Stormy Daniels
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Stormy Daniels — Biography & Career
Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, is an American adult film performer, director, and former stripper. She began stripping in Baton Rouge and, in September 2000, became a featured entertainer with Continental Theatrical Agency. Her screen career began in 2002 with work for Sin City and Wicked Pictures, and she started directing for Wicked in 2004.
Daniels received early industry recognition with the 2004 AVN Award for Best New Starlet. Her directing work later earned the 2005 NightMoves Award for Best New Director, the 2006 AVN Award for Best Screenplay – Video, the 2008 XRCO Award for Best Director – Features, the 2008 F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Director, and the 2016 XBIZ Award for Director of the Year – Feature Release. Across all categories, she has 44 award wins.
She was inducted into the NightMoves Hall of Fame in 2007, the AVN Hall of Fame in 2014, the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2014, and Vanity Fair's Hall of Fame in 2018. In 2014, her directorial work also received 14 AVN Award nominations.
Outside that field, Daniels has appeared in The Witches of Breastwick, Pornucopia, Dirt, Party Down, and The Eric Andre Show. Her film credits also include The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, and she appeared in Maroon 5's "Wake Up Call" video in 2007. In 2018, she appeared as herself in the cold open of Saturday Night Live.
She also entered public life outside entertainment. After forming an exploratory committee in 2009, she declared herself a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana on April 6, 2010, and ended the campaign on April 15. Daniels published the memoir Full Disclosure in 2018 and was named to host the 2019 XBIZ Awards.
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