- Candida Royalle
Female adult bio
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birth= birth date and age|1950|10|15
location=New York City ,New York , U.S.
birthname= Candice
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eye color= Hazel
hair color= Brunette-Blonde
natural bust= Yes
ethnicity=Italian, Irish, Scottish, Cherokee
alias= Candace Chambers, Candice Ball, Candice Chambers, Candida Royalle
homepage=http://www.candidaroyalle.com/
iafd= Royalle
imdb=0747263
afdb= 5058Candida Royalle (born Candice on
October 15 ,1950 inNYC ) is an American producer and director of couples-oriented pornography and a formerpornographic actress . She is member of theXRCO and the AVN Halls of Fame.Initially trained in music, dance, and art in
New York , with studies at theHigh School of Art and Design ,Parson's School of Design and theCity University of New York [cite web|url=http://www.eros-ny.com/articles/2003-08-26/candida_royalle/|title=Sexy Spreads: Candida Royale|accessdate=2007-05-26|date=2003-08-26|publisher=Eros NY] , she eventually entered a career as a porn star, acting in some 25 movies.In 1980 she founded "
Femme Productions ", with the goal of making erotica based on female desire. Her productions are aimed more to women and couples than to the standard pornographic audience of men, and they have been praised by therapists for portraying in general a more realistic and emotional picture of sex. Her company has been very successful, producing a series of products known to have a more artistic touch, lacking some aspects of common porn, like a focus on male ejaculation. She described her approach to film-making in an interview inWendy McElroy 1995 book "XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography". [Wendy McElroy. " [http://www.zetetics.com/mac/xxx/ XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography] ", 1995. Chapter 7.]Royalle is also a member of
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists , and founding board-member ofFeminists for Free Expression . She recently made her mission of women's sexual empowerment multi-cultural by executive producing the independent filmAfrodite Superstar directed by African American director, Venus Hottentot, a breakthrough film nominated for seven AVN Awards in 2007. Royalle is credited with also directing the explicit sex scenes, one of which features her Natural Contours products.In May 2006, Royalle announced that she was engaged to be married. [cite web|url=http://www.eros-ny.com/articles/2006-05-16/candida_royalle0516/|title=Candida Royalle|accessdate=2007-05-26|author=Abby Ehmann|date=2006-05-16|publisher=Eros NY]
References
External links
* [http://www.candidaroyalle.com/ Candida Royalle's Website]
* [http://www.eros-zine.com/articles/2006-05-16/candida_royalle0516/ 2006 interview with Candida Royalle at Eros-Zine.com]
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