Emily Willis
{{Short description|American pornographic actress (born 1998/1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Emily Willis
| image = Emily Willis on Holly Randall Unfiltered.jpg
| caption = Willis in 2020
| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|25|2024|March|8}}
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| nationality = American
| occupation = {{hlist|Adult film actress|model}}
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Emily Willis is an American former pornographic film actress. She was a Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019, and has won multiple AVN Awards, including Female Performer of the Year in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://penthouse.com/pets/emily-willis/ | title=Emily Willis }}
Adult film career
Willis began her adult film career in 2017, going on to star in over 700 films.{{Cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/backwoodsaltar/emily-willis-adult-film-star-critical-condition-family |title=Adult Film Star Emily Willis Remains in Critical Condition, Family Reportedly 'Bracing for the Worst' |first=Joe |last=Price |website=Complex |date=March 8, 2024}} Willis's first two scenes for GirlsDoPorn were released in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Rutter |first=Jared |date=7 November 2018 |title=Fresh Faces: Emily Willis |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/fresh-faces-emily-willis-805588.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202062102/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/fresh-faces-emily-willis-805588.html |archive-date=2 December 2023 |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=AVN |language=en}} The company was later shut down after several of the owners and employees were found liable for fraud amid an FBI investigation of sex trafficking. Willis told XBIZ, "I knew from the start that I was being lied to about the scenes" and "It just didn't matter to me, I wanted to do porn regardless."{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Gustavo |title=Here's What You Need to Know About the GirlsDoPorn Case |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/247515/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-girlsdoporn-case |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=XBIZ |date=17 October 2019 |language=en}}
Willis moved to Las Vegas in early 2018, later moving to Los Angeles. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019.{{r|Price 2024}}
In May 2020, she starred in her first double penetration scene for The Insatiable Emily Willis, produced by Jules Jordan.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Dan |date=8 May 2020 |title=Emily Willis Teams With Jules Jordan Video for First DP Scene |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/emily-willis-performs-first-dp-scene-for-jules-jordan-video-881919.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202062104/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/emily-willis-performs-first-dp-scene-for-jules-jordan-video-881919.html |archive-date=2 December 2023 |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=AVN |language=en}}
Mainstream and other work
In April 2022, Willis joined the cast of Eddie Alcazar's thriller film Divinity.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=20 April 2022 |title=Scott Bakula & Bella Thorne Among Final Cast Of 'Divinity,' Cypress Hills' DJ Muggs To Serve As Musical Composer |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/scott-bakula-bella-thorne-divinity-steven-soderbergh-eddie-alcazar-1235006575/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608163158/https://deadline.com/2022/04/scott-bakula-bella-thorne-divinity-steven-soderbergh-eddie-alcazar-1235006575/ |archive-date=8 June 2023 |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Peter |date=21 April 2022 |title=Emily Willis Added to Cast of Soderbergh-Produced 'Divinity' |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/emily-willis-added-to-cast-of-soderbergh-produced-divinity-907166.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202062103/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/emily-willis-added-to-cast-of-soderbergh-produced-divinity-907166.html |archive-date=2 December 2023 |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=AVN |language=en}} Jacob Oller, writing for Paste, criticized the film generally and stated that "an extended sex scene with porn star Emily Willis is exhaustingly dull",{{cite magazine |last1=Oller |first1=Jacob |title=To Err Is Human, To Film It Is Divinity |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/sundance-2023/divinity-review |access-date=6 November 2024 |magazine=Paste |date=13 October 2023}} while Nadir Samara, writing for Screen Rant, praised the film, stating that performances by Willis, along with those of Karrueche Tran, Bella Thorne, and Moisés Arias, "are what give Divinity the tone that sets it apart from anything else you will see this year".{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/divinity-review/ |title=Divinity Review: Eddie Alcazar Has Made 2023's Weirdest & Bravest Films |first=Nadir |last=Samara |date=October 13, 2023 |website=Screen Rant}}
In 2023, Willis starred in the music video for the Grammy-nominated single "Hive Mind" by American heavy metal band Slipknot.{{cite news |last1=Cowen |first1=Trace William |title=Report: Ex-Adult Film Star Emily Willis Showing Improvements After 'Fighting for Her Life' in Vegetative Coma |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/tracewilliamcowen/adult-film-star-emily-willis-showing-improvements |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Complex |date=15 April 2024}}
On October 12, 2021, the actress filed a $5M defamation lawsuit against fellow pornographic actresses Gianna Dior, Adria Rae, and 10 other unnamed defendants over Twitter posts that they had made.{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Gustavo |date=14 October 2021 |title=Emily Willis Files $5M Twitter Defamation Suit Against Gianna Dior, Adria Rae |url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/262314/emily-willis-files-5m-twitter-defamation-suit-against-gianna-dior-adria-rae |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922001047/https://www.xbiz.com/news/262314/emily-willis-files-5m-twitter-defamation-suit-against-gianna-dior-adria-rae |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=8 December 2023 |website=XBIZ}} The lawsuit was dropped in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Scanlan |first1=Rebecca |title='Promising' update on porn star Emily Willis in two-month coma |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/promising-update-on-porn-star-emily-willis-in-twomonth-coma/news-story/e95d6116d1dc440e0104fb24022984a8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614205425/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/promising-update-on-porn-star-emily-willis-in-twomonth-coma/news-story/e95d6116d1dc440e0104fb24022984a8 |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |work=News.com.au |date=15 April 2024}}
Personal life
On February 5, 2024, Willis was admitted to a medical facility for critical care in Thousand Oaks, California.{{Cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/jadegomez510/emily-willis-od-hospitalized |title=Adult Film Star Emily Willis Hospitalized Following Overdose |first=Jade |last=Gomez |website=Complex |date=February 5, 2024}} In April, her family announced that she was awake after a two-month coma following a cardiac arrest.
