Sunny Leone Biography

Sunny Leone

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Sunny Leone – Personal Info

Name : Sunny Leone

Date of Birth : May 13th

Hometown : Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)

Measurements : 34C – 24 – 34

Height : 5’4 (1.63m)

Hair Colour : Brunette

Eye Colour : Brown

Piercings : Navel

Shoe Size : Women’s 7 (US)

Years Active : 2001 – 2013 (as a performer), 2009 – 2015 (as a director)

Number of Scenes : 100+ (as a performer), 60+ (as a director)

Sunny Leone is a critically acclaimed former porn star turned mainstream Bollywood actress, director, producer, and writer who has been thrilling fans since 2001. Sunny Leone was named as Penthouse magazine’s “Pet of the Year” in 2003, she was inducted into the AVN Awards “Hall Of Fame” in 2018 and she has established herself as an incredibly popular actress in the Indian film industry.

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So where did it all begin? Sunny Leone was born and raised in Sarnia, a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and she has Sikh Indian Punjabi roots. Sunny Leone and her family moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, when she was 13 years old and then settled in Lake Forest, California, a year later. After graduating from high school, Sunny Leone enrolled in a local junior college where she was studying to become a nurse. Sunny Leone also worked at a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube store and at a tax and retirement firm prior to making her industry debut. Talking about her diligent work ethic during her August 2008 AVN interview, Sunny Leone revealed that;

“Even before I could really have a job, I had a job. The neighbors used to hate me because I was always going door to door selling something”.

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Sunny Leone : Penthouse Pet & Modelling Career

Sunny Leone first started working in the adult entertainment industry in 2001 as a glamour and nude model. In fact, Sunny Leone was named as Penthouse magazine’s “Pet of the Month” for March 2001 which made her the first Indian/South Asian model to be featured in the magazine. You may also be interested to learn that Sunny’s stage name ‘Leone’ was picked by Bob Guccione, the former owner of Penthouse magazine. Sunny Leone did not intend to pursue a career in the adult industry but she soon discovered that she loved performing on camera. As Sunny Leone conveyed in her November 2012 Twistys “Treat Of The Month” interview;

“I’ve been a fan for so many years, thank you! I grew up in Canada and started in porn shooting with many big companies way back in 2001, haha. Adult really just found me after I shot for Penthouse, I never sought it out but I do love it and enjoy still doing it today…I love the fans I have! Any time you’re alone watch my videos and think of me! Sunny xoxoxo”.

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Upon being named as Penthouse magazine’s “Pet of the Month” for March 2001, Sunny Leone graced the cover of the March 2001 issue of Penthouse and she was also featured in the Holiday 2001 edition of Hustler magazine as an official ‘Hustler Honey’. Sunny Leone was ultimately crowned as Penthouse magazine’s “Pet of the Year” in 2003 and she starred in a Penthouse Pets In Paradise video alongside Tera Patrick and Kyla Cole. Sunny Leone was even one of a select few Penthouse Pets to appear in the PlayStation Portable game Pocket Pool (2007).

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Sunny Leone has since been featured in countless glamorous layouts for many prominent magazines such as Cheri, Club International, Leg World, Swank, FHM, Maxim, Jane Magazine, Lowrider and High Society. During this time Sunny Leone also collaborated on various mainstream projects. For instance, Sunny Leone appeared in the Ja Rule music video Livin’ It Up (2001), she had a cameo role in the movie The Girl Next Door (2004) and she was a red carpet reporter for the MTV Awards on MTV India in 2005.

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Sunny Leone : Adult Film Career (2005-2007)

Sunny Leone made her official adult film industry debut in 2005 when she signed a three-year performance contract with Vivid Entertainment. Sunny Leone initially started out as an exclusively solo and girl/girl performer and her first ever porn production – Sunny – was released in December 2005. Sunny shot some steamy scenes with Avena Lee and Lanny Barbie for Sunny (2005) and she also shared a thrilling three-way with Lexi Marie and Jezebelle Bond.

