Kimberly Kane (born August 28, 1983) is an American pornographic actress.
Kimberly Kane | |
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Born | [1] Tacoma, Washington, U.S.[2] | August 28, 1983
Other names | Kimberly Kame & Kimber[1] |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Website | kanearmy |
Biography
editKane was born in Tacoma, Washington, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2004 to pursue a career in adult entertainment. Kane officially entered the adult film industry a year before that, in August 2003, when she was 20 years old, and did her first scene for the film Troubled Teens.[3]
In 2006, at the age of 23, she directed her first movie for Pulse Pictures entitled Naked & Famous,[4][5] which received a 5-stars out of five review from AVN Magazine. Shortly after, Vivid Entertainment approached Kane to direct for their Vivid-Alt branch.
After she made her directorial debut with Naked and Famous for Pulse Distribution,[3] she went on to direct Triple Ecstasy, Morphine, and Live In My Secrets, three alt porn films produced by Vivid Entertainment.[6]
Kane used Super 8mm film and mixed media in her videos. In 2009, Kane was cast to play Dana Scully in New Sensations' The Sex Files,[7] and won the 2010 Best Actress AVN Award.[8]
In 2012, Kane, along with some of her adult film colleagues, was featured in Maxim Magazine[9] after doing a campaign with The Escapist.[10][11] Kane also continued to pursue her love of photography. In 2012, her writing and photography were published twice in Vice Magazine, one of which being a portrait series entitled "Girls of Hollywood".[12] Dian Hanson selected Kane's photography for Taschen's book The New Erotic Photographer Book Vol. 2.[13] Kane also appeared as a cover-model for Taschen's Big Book of Pussy.[14]
In 2013, Kane was a lead actress in two Wonder Woman-themed porn parodies by Axel Braun, and one of them won her Best Sex Scene at the XBIZ Awards.[15] Photos of Kane in the Wonder Woman costume went viral on social and mainstream media.[16][17] Kane later participated in a charity auction where the costume sold to fund the Free Speech Coalition.[18]
In 2015, Kane signed on as host of Viceland/Munchies Sex+Food,[19] a TV show that explores food fetishes,[20] feeder/feedee,[21] sploshing, food play,[22] and food products related to sex.
Advocacy
editOn March 22, 2010, Kane participated in an anti-piracy public service announcement for the Free Speech Coalition.[23][24] In the 2012 United States presidential election, Kane voiced her support for President Barack Obama, stating that she agreed with his views on women's issues, health care, and gay rights.[25]
In 2013, Kane was approached by a group of fellow adult industry performers who were forming an advocacy group for adult performers. Kane, known for her strong opposition against Measure B 'The Condom Law,'[26] was a founding member of the organization that would become APAC (Adult Performers Advocacy Committee). Kane acted as Treasurer for APAC and co-wrote Porn 101,[27] an informative video for anyone wanting to join the adult film industry. Porn 101 can be viewed on YouTube and is still relevant for anyone researching the adult industry.
Awards
edit- 2006 AVN Award – Best Group Sex Scene, Video – Squealer[28]
- 2006 AVN Award – Best Oral Sex Scene, Video – Squealer[28]
- 2006 NightMoves Award – Best New Director (Editor's Choice)[29]
- 2009 AVN Award – Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene – Belladonna's Girl Train[30]
- 2010 AVN Award – Best Actress – The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody[31]
- 2010 XBIZ Award – Acting Performance of the Year, Female – The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody[32]
- 2010 XRCO Award – Single Performance, Actress – The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Comedy[33]
- 2011 AVN Award – Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) – The Condemned[34]
- 2011 XRCO Award – Best Actress – The Sex Files 2: A Dark XXX Parody[35]
- 2011 Feminist Porn Award – Honourable Mention – My Own Master[36]
- 2016 AVN Hall of Fame[37]
- 2016 XBIZ Award – Best Sex Scene, Parody Release – Wonder Woman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody[38]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kimberly Kane at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ^ Troy Michael. "Her rookie year behind her – An interview with Kimberly Kane". IWAdult. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Troy Michael. "Catching up with multi award winning performer and director Kimberly Kane". IWAdult. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Kimberly Kane: Naked and Famous". Adult DVD Marketplace.
- ^ "Naked and Famous AVN". AVN.
- ^ "Inside Kimberly Kane". XRentDVD.com. October 17, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2007.
- ^ "The Sex Files: A Dark XXX Parody". September 30, 2009 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Kimberly Kane". IMDb.
- ^ Rothbart, Davy (January 12, 2012). "Playing Dungeons and Dragons with Porn Stars". Maxim.
- ^ "Episode One: Meet the Party | I Hit It With My Axe Video Gallery | The Escapist". v1.escapistmagazine.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Girls of Hollywood". www.vice.com.
- ^ Hanson, Dian (2012). Amazon listing. ISBN 978-3836535687.
- ^ "The Big Book Of Pussy. TASCHEN Books (Search)". www.taschen.com.
- ^ "XBIZ Awards - Adult Industry's Biggest Night". XBIZ Awards.
- ^ "Wonder Woman Xxx Parody AVN". AVN.
- ^ "'Wonder Woman XXX' Costume Spawns Admiration AVN". AVN.
- ^ AVN, Robert Neuwave. "Free Speech Coalition Schedules 'FSC After Dark' Fundraiser AVN". AVN.
- ^ "Sex + Food - VICE Video: Documentaries, Films, News Videos". Video.
- ^ "What is Sitophilia? - Definition from Kinkly". Kinkly.com.
- ^ "What is a Food (Eating) Fetish? - Definition from Kinkly". Kinkly.com.
- ^ "A Beginner's Guide to Food Play". Kinkly.com.
- ^ Peter Warren (March 23, 2010). "FSC Launches Anti-Piracy PSA Campaign". AVN. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Sam Harmon (March 23, 2010). "Free Speech Coalition Shoots Antipiracy PSA Videos". XBIZ. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Richard Abowitz (August 7, 2012). "8 Porn Stars' Presidential Endorsements". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Dennis Romero (October 24, 2012). "Kimberly Kane, Porn Star, Speaks Out Against Mandatory Condoms in Adult Video". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "AVN Awards Past Winners". AVN.com. November 22, 2006. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
- ^ "NightMoves Online - Past Winner History". NightMoves Online.
- ^ David Sullivan (January 11, 2009). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN.com. Retrieved January 11, 2009.
- ^ "2010 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN.com. January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ Lyla Katz (February 11, 2010). "XBIZ Awards 2010 Winners Announced". XBiz.com. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ "2010 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN.com. April 30, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN.com. January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ Dan Miller (April 14, 2011). "XRCO Award Winners Announced". XBIZ Newswire. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Good Releasing Awarded Three Feminist Porn Awards". AVN. April 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". AVN. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January 2016
Further reading
edit- Tristan Taormino (January 17, 2006). "Tool of the Patriarchy". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- "An Interview with Dian Hanson". Believer Magazine. January 1, 2015.