Friends were mourning today the passing of former adult performer Clarissa Doll.
She was discovered dead at a home in Las Vegas this week. She was 26.
Veteran director/producer Joe Gallant, who was close to Doll, said details of her death are unclear, but added that it appears she took her own life.
“We really don’t know any details, but it’s a sad day for her friends and her family,” he said.
“I worked with her for four or five years ago,” said her friend Terry. “She was one of the few models who actually looked as good in person as in her promotional pictures.”
A former Budweiser Girl, Doll made her porn debut in 2004’s The Luv Generation which an AVN Award for best pro am in 2005. She also was featured in Manhattan Girls and in Wild in the Streets.
“She was a non nude model and I met her at the AVN Awards in 2002 and she took my adult class at the Learning Annex and later I got her to do Luv Generation for me and I just remember that she was a wonderful spirit,” Gallant recalled.
Besides work in adult films, Doll was also featured on Playboy Channel’s Sexcetera, E!’s Wild On, VH1’s Centerfold Babylon, on ESPN promotional spots for Novi Hotels, as well as HBO’s Real Sex series, along with a number of appearances on MTV and scores of print modeling assignments.
According to her modeling agency’s Web page, Doll had stopped doing hardcore and was focusing on more mainstream projects. She wrote on the site that she loved to lead an active life.
“One thing that always shocks people about me is that I’m a huge car buff. I love to fix up old classic cars and race new ones. I’m pretty good at it too, but it’s just a hobby,” she wrote.
“I wouldn’t want to live anywhere but Las Vegas, but it’s hard to keep me away from NYC and going to the ocean. I love water. I’m a cancer.
“I’m very happy with all I’ve done and am not done yet! There are too many fun projects and very talented people in this business to not join in and create!”
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mt. Road in Las Vegas.
Condolences may be sent to Clarissa Doll, 1982 N. Rainbow Blvd. P.O. Box 111, Las Vegas, Nev. 89108.