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Sunny Leone’s sophomore shoot was Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone (2006) which was the first ever interactive title to feature a Vivid Girl and it showcased Sunny Leone in a sizzling group shoot with Lanny Barbie, Lexi Marie, Amy Ried and Charmane Star that was nominated for “Best All-Girl Sex Scene: Video” at the 2007 AVN Awards. Sunny Leone enjoyed shooting Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone and she eagerly expressed in an April 2006 AVN press release that;

“They could’ve chosen any girl to be the first [interactive title], so it means a lot when they choose you. I’m excited to be a part of something that is brand new…It was definitely different than everything I’ve ever done before…Four hot girls. I got very lucky that I had an extremely beautiful cast to work with. We had the orgy scene in a hot tub. It was pretty hot. It was at night, there was steam coming off the water, and all of us are ravaging each other. It was like 31 flavors of Baskin Robbins…If there’s hot girls around I’m extremely dirty, and if I’m horny and want to have sex I’ll turn it up. I’m usually pretty quiet until I get in the mood…I’m having sex with [the viewer] in a way. You can take me home and imagine that I’m right on top of you, or I’m doing doggie and they’re having sex with me”.

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Directed by Q. Roberts, Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone was an instant hit which won “Best Interactive DVD” at the 2007 AVN Awards. This interactive title was also highly recommended by XCritic column writer Don Houston who stated in his August 2006 film review that;

“Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone was a superb release by the folks at Vivid Entertainment for those of you into the sex simulator genre of porn. It’s not just that Sunny Leone had a lot of screen presence or that the footage of Lanny Barbie gave me instant wood (their co-stars were also looking great) but the sheer magnitude of the release seemed designed to win awards all over the place thanks to extreme levels of fuck for the buck…Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone was well worth a rating of Highly Recommended. With relatively minor polishing up, I could see the next volume in the series getting the full enchilada of a collector rating, but the DVD set was clearly this year’s flagship title by Vivid and one of their best efforts in a very long time that should silence the critics for a little while”.

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During this time Sunny Leone also shared some sensual scenes with Lacie Heart, Daisy Marie and Lux Kassidy in Sunny & Cher (2006). As an exclusive Vivid contract girl, Sunny Leone also took part in the Vivid Comedy Tour, she modelled for Vivid’s footwear collection and she took part in various events such as Vivid’s Hot Rod Night and the Vivid/Club Jenna Lingerie Bowl. Sunny Leone was even one of the Vivid girls who was featured on a 48’ holiday billboard that was hung in Times Square at West 48th Street and Seventh Avenue in 2007!

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Sunny Leone : Official Hardcore Debut (2007)

In May 2007 Sunny Leone re-signed her exclusive performance contract with Vivid Entertainment and she stated in her contract that she would now appear in hardcore scenes – but only with her fiancé Matt Erikson. Sunny Leone’s first ever hardcore scene with Matt Erickson was featured in her Vivid star showcase Sunny Loves Matt (2007) and it was nominated for “Best Couples Sex Scene” at the 2009 AVN Awards. Directed by B. Skow, Sunny Loves Matt also featured Sunny in a thrilling three-way with Monique Alexander and Matt Erickson as well as a steamy scene with Ann Marie Rios which was nominated for “Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene” at the 2009 AVN Awards. Sunny Leone’s impressive performance in Sunny Loves Matt even earned her a “Best Tease Performance” nomination at the 2009 AVN Awards and she received high praise from Vivid’s national sales manager, David Peskin, who eagerly enthused in a February 2008 AVN press release how;

“Sunny is an incredible beauty with international appeal and a huge fan base. The minute word got out last year that she was going to do this movie, we started getting orders. We think she delivers big time with her boy/girl debut”.

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Fans of Sunny Leone will also love watching her scintillating scenes with Courtney Simpson and Lacie Heart in Debbie Does Dallas…Again! (2007), her seductive shoot with Mikayla Mendez in The Female Gardener (2007) and her sizzling scene with Sara Lemos in It’s Sunny In Brazil (2007). Most notably, Sunny Leone shared some sensual scenes with Monique Alexander, Brea Lynn and Celeste Star in her Vivid star showcase The Sunny Experiment (2007) which earned her a “Best Solo Sex Scene” nomination at the 2009 AVN Awards. Sunny Leone loved shooting The Sunny Experiment and she revealed in a December 2007 AVN press release that;

“My scene with Monique, as usual, was really great. She and I are good friends and we have really great chemistry with each other, sexually. The scene with Brea was my first with her…it was extremely hot, and it’s actually one of the scenes that prompted me to make the decision about doing boy/girl”.

