Vanessa Blue
- Actress
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Extremely busty and shapely African-American stunner Vanessa Blue was
born Tanya M. Faulkner on May 27, 1974, in Long Beach, California. She
was raised in Beaumont, Texas, and Omaha, Nebraska. She was an only
child until age 15 and at 23 lost her virginity to a 23-year-old
phlebotomist.
She started out in the adult industry as a bikini dancer at the The Fun
House Club in Orange County, Nebraska. She subsequently went on to
become a nude dancer at the club Shakers in Nebraska and befriended
porn starlet Kitten, who convinced her
to go to California and pursue a career in explicit hardcore fare.
Vanessa made her porn debut in
Black Snatch (1996). Her
second hardcore film appearance was in a picture with porn
actor/producer Ed Powers. After
working in hardcore features for about a year, Blue took a three-year
hiatus and moved back to Nebraska to be with her family. She returned
to the adult entertainment industry full force in 2000.
Vanessa has the distinction of being the only African-American to hold
contracts with both Playboy and Hustler. Moreover, she worked for
Mercenary Pictures for several years and even directed several films
for them. Her directorial efforts in the popular "Black Region" series
won the AVN Award for Best Ethnic-Themed Series in 2005. Vanessa has
also directed female dominance pictures under the pseudonym "Domina X",
and has worked as a contract director for DVSX and Adam & Eve. She has
starred on Playboy TV and hosted "Private Calls" and "Night Calls" on
Playboy Radio until 2008. Blue won the Urban X Award for Videography in
2008 and was inducted into the Urban X Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2010
she was nominated for an X Fanz Award for Ebony Performer of the Year.
That same year she also signed a distribution deal with Justin Slayer
International.
born Tanya M. Faulkner on May 27, 1974, in Long Beach, California. She
was raised in Beaumont, Texas, and Omaha, Nebraska. She was an only
child until age 15 and at 23 lost her virginity to a 23-year-old
phlebotomist.
She started out in the adult industry as a bikini dancer at the The Fun
House Club in Orange County, Nebraska. She subsequently went on to
become a nude dancer at the club Shakers in Nebraska and befriended
porn starlet Kitten, who convinced her
to go to California and pursue a career in explicit hardcore fare.
Vanessa made her porn debut in
Black Snatch (1996). Her
second hardcore film appearance was in a picture with porn
actor/producer Ed Powers. After
working in hardcore features for about a year, Blue took a three-year
hiatus and moved back to Nebraska to be with her family. She returned
to the adult entertainment industry full force in 2000.
Vanessa has the distinction of being the only African-American to hold
contracts with both Playboy and Hustler. Moreover, she worked for
Mercenary Pictures for several years and even directed several films
for them. Her directorial efforts in the popular "Black Region" series
won the AVN Award for Best Ethnic-Themed Series in 2005. Vanessa has
also directed female dominance pictures under the pseudonym "Domina X",
and has worked as a contract director for DVSX and Adam & Eve. She has
starred on Playboy TV and hosted "Private Calls" and "Night Calls" on
Playboy Radio until 2008. Blue won the Urban X Award for Videography in
2008 and was inducted into the Urban X Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2010
she was nominated for an X Fanz Award for Ebony Performer of the Year.
That same year she also signed a distribution deal with Justin Slayer
International.