Juli Ashton (born October 5, 1969) is an American former pornographic actress.[1]
Juli Ashton | |
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 Ashton at CES in Las Vegas | |
| Born | October 5, 1969[1] Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States[1] |
| Other names | Julie Astin, Juli Austin, Juli Aston & Julie Austin[1] |
| Education | Bachelor's in Spanish and History |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Occupation(s) | Porn actress and director |
| Years active | 1994–2005 as actress 1997–2001 as director |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Pre-film life
editJuli was born in Colorado Springs, CO. After high school, she attended Colorado State University earning a degree in Spanish and History. During college she worked as a waitress at a topless club. Upon graduation she worked as a Junior High Teacher, teaching Spanish. Her teaching career only lasted one year. She moved to Florida and started waiting tables in a strip club. After learning she could make more money as a dancer, she started doing that. While dancing she learned from her fellow dancers about the adult film industry, and after a year and a half she started her adult film career, appearing in a scene in the film The Dinner Party[2]
Adult film career
editIn 1994, she began appearing in adult films, starting with New Wave Hookers 4.[3] From 1996 to 2006 she was co-host of the Playboy Channel's live phone-in program Night Calls. She is credited with 127 appearances as an actress and has been a director four times.[1]
Ashton is the owner and operator of the adult website Juliland.com, a website that features the erotic imagery of photographer/director Richard Avery.[4]
In addition to her work in the adult film industry, Juli has credits in two computer games from 1996.[5]
Awards
edit- 1996 XRCO Award – Female Performer of the Year[6]
- 1997 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress—Video (Head Trip)[7]
- 2000 NightMoves Award – Best Actress (Editor's Choice)[8]
- 2011 XRCO Hall of Fame[9]
- 2012 AVN Hall of Fame[10][11]
Post-film career
editShe was the first spokesperson for Adam & Eve.[4] It was during this period that she lobbied on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition at the California State Legislature.[3][4] She was one of the first adult actresses to open her own adult film production company, known as Ashton View Promotions.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Juli Ashton at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ^ "Juli Ashton". AVN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Women of Porn", Playboy, March 2002, page 128
- ^ a b c d About Juliland Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Juli Ashton". Moby Games. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "BEST OF 1993–2002". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Adult Video News Award Winners – 1996". www.rame.net. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "NightMoves Online | Past Winner History". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
- ^ Peter Warren (2011-02-22). "XRCO Announces 2011 Nominations". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
- ^ Sharan Street, "Beyond the Spotlight", Adult Video News, Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2012, page 20.
- ^ 2012 AVN Award nominee (archived at Wayback Machine, January 2, 2012)
External links
edit- Juli Ashton at IMDb
- Juli Ashton at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Juli Ashton at the Adult Film Database
- Interview with rogreviews.com Archived 2002-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine at G4