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In January 2008 Sunny Leone announced that she would shoot hardcore scenes with more male performers other than Matt Erickson. You’ll love watching Sunny Leone’s thrilling three-way with Audrey Bitoni and Tommy Gunn in The Other Side Of Sunny (2008) and her titillating three-way with Ryder Skye and Ariel King in Undress Me (2009).

Above all else, you have to check out Sunny Leone’s hardcore Vivid star showcase Sunny’s B/G Adventure (2009) within which Sunny Leone shared a raunchy scene with Tommy Gunn, a steamy three-way with Devi Emmerson and Karlie Montana that was nominated for “Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene” at the 2011 AVN Awards and a sizzling three-way with Daisy Marie and Voodoo which was nominated for “Best Three-Way Sex Scene” at the 2011 AVN Awards. Naturally, Sunny’s B/G Adventure was an instant hit that was nominated for “Best Vignette Release” at the 2011 AVN Awards. A must see movies for Sunny Leone fans!

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From 2009 onward, Sunny Leone started to shoot for a wide range of production companies as well as Vivid. We recommend watching Sunny Leone’s raunchy group sex scene with with Alexis Texas, Eva Angelina and Teagan Presley in the Adam & Eve/Skinworxxx movie Deviance (2009) which won “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” at the 2010 AVN Awards, her sizzling group shoot with Heather Vandeven, Ann Marie Rios and Sarah Vandella in the 3rd Degree sequel release Girlfriends #2 (2010) that was nominated for “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” at the 2011 AVN Awards and her spectacular group shoot with Audrey Hollander, Eva Angelina, Kiara Diane, Madelyn Marie and Nikki Benz in Cezar Capone’s Hocus Pocus XXX (2010) which was nominated for “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” and “Best Comedy” at the 2011 AVN Awards.

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Fans of Sunny Leone should also check out her kinky Coochie Monster Lessons shoot with Lexi Stone that was released via Brazzers in January 2010, her raunchy roleplay with Breanne Benson in Will Ryder’s X-Play spoof Not Charlie’s Angels XXX (2010) that was nominated for “Best Parody: Drama” at the 2011 AVN Awards, her scintillating scene with Brett Rossi in the Hustler Video release My First Lesbian Experience (2012) and her steamy scene with Daisy Marie in Mason’s Elegant Angel movie Lesbian Workout (2012) which was nominated for “Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene”, “Best Tease Performance” and “Best All-Girl Release” at the 2013 AVN Awards. Not to be missed!

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Sunny Leone : Sunlust Pictures Production Company (2009-2012)

In August 2009 Sunny Leone launched her own production company Sunlust Pictures with her partner Daniel Weber. Sunny starred in, wrote and directed many sensational films for Sunlust Pictures; starting with Dark Side Of The Sun (2009) that showcased Sunny Leone in some fantastic scenes with Brea Lynn, Celeste Star, Ariel King and Penny Flame. Director Luther King praised Sunny Leone’s performance in Dark Side Of The Sun, revealing in a February 2009 AVN press release that;

“When Sunny and I first talked about doing a movie, I knew she wanted something different than anything she had done before. Sunny’s beauty is unrivalled and her smile is blinding, but I wanted to see what her deviant side was like. I wanted to see what she really wanted to do; some of these things we couldn’t shoot, ‘cause people truly would have been shocked. What we got in this movie is pure passion from the back alleys of Sunny’s fantasies!”.

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During this time Sunny Leone starred in the Sunlust Pictures release Sunny’s Slumber Party (2009) within which she shared a steamy scene with Jenna Haze that was nominated for “Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene” at the 2010 AVN Awards and a sensational group sex scene with Monique Alexander, Alyssa Reece and Alexis Texas which was nominated for “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” at the 2010 AVN Awards. You’ll also love viewing Sunny Leone’s sizzling scenes with Isis Taylor, Sadie West, Capri Cavanni, Kiara Diane and Monique Alexander in All Sunny All The Time (2010) that she co-directed with David Weber.

