2016 AVN Best Actress and Director of the Year Nominee

Stormy Daniels doesn't claim to be the adult screen's reigning goddess of desire, but she would be right in calling herself the most driven. A Wicked Pictures exclusive since 2002, she continues to command superstar status in both the adult and mainstream entertainment communities.

In the adult realm alone, Stormy has received a wealth of recognition for her stylish beauty and passionate performances. She won AVN’s coveted Best New Starlet award in 2004, and received nominations for her fine work in both Eternity and Space Nuts. The latter was featured in HBO's popular Pornucopia, and also led to her getting roles in both Universal Pictures' $100 million-grossing Steve Carell blockbuster The 40-Year-Old Virgin and its companion piece, Knocked Up. Interestingly, the release of The 40-Year-Old Virgin coincided with Stormy winning Centerfold of the Year from High Society magazine. The publication then offered her the position of entertainment editor, which she happily accepted.

While any look at Stormy's career is bound to emphasize stardom and glamour, there are many other facets to the woman as well. An inventive writer, she was only with Wicked for four months when she wrote her first screenplay, Kink. Her contract was soon expanded to include writing. She directed her first title, One Night in Vegas in 2004, and true recognition of her diverse talents came at the 2006 AVN Awards, where she won both Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre.

Stormy never fails to set a new standard for female sex symbols, and continues to diversify in exciting ways. Her freedom at Wicked has allowed her to grow as a performer as well as a writer and director. She has penned, directed and starred in such popular erotic comedies as 3 Wishes and Sleeping Around. The high quality of her output was rewarded when the 2007 AVN nominations were announced, and she received a fistful of noms that spoke to the richness of her talent, including Best Director - Video (for Gossip), Crossover Star of the Year, Best Actress - Video (for Taken), Best Screenplay - Video (for 3 Wishes), and Contract Star of the Year, which she also won.

Eager to share her story with the world, Stormy wrote of her successful transition from actress to director in the book Naked Ambition, and toured to promote its release. She has walked the red carpet at the Grammys, graced the pages of Playboy Mexico, appeared at a Charity Poker Tournament with Carmen Electra, guested on Dirt with Courtney Cox, was interviewed on Loveline with Dr. Drew, and turned in a guest appearance on the Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia.

Her marketing outreach includes a licensing deal for posters and calendars which are available in mainstream retail outlets nationwide. Stormy is also the first adult star to be nominated by Exotic Dancer magazine as “Entertainer of the Year” two years in a row.

In the internet realm, she's won KSEXRadio.com's Sexiest Porn Jockey award two years in a row, and was selected as CAVR.com's Star of the Year for 2006 and Best Features Director for 2007. Not surprisingly, all this high visibility has enabled her to pick up Mainstream Media Favorite awards from both the XRCO and Adam Film World. She also went on to take AVN's Crossover Star of the Year award in 2008.

A beautiful and creative force to be reckoned with, Wicked Girl and Penthouse Pet Stormy Daniels continues to look to the future and grow in a business she loves.

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