In January 2025, her family filed a lawsuit for negligence against Summit Malibu, a rehab in Los Angeles, where Willis was found unconscious for an undetermined amount of time following a brief stay. According to the lawsuit, the lack of oxygen led to irreversible and debilitating brain damage.{{cite web |title=Emily Willis' Family Says She's Permanently Disabled |url=https://www.complex.com/life/a/joshua-espinoza/emily-willis-family-sues-rehab-center-after-cardiac-arrest-disabled |website=Complex |language=en-us}}
Awards
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="4"| List of awards | |
|---|---|
| Year
! Event ! Award ! Film | |
| rowspan=3 |2020
| AVN Award{{cite web |title=2020 AVN Award Winners |url=https://avn.com/awards/winners |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129063117/https://avn.com/awards/winners |archive-date=2020-01-29 |publisher=AVN Awards}} | Best Anal Sex Scene {{small|(with Ramón Nomar)}} | Emily Willis: The Anal Awakening | |
| XBIZ Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/249651/2020-xbiz-awards-winners-announced | title=2020 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced | date=17 January 2020 }}
| Best Sex Scene – Vignette {{small|(with Jane Wilde and Prince Yahshua)}} | Disciples of Desire: Bad Cop — Bad City | |
| NightMoves Award{{cite web | url=https://avn.com/news/video/the-28th-annual-nightmoves-award-selects-its-winners-170765 | title=28th Annual NightMoves Award Winners Announced AVN }}
| Best Female Performer (Editor's Choice) |rowspan=2 {{n/a}} | |
| rowspan=11 |2021 | |
| Best Star Showcase
|rowspan=3|The Insatiable Emily Willis | |
| Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene {{small|(with Steve Holmes and Mick Blue)}} | |
| Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G {{small|(with Prince Yahshua and Rob Piper)}} | |
| Best Blowbang Scene
|Facialized 7: Emily Willis 10 Man Blowbang | |
| Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene {{small|(with Riley Reid and Kristen Scott)}}
|Paranormal | |
| Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene {{small|(with Elsa Jean)}}
|Elsa Jean: Influence | |
| Best POV Sex Scene {{small|(with Mick Blue)}}
|Emily Willis: Car BJ & POV Fucking | |
| Mainstream Venture of the Year {{small|(with Ariana Marie, Mia Malkova, Ivy Wolfe, Amia Miley, Mia Melano, Vicki Chase, Skin Diamond, Scarlit Scandal, Cecilia Lion, Avery Cristy, Nia Nacci, Sarai Minx, Kira Noir, Alina Lopez, and Gabbie Carter)}}
|G-Eazy x Vixen Music Video Collaboration (Still Be Friends/Moana) | |
| XBIZ Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/256804/2021-xbiz-awards-winners-announced | title=2021 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced | date=14 January 2021 }}
|Female Performer of the Year |rowspan=2 {{n/a}} | |
| XRCO Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/262261/2021-xrco-awards-winners-announced | title=2021 XRCO Awards Winners Announced | date=13 October 2021 }}
|Female Performer of the Year | |
| rowspan=12 |2022
|Best Lesbian Group Sex Scene {{small|(with Gina Valentina, Gia Derza, and Autumn Falls)}} |We Live Together Season 1 — Episode 4: Saying Goodbye | |
| Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene {{small|(with Vanna Bardot)}}
|Light Me Up | |
| Best International Group Sex Scene {{small|(with Little Caprice, Apolonia Lapiedra, and Alberto Blanco)}}
|Vibes 4: Better Together | |
| Best Star Showcase
|rowspan=4|Influence: Emily Willis | |
| Best Gangbang Scene {{small|(with Rob Piper, Anton Harden, Isiah Maxwell, and Tee Reel)}} | |
| XCritic Awardhttps://fleshbot.com/8780726/xcritic-award-winners-2021/
|Best G/G Scene {{small|(with Kayden Kross)}} | |
| rowspan=2 |XBIZ Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/264035/2022-xbiz-awards-winners-announced | title=2022 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced | date=10 January 2022 }}
|Best Sex Scene – Performer Showcase {{small|(with Mick Blue and Dante Colle)}} | |
| Female Performer of the Year
|rowspan=3 {{n/a}} | |
| Pornhub Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/265417/2022-pornhub-awards-winners-announced | title=2022 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced | date=23 March 2022 }}
|Top Lesbian Performer | |
| rowspan=3 |XRCO Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/266325/2022-xrco-awards-winners-announced | title=2022 XRCO Awards Winners Announced | date=5 May 2022 }}
|Female Performer of the Year {{small|(tied with Gianna Dior)}} | |
| Best Star Showcase
|Influence: Emily Willis | |
| Awesome Analist
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}} | |
| 2023 | Pornhub Award{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/273117/2023-pornhub-awards-winners-announced | title=2023 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced | date=20 April 2023 }}
|Top Anal Performer - Female |
Selected filmography
References
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External links
{{Portal|Erotica and pornography|Biography}}
- {{IAFD name|name=Emily Willis}}
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{{AVN Female}}
{{XRCO Award - Female Performer of the Year}}
{{XBIZ Female}}
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