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One of Sunny Leone’s most popular Sunlust Pictures movies has been Gia: Portrait Of A Porn Star (2010) – a parody of the 1998 movie Gia starring Angelina Jolie. Sunny Leone received several notable “Best Actress” and “Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene” nominations at the 2011 AVN Awards due to her sensual scenes with Tori Black, Monica Mayhem and Ariel King in Gia: Portrait Of A Porn Star. The film itself was a critical and commercial success that was nominated for “Best Parody: Drama” at the 2011 AVN Awards. Sunny Leone also received a recommendation from XCritic column writer Don Houston who stated in his October 2010 film review that;

“Gia: Portrait of a Pornstar by director Spencer ‘Jason Green’ Benedict for Vivid Entertainment had more cameos than any movie of late, provided more Sunny Leone fuck for the buck than any feature on the market (and she is in some of the biggest name releases of the season), and had tighter technical values than any of her previous flicks for Sunlust so I rated it as Highly Recommended. The amounts of replay value, strokability, and even quality of story was such that it was clearly a keeper for the collection, likely to earn some award nominations given its relative strengths. In short, Gia: Portrait of a Pornstar borrowed from various sources and fans of a certain mainstream movie might find the non-sexual portions a bit too close for comfort but ultimately, the movie served both the raincoater community as well as fans of features with some thought provoking material, making it the kind of movie you will want to watch over and over again thanks in large part to Sunny’s performance”.

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Over the years Sunny Leone has starred in and directed a wealth of popular Sunlust Pictures productions such as Shut Up And Fuck Me (2010), Sunny Leone Loves HD Porn #1 and #2 (2010), Sunny’s Casting Couch: I Wanna Be A Porn Star (2010) Roleplay (2011) within which Sunny shared a steamy scene with Daisy Marie that was nominated for “Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene” at the 2012 AVN Awards and “All-Sex Release of the Year” at the 2012 XBIZ Awards.

Sunny Leone also starred in and directed Lies: Diary Of An Escort (2011) that earned her a “Best Solo Sex Scene” nomination at the 2012 AVN Awards, Sunny’s All Stars (2011), Sunny Leone: Erotica (2012), Sunny Leone’s Lezzy Lips (2012) and Charlie’s Girl: Georgia Jones (2013) within which Sunny shared an epic group sex scene with Capri Anderson, Georgia Jones and Kiara Diane.

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Most notably, Sunny Leone starred in and directed her own Sunlust Pictures star showcase Sunny Leone: Goddess (2011). Sunny Leone starred in eight incredible scenes in Sunny Leone: Goddess including her epic anal debut with Ariel King that was nominated for “Best Scene – Vignette Release” at the 2013 XBIZ Awards. Naturally, Sunny Leone: Goddess was a critical and commercial success which won “Best Solo Sex Scene” at the 2013 AVN Awards as well as earning Sunny several nominations for “Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release” and “Vignette Release of the Year” at the 2013 XBIZ Awards. A must-see movie for Sunny Leone fans!

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Never one to rest on her laurels, Sunny Leone continued to direct a wealth of Sunlust Pictures productions and Vivid movies such as Sex Sex Sex #1-#3 (2011-2014), Nothing But Sexxx #1 and #2 (2011), No Boys Allowed #1-#3 (2011-2014) and Joy (2011) that was nominated for “Best Ethnic Release: Asian” at the 2012 AVN Awards. Sunny Leone also directed Rachel Roxxx Your World (2012), Home Alone (2012) which was nominated for “Best Solo Release” at the 2014 AVN Awards, Project Spotlight: Violet Monroe: Red Hot (2014), Girls Love Girls #1-#3 (2010-2015) and Wet Hot Teen Summer (2015) featuring April O’Neil, Ariana Fox, Melanie Rios, Katie Summers, Maddy O’Reilly, Leya Falcon, Kelly Klass, Lola Foxx, Tiffany Tyler and Trinity St. Clair. There’s just too many great Sunny Leone movies to mention!

