Dyanna Lauren

Dyanna Lauren
Dyanna Lauren attending the 25th Anniversary XRCO Awards, Hollywood, CA on April 17, 2009
Born	March 18, 1965 (1965-03-18) (age 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alias(es)	Diana Lauren, Dyanna Lawson, Dyanna Whyte, Diana White, Dyanna Gray
Spouse(s)	John Gray (divorced)
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Eye color	Blue-Green
Hair color	Blonde
Ethnicity	Caucasian
No. of adult films	168 as actress 45 as director (per IAFD)[1]
Official website

Dyanna Lauren (born in Los Angeles, California on March 18, 1965) is an American erotic dancer, pornographic actress, and director. She appeared in nearly 250 movies between 1989 and 2000; in the years since, she has shifted away from acting and towards directing.

Lauren was the Penthouse Pet of the Month in July 1995,^[2] and has been a contract performer with Vivid Entertainment.^[3] She was the first guest to appear as a single guest on Playboy TV's The Helmetcam Show. This appearance was broadcast live on August 21, 1996.^[4] Was the host of Playboy's Naughty Amauer Home Videos

In addition to her work in adult films, Lauren also sang and appeared on the Marilyn Manson album Mechanical Animals along with fellow porn star Kobe Tai.^[5] She also sang in the rock band Thousand Year Itch, who released one album in 2000.

In 2007, Lauren became the CEO and spokesperson of Ninn Worx_SR, a film production company which is owned by her ex-husband, John Gray.^[6] Lauren was inducted into the Adult Video News Hall of Fame at ceremonies held on January 12, 2008.^[7] In April 2009, she began filming for her first feature appearance in over 10 years. ^[8]In 2010 Dyanna did over 45 more appearances in front of the camera and shows no signs of slowing down.

Awards

• 1998 AVN Award – Best Actress, Film – Bad Wives^[9]
• 1998 XRCO Award – Best Actress, Film – Bad WivesX^[10]
• 1998 AVN Award – Best Anal Sex Scene, Film – Bad Wives (with Steven St. Croix)^[9]
• 2010 XBIZ Award – Performer Comeback of the Year^[11]

References

1. ^ Dyanna Lauren at the Internet Adult Film Database
2. ^ "Complete Penthouse Pets Listing". PENTHOUSE PETS dot NET. http://www.penthousepets.net/penthousepets.php. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
3. ^ Jared Rutter (2009-09-30). "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America". AVN.com. http://business.avn.com/articles/36332.html. Retrieved 2009-11-12. 
4. ^ The Helmetcam Show - 96-08B at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
5. ^ "PORN STARS GET MIXED REVIEWS FOR ROCK VID WORK". Adult Video News. 1999-12-16. http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9CE871-1372-4B41-C4D03127635623A4&slid=226557. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
6. ^ Wade Garrett (2007-07-30). "Ninn, Gray Discuss Ninn Worx_SR Inc.". Adult Video News. http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=1DAF7044-B1B7-1EDF-16DAAD68B816FDD4&slid=226680. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
7. ^ Jared Rutter (2008-01-12). "2008 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080404082611/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/2759.html. Retrieved 2008-01-13. 
8. ^ http://business.avn.com/articles/35093.html
9. ^ ^{a b} "AVN Awards Past Winners". AVN Awards. pp. (see 1998). http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
10. ^ "XRCO". XRCO.com. http://xrco.com/. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
11. ^ Lyla Katz (2010-02-11). "XBIZ Awards 2010 Winners Announced". XBiz.com. http://www.xbiz.com/news/117447?ln=web. Retrieved 2010-02-23. 

• "Dyanna Lauren on Stern". Adult Video News. 2000-05-22. http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9C26A8-1372-4B41-C49280A0E751D61C&slid=226557. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 

External links

• Official website
• Dyanna Lauren at the Internet Movie Database
• Dyanna Lauren at the Internet Adult Film Database
• Dyanna Lauren at the Adult Film Database
• Dyanna Lauren biography by Luke Ford at Lukeisback.com

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Name	Lauren, Dyanna
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Date of birth	1965-03-18
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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