c Sullivan, David (December 17, 2006). "Sunrise Adams Rises Again AVN". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Hustler, May 2005
- ^ a b c Creamer, Natalie (November 14, 2006). "Vivid Girl Sunrise Adams Returns from Hiatus AVN". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Best Sex Ever: Season 1: Episode 4: House Sitting". TV.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Cavuto, Neil (March 25, 2015). "Steve Hirsch, Vivid Entertainment Co-Founder andSunrise Adams, Vivid Entertainment Star". Fox News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Gray (December 13, 2003). "SUNRISE ADAMS: An AVNInsider Interview". Adult Video News Insider. Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Stone, Mark (Director) (2003). AVN 20th Anniversary Awards Show (DVD). Chatsworth, California: VCA Labs, Inc.
- ^ Rush, George; Molloy, Joanna (October 19, 2004). "Were porn stars an O'Reilly factor?". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pizza: Special Deliveries: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ "16.-19. Oktober 2003: 7.Venus Internationale Fachmesse" (PDF). Venus-berlin.de (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007.
- ^ "Private and Americans Win Big at Venus Fair". Adult Video News. October 22, 2003. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Jared Rutter (January 12, 2004). "The 21st Annual AVN Awards: Glamour, Prestige, Fun". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007.