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Sunny Leone : Industry Accolades & Award Nominations

Starring in so many popular porn productions has earned Sunny Leone many coveted industry accolades such as;

  • 2001: Penthouse winner “Pet of the Month – March 2001”
  • 2003: Penthouse winner “Pet of the Year”
  • 2008: XBIZ Awards winner “Web Girl of the Year”
  • 2010: AVN Awards winner “Web Starlet of the Year”
  • 2010: AVN Awards winner “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” Deviance (with Alexis Texas, Eva Angelina and Teagan Presley)
  • 2010: FAME Awards winner “Favorite Breasts”
  • 2010: FAME Awards winner “Porn Star Website of the Year” SunnyLeone.com
  • 2012: Twistys winner “Treat of the Month – November 2012”
  • 2012: XBIZ Awards winner “Porn Star Website of the Year” SunnyLeone.com
  • 2013: AVN Awards winner “Best Solo Sex Scene” Sunny Leone: Goddess
  • 2013: AVN Awards winner “Crossover Star of the Year” (shared with James Deen)
  • 2013: VOD Awards winner “Performer of the Year”
  • 2018: AVN Awards winner “Hall Of Fame (Video Branch)”

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Wait, there’s even more. Sunny Leone has also received a wealth of notable award nominations including;

  • 2007: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Sex Scene: Video” Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone (with Lanny Barbie, Lexi Marie, Amy Ried and Charmane Star)
  • 2008: Urban Spice Awards nominee “Best Anal Performer”
  • 2008: Urban Spice Awards nominee “Best Oral Female”
  • 2009: AVN Awards nominee “Female Performer of the Year”
  • 2009: AVN Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year”
  • 2009: AVN Awards nominee “Best Solo Sex Scene” The Sunny Experiment
  • 2009: AVN Awards nominee “Best Tease Performance” Sunny Loves Matt
  • 2009: AVN Awards nominee “Best Couples Sex Scene” Sunny Loves Matt (with Matt Erickson)
  • 2009: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene” Sunny Loves Matt (with Ann Marie Rios)
  • 2009: XBIZ Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year” My Bare Lady 2 (with Brooke Haven, Casey Parker and Veronica Rayne)
  • 2010: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene” Sunny’s Slumber Party (with Jenna Haze)
  • 2010: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” Sunny’s Slumber Party (with Monique Alexander, Alyssa Reece and Alexis Texas)

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  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year”
  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” Girlfriends #2 (with Heather Vandeven, Ann Marie Rios and Sarah Vandella)
  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene” Gia: Portrait Of A Porn Star (with Tori Black)
  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Best Actress” Gia: Portrait Of A Porn Star
  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene” Hocus Pocus XXX (with Eva Angelina, Audrey Hollander, Kiara Diane, Madelyn Marie and Nikki Benz)
  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene” Sunny’s B/G Adventure (with Devi Emmerson and Karlie Montana)
  • 2011: AVN Awards nominee “Best Three-Way Sex Scene” Sunny’s B/G Adventure (with Daisy Marie and Voodoo)
  • 2011: XRCO Awards nominee “Mainstream Adult Media Favorite”
  • 2012: AVN Awards nominee “Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene” Roleplay (with Daisy Marie)
  • 2012: AVN Awards nominee “Best Solo Sex Scene” Lies: Diary Of An Escort
  • 2012: AVN Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year”
  • 2012: Nightmoves Awards nominee “Best Boobs”

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  • 2013: AVN Awards nominee “Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene” Lesbian Workout (with Daisy Marie)
  • 2013: AVN Awards nominee “Best Tease Performance” Lesbian Workout
  • 2013: XBIZ Awards nominee “Best Scene – Vignette Release” Sunny Leone: Goddess (with Ariel King)
  • 2013: XBIZ Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year”
  • 2013 XBIZ Awards nominee “Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release” Sunny Leone: Goddess
  • 2013: XRCO Awards nominee “Mainstream Adult Media Favorite”
  • 2013: Sex Awards nominee “Porn Star of the Year”
  • 2013: Sex Awards nominee “Porn’s Best Body”
  • 2013: Sex Awards nominee “Sexiest Adult Star”
  • 2014: AVN Awards nominee “Mainstream Star of the Year”
  • 2014: XBIZ Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year”
  • 2014: XRCO Awards nominee “Mainstream Adult Media Favorite”
  • 2015: XBIZ Awards nominee “Crossover Star of the Year”

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As well as receiving these notable award nominations, Sunny Leone ranked #13 in Genesis magazine’s “Top 100 Porn Stars” list in 2008, she was named by Maxim magazine as one of the top 12 porn stars in 2010 and she ranked #82 in Ask Men’s “Top 99 Women” list in 2012. Most notably, Sunny Leone was featured in cover stories and layouts for the November 2013 issues of Maxim India and W Magazine. Sunny Leone was thrilled to appear in W Magazine and Maxim, enthusiastically stating in a November 2013 AVN press release that;

“This was such an honor as its every woman’s dreams to have W Magazine call them and ask to write a feature story and layout…I love Maxim as it allows me to push the limit in a mainstream magazine while wearing sexy designer clothing”.

