Alexandra Silk
{{short description|American pornographic actress (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox adult biography
| name = Alexandra Silk
| image = Alexandra Silk 2014.jpg
| caption = Silk in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|09|19}}
| birth_place = Long Island, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = Luc Wylder
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}{{Iafd name|ASilk|f|Alexandra Silk}}. Retrieved on November 28, 2007.
| alias = Bailiff Silk
| website = {{url|www.alexandrasilk.com}}
}}
Tamar Janine ReillyAfter Porn Ends 3 (born September 19, 1963), known professionally as Alexandra Silk, is an American pornographic actress, pornographic director and adult model.
Biography
A graduate of the State University of New York at Albany,{{cite news|author=Ed Rampell|title=Alexandra Silk: From Stage to Screen to Net|work=Adult Video News|url=http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9FF19A-1372-4B41-C467A6581A241FA7&slid=227741|date=2000-11-01|accessdate=2007-11-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220015625/http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9FF19A-1372-4B41-C467A6581A241FA7&slid=227741|archivedate=December 20, 2007|url-status=dead}} Silk began her adult career as a stripper in Las Vegas. During this time she met porn star Jenna Jameson, who advised her on how to enter the pornographic industry. Silk made her way to Hollywood, where she met Ron Jeremy, who in turn introduced her to performers, directors and producers.{{cite web|url=http://www.alexandrasilk.com/about.php|title=All About Me|publisher=alexandrasilk.com|accessdate=2007-11-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071208032336/http://www.alexandrasilk.com/about.php| archivedate= December 8, 2007 | url-status= live}}
During the course of her career she married porn star Luc Wylder.[http://www.lucwylder.com/biography/ Luc Wylder-Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506112520/http://www.lucwylder.com/biography/ |date=2009-05-06}} Retrieved on April 11, 2009.
She is a member of the Free Speech Coalition, the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and a supporting member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). By February 2010,{{cite web |url=http://www.business.avn.com/articles/technology/Alexandra-Silk-and-Luc-Wylder-Promote-Site-on-Night-Calls-384355.html |title=AVN - Alexandra Silk and Luc Wylder Promote Site on 'Night Calls' |accessdate=2013-12-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507195045/http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Alexandra-Silk-and-Luc-Wylder-Promote-Site-on-Night-Calls-384355.html |archivedate=2012-05-07 }} Retrieved on May 15, 2013. Silk had completed her internship to become a certified sex surrogate with the International Professional Surrogate Association (IPSA), and names this as her true calling.{{cite web |url=http://www.alexandrasilk.com/about/ |title=Biography |website=AlexandraSilk.com |date=February 2, 2008 |publisher=Alexandra Silk |access-date=27 March 2022}}
Awards
=Wins=
- 2008 AVN Hall of Fame{{cite web|url=http://avn.com/video/articles/2759.html |title=2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced |accessdate=2008-01-14 |author=Jared Rutter |date=2008-01-12 |publisher=AVN |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404082611/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/2759.html |archivedate=2008-04-04 |url-status=dead }}
- 2013 XRCO Hall of FameAVN.com: [http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2013-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-513400.html "XRCO Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927175915/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2013-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-513400.html |date=September 27, 2013 }}, April 13, 2013
=Nominations=
- 1999 XRCO Award – Unsung Siren{{cite news|title=Xrco nominations|work=Adult Video News|url=http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9C7D92-1372-4B41-C4C8451D6AA87FB3&slid=110362|date=2000-03-14|accessdate=2007-12-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220071214/http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9C7D92-1372-4B41-C4C8451D6AA87FB3&slid=110362|archivedate=December 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}
- 2000 AVN Female Performer of the Year{{cite news|title=2000 AVN Award Nominations|url=http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html|accessdate=2007-11-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000123103017/http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html|archivedate=2000-01-23}}
- 2002 AVN Best Anal Sex Scene – Film for Taken (with Herschel Savage){{cite news|title=2002 AVN Award Nominations|url=http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html |accessdate=2007-12-02 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20011208103701/http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html |archivedate = December 8, 2001}}
- 2004 AVN Best Actress – Video for Stud Hunters{{cite news|title=2004 AVN Award Nominations|url=http://www.avn.com/imagearchive/05/58/32/55832Nominations.pdf|accessdate=2007-12-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203023916/http://www.avn.com/imagearchive/05/58/32/55832Nominations.pdf|archivedate=2003-12-03}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Alexandra Silk}}
- {{official website|http://www.alexandrasilk.com}}
- {{IMDb name|0798013|Alexandra Silk}}
- {{iafd name|id=ASilk|gender=female|name=Alexandra Silk}}
- {{afdb name|id=2|gender=female|name=Alexandra Silk}}
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Category:University at Albany, SUNY alumni