Ashley Blue

Oriana Small, known professionally as Ashley Blue,[1][2][3] is an American pornographic actress. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame, has hosted her own Vivid Radio show and written for Hustler magazine.[4] In 2008, she published a memoir of her career in the adult entertainment industry, titled Girlvert: A Porno Memoir.[1]

Ashley Blue
Blue at the 2005 NightMoves USA Tampa Show
Born
Oriana Small[1]

Career

Blue has won multiple Adult Video News awards, including 2004 Female Performer of the Year and 2005 Best Supporting Actress. In March 2004, she signed a three-year contract with JM Productions, appearing in the Girlvert series.[5] She ended the contract on February 14, 2007.[5]

In 2003, she sued ex-boyfriend and fellow former adult film star Trent Tesoro on an episode of Judge Mathis.[6] She was featured in Inside the Porn Actors Studio: Ashley Blue (2006), an episode of Howard Stern's TV series Howard Stern on Demand. She also did voice acting for the cartoon Three Thug Mice.[7]

Blue has hosted her own Vivid Radio show and written for Hustler magazine.[4] In 2008, she finished writing her memoir of nearly ten years working in the adult entertainment industry (using her JM Productions moniker "Girlvert"). It was published as Girlvert: A Porno Memoir by Los Angeles-based independent publisher A Barnacle Book & Record in 2011.[1]

In 2011, Blue and other pornographic film actresses modeled for a series of paintings by Swedish artist Karl Backman.[8] She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2013[9] and XRCO Hall of Fame in 2021.[10]

Awards

References
  1. "Nonfiction Book Review: Girlvert: A Porno Memoir". Publishers Weekly. 258 (21). May 23, 2011. ISSN 0000-0019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. Small, Oriana (2011). Girlvert: A Porno Memoir. Los Angeles: A Barnacle Book. ISBN 978-0-9825056-3-2.
  3. Gold, Jonathan (May 9, 2007). "Dave Naz: The big uneasy". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  4. Kingstown, Holly (August 28, 2014). "Throwback Thursday—A Five Question Quickie with Porno Superstar Ashley Blue". Fleshbot. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  5. Warren, Peter (February 14, 2007). "Ashley Blue, JM Productions Part Ways". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
  6. "Ashley Blue Wins Partial Judgment From Judge Mathis". Adult Video News. November 25, 2003. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  7. Neuman, Joshua. "Year of the Rat". Heeb. No. 16. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008.
  8. Backman, Karl (June 16, 2011). "Das Museum of Porn in Art Präsentiert: Karl Backman" [The Museum of Porn in Art Presents: Karl Backman]. Museum of Porn in Art (in German).
  9. Smithberg, Allen (December 21, 2012). "AVN Announces 2013 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. Warren, Peter (October 12, 2021). "Winners of 2021 XRCO Awards Announced". Adult Video News. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. "XRCO". XRCO.com. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  12. "AVN Awards Past Winners". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
  13. Andersson, Acme (June 7, 2004). "Adam Film World 2003 Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  14. Rutter, Jared (January 9, 2005). "The 22nd Annual AVN Awards: A Jenna Jameson Kinda Night". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008.
  15. "XRCO Awards Mainstream Visibility, Longevity". XBiz.com. June 3, 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012.
  16. "2007 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. January 16, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009.
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