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Throughout her prolific porn career, Sunny Leone also appeared in various mainstream projects. For instance, Sunny Leone was a contest on the second season of the Fox reality show My Bare Lady 2: Open For Business that saw various adult film actresses learning how to pitch investment ideas and compete in the business world. Sunny Leone was also featured in Michael Grecco’s coffee table book Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look At An X-Rated Industry and she was appeared in a Showtime documentary about her role in Debbie Does Dallas…Again! in 2007. What’s more, Sunny Leone appeared in the action/adventure movie Pirates Blood (2008), she had a role in the indie feature film Middle Men (2010) starring James Caan, Kelsey Grammer, Peter Stormare, Kevin Pollack and Robert Forster, and she played a fictionalized version of herself in The Virginity Hit (2010) that was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Sunny enjoyed shooting her scenes for The Virginity Hit and she explained in a September 2010 AVN press release how;

“I get chosen as the favorite porn star of [Bennett] pretty early in the movie, and we eventually hook up with the goal of having sex. There is, however, a surprise twist in the plot. Making the movie was great fun and was a totally comfortable experience for me. It was shot in New Orleans, where we took over part of the city. Everyone on the set was very relaxed and we all hung out together”.

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Sunny Leone : Bollywood Film Career & Official Porn Retirement

A pivotal moment in Sunny Leone’s career occurred in 2011 when she travelled to India to appear in the popular reality TV show Bigg Boss 5. This reality TV show followed the same format as Big Brother; Sunny Leone entered the Bigg Boss 5 house on Day 49 and she remained on the show until Day 91. Talking about her appearance on Bigg Boss 5 during a November 2011 AVN press release, Sunny Leone mentioned that;

“I am so excited to be chosen for the Bigg Boss 5 House. This show is the biggest show I have ever done. I was greeted here in India with open arms by the press. I have never seen so much press and paparazzi in my entire life. We exited the airport and it was so chaotic the police made us go back inside the airport. Let’s just say the police were not too happy with the paparazzi causing such a scene. This is going to be an amazing adventure going onto Bigg Boss 5, and it’s only just begun!”.

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Sunny Leone garnered such massive media attention on Bigg Boss 5 that she was offered the lead role of ‘Izna’ in the upcoming Bollywood film Jism 2 by Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. In Jism 2, Sunny Leone played an adult film star who is hired by the government to seduce and capture a notorious assassin (played by Randeep Hooda). However, Sunny Leone’s character is soon conflicted when she falls not only for the killer, but also for the intelligence officer that hired her (played by Arunoday Singh). Jism 2 was first released in 2012 and it was a commercial success, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.

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Spurred on by the commercial success of Jism 2, Sunny Leone decided to officially retire from the adult film industry in 2013 and focus upon appearing in Bollywood films and making special appearances in regional cinema song and dance numbers. Talking about her Bollywood aspirations in a November 2015 interview, Sunny Leone conveyed how;

“Right now my whole focus is in Bollywood and nothing else. I believe I have been given the opportunity of a lifetime and I plan to keep my focus and energy here till the fans want me. If it wasn’t for my past I would not be who I am. I am not ashamed of it because it has brought me here to India. If I came here as regular me with no entertainment experience then I would not be as popular as I am today with the public…I actually dislike the word reinvent. I never want to reinvent me, I love who I am. But what does happen very organically is I grow and evolve as human being, actress and professional. So over the months, yes things will change but it’s not something that is planned”.

