Sunrise Adams Biography
Sunrise Adams is an American author and adult movieographic actress.
Early life
Sunrise Adams was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Pickton, Texas. 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 Pony International, Adams signed with Vivid Entertainment. One of her favorite directors to work with became Chi Chi LaRue.
Her first movie with Vivid was Portrait of Sunrise. She was nominated for Best Actress by AVN in 2003, losing to Jenna Haze. That same year, she appeared in the skateboarding movie Grind. In June 2003, she appeared with Steve Hirsch on Your World with Neil Cavuto.
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 * 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 adult movie 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 adult movie 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 adult movie star Sunset Thomas. 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.
Further reading
Works by Sunrise Adams- with Vivid Girls. How to Have a * 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
- Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy. *: 30 adult movie-Star Portraits. New York: Bulfinch (2004). ISBN:0821277545
Awards
- 2003 Venus Award - Best New Starlet (USA)
- 2004 AVN Award - Best Oral Sex Scene, Film (Heart of Darkness) with Randy Spears
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sunrise Adams.- Sunrise Adams at IMDb
- Sunrise Adams at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Sunrise Adams at the Adult Film Database
- :Erotica and adult movieography