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Following the release of Jism 2 in 2012, Sunny Leone starred in her second Bollywood movie Ragini MMS 2 in 2014. This highly anticipated horror sequel release was a box-office hit and Sunny’s performance earned her high praise from film critics. In fact, Mohar Basu called Sunny Leone a ‘revelation’ and Taran Adarsh advocated how Sunny Leone ‘carries off her character with supreme confidence’. Talking about her role in Ragini MMS 2 during an August 2013 Times Of India article, Sunny mentioned that;

“I am getting accepted in the industry and bagging performance oriented roles. I am happy that I am doing all kind of films be it a horror, thriller or action…I can’t reveal much about the film [Ragini MMS 2] but I can say that it’s one of the scariest films. It’s scarier than its previous part. People will have nightmares of me after watching it… I am lucky that the audience is accepting me. I have come my way from there (porn industry). I don’t have any plans as of now to go back there”.

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From 2013 onward, Sunny Leone appeared in a wide range of Bollywood movies and she appeared in various cameo roles and item numbers. For instance, Sunny Leone was featured in an item number for Shootout At Wadala (2013), she played a femme fatale in Jackpot (2013), she made her official Tamil film debut in Vadacurry (2014) and she appeared in a Pink Lips item number for Hate Story 2 (2014). Sunny Leone’s Pink Lips performance was an instant hit and she was subsequently cast in a Shake That Booty number with Mika Singh. Sunny Leone made her official acting debut in the Telugu film Current Theega (2014) where she played a schoolteacher in a cameo alongside Manchu Manoj and Rakul Preet.

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Fans of Sunny Leone should also check out her Sesamma Bagilu Tegiyamma item song in the Kannada film DK (2015), her dual roles as ‘Leela’ and ‘Meera’ in the musical thriller Ek Paheli Leela (2015) and her appearance in Kuch Kuch Locha Hai (2015). Sunny Leone performed her sophomore Kannada song number Kamakshi in the feature film Luv U Alia (2015) and she had a cameo role in the movie Singh Is Bling (2015).Sunny Leone subsequently starred in One Night Stand (2016) alongside Tanuj Virwani and she also appeared in Beiimaan Love (2016) alongside Rajineesh Duggal. Most notably, Sunny Leone played twin sister ‘Laila Lele’ and ‘Lily Lele’ in the adult comedy Mastizaade (2016). Sunny enjoyed shooting Mastizaade and she revealed in a July 2016 Huffington Post article that;

“When I read the script, I felt it was a fun film. You know, the kind I would watch in the US. There’s comedy, there’s music, we don’t have to be serious all the time. Also it has been directed my Milaap Zaveri who is one of the best we have. I would say it’s an amazing film for adults. Take a night off, hire a babysitter, leave the kids at home, we adults deserve a break and Mastizaade is the perfect film for it”.

When Sunny Leone was asked about whether she prefers shooting these types of comedies or serious roles in her January 2016 Femina interview, she explained how;

“I think serious roles are sometimes more gratifying. However, shooting a comedy film is so much more fun! Sometimes you get films that are so serious that on the sets you can even hear a pin drop! [Laughs]”.

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You’ll be happy to hear that Sunny Leone continued to appear in several more song numbers and cameo roles throughout 2016 and 2017 such as her appearance in the song number Tu Zaroorat Nahi Tu Zaroori Hai with Sharman Joshi in Fuddu (2016), her role in the item song Choli Blockbuster in Dongri Ka Raja (2016) and her part in the song number Laila Main Laila with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in Raees (2016). Sunny Leone also appeared in a cameo role for Noor (2017), she starred in the song Piya More with Emraan Hashmi for Baadshaho (2017) and she also appeared in the song Trippy in Bhoomi (2017).

During this time Sunny Leone also made her official Marathi and Bengali film debuts with song numbers Kuth Kuth Jayacha Honeymoon La in Boyz (2017) and Chaap Nishna in Shrestha Bangali (2017). Sunny Leone subsequently starred in the song number Deo Deo for the Telugu film PSV Garuda Vega (2017) and she made an appearance in Rajeev Walia’s mainstream film Tera Intezaar (2017) alongside Arbaaz Khan. Starring in so many song and dance numbers, cameo roles and movies resulted in Sunny Leone being named “Indian Affairs Actress of the Year” at the 2018 India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards.

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Sunny Leone : Literary Works, Beauty Line & Recent Projects

Alongside her impressive acting portfolio, Sunny Leone is a talented writer who published her own e-book of love stories, titled Sweet Dreams, in April 2016. During this time Sunny Leone also had a documentary made about her incredible progression from adult film star to Bollywood actress. Titled Mostly Sunny, this illuminating documentary was first released at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. What’s more, on September 8th, 2016, Sunny Leone became the first Bollywood actress ever to walk the runway for New York Fashion Week where she modelled clothes for renowned designer Archana Kochhar. Sunny has also launched her own Star Struck by Sunny Leone cosmetics line that she sells via her website SunCityStore.com.

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In recent years, Sunny Leone has graced the covers of FHM India in May 2016 and October 2017 as well as the US magazine Lollypops in 2017 (Volume #19).  In 2016 Sunny Leone was the top Googled celebrity in India for the fourth time in a row and she was chosen as one of ‘BBC’s 100 Women’. Sunny Leone was also the cover girl for the October 2016 issue of Exhibit magazine and she won “Outstanding Journey In The Film Industry” at the 2017 Kalakar Awards.

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Hold on, it gets even better. Sunny Leone has since made her Malayalam debut in Rangeela (2019) and in the item song Moha Mundiri for Madhura Raja (2019), she made her Nepali film debut as an item girl in Aajako Sham in Password (2019) and she appeared as herself in the Hindi movies Jhootha Kahin Ka (2019) and Arjun Patiala (2019). Sunny Leone also remains a host of the popular MTV India reality TV series Splitsvilla and she was featured in her own biographical web series Karenjit Kaur – The Untold Story Of Sunny Leone (2018). Sunny Leone even had a wax figure made of herself at Madame Tussauds in Delhi. Sunny Leone was thrilled to be immortalised at Madame Tussauds and she eagerly expressed in a September 2018 XBIZ News press release that;

“It’s a very special moment for me and I am grateful to Madame Tussauds for creating such a stunning figure”.

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As matters stand, Sunny Leone continues to pursue a wide range of acting, directing, writing and presenting roles. Sunny Leone has also been happily married to Daniel Weber since 2011 and they have three children. When she was asked about how she balances motherhood and her hectic career schedule during a May 2019 Mathrubhumi interview, Sunny Leone divulged that;

“I have seen many parents maintain a balance. It is harder in my case, because every day is different. But once you become a parent, you automatically start strategizing your schedule. Looking at your child is the most beautiful thing in the world. This is the best phase of my life”.

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Even though Sunny Leone officially retired from performing in porn in 2013, she remains just as popular as ever. In fact, ‘Sunny Leone’ was the #5 most searched for female pornstar on PornHub in 2017, she ranked #2 on the Fame Registry’s “10 Most Searched For Porn Stars Of 2015” list and she continues to feature prominently on Adult Empire’s “Top 10 Trending Porn Stars” monthly lists. As Megan Wozniak, Adult Empire’s Director of Marketing, explained in an XBIZ News press release;

“It’s always Sunny at Adult Empire. Miss Leone is a consistent best-seller for us, and still very highly regarded within the industry…Although no longer active as a performer, Sunny remains a favorite with fans and many of her earlier adult films continue to sell equally well alongside our most popular new releases”.

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What’s more, Sunny Leone continues to be showcased within many best-selling DVD compilation titles such as Gym Dolls #2 (2016), Lesbian Pink (2016), Elegant’s Top Stars (2016) and Girl On Girl #2 (2017) alongside Dani Daniels, Kristina Rose, Skin Diamond, Lily Carter, Karlie Montana, Daisy Marie, Celeste Star and Lizz Tayler. You can also rediscover all of Sunny Leone’s hottest career highlights via her official website SunnyLeone.com which won “Porn Star Website of the Year” at the 2012 XBIZ Awards.

Keen to catch up on all of Sunny Leone’s sensational sex scenes, award-winning movies, exclusive web content and upcoming projects? Then use the links provided below to stay connected with international superstar Sunny Leone!

Sunny Leone – Social Networks

Official Website : SunnyLeone.com

Twitter : @SunnyLeone

Brazzers : Sunny at Brazzers

Naughty America : Sunny at Naughty America

Twistys : Sunny at Twistys

Vivid : Sunny at Vivid

Adult Empire : Sunny Leone DVDs

Babeapedia : Sunny at Babeapedia

The Nude : Sunny at TheNude.EU

Fapnado : Sunny Leone

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