Holly Randall
{{Short description|American photographer and director (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Holly Randall
| birth_name =
| image = Holly Randall by Lisa Boyle.jpg
| caption = Randall photographed by Lisa Boyle in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|09|05}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| nationality =
| other_names =
| occupation =
| mother = Suze Randall
| father = Humphry Knipe
| years_active = 2004–present
}}
Holly Randall (born September 5, 1978){{cite web|author=Holly Randall |url=http://www.hollyrandall.com/html/bio.html |title=Biography |publisher=HollyRandall.com |accessdate=July 26, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406123703/http://www.hollyrandall.com/html/bio.html |archivedate=April 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }} is an American photographer, director and producer of pornographic films, and a podcast host.{{cite journal|last=Staff|title=Game Changers|journal=Adult Video News|date=September 2013|page=60}} In 2013, she was named one of the most influential women in the adult industry by AVN magazine.{{cite magazine|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Game-Changers-30-Women-Power-Players-in-the-Adult-Industry-527912.html|title=Game Changers: 30 Women Power Players in the Adult Industry|magazine=AVN|first=Iris|last=Blocks|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=January 23, 2014|archive-date=January 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112232015/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Game-Changers-30-Women-Power-Players-in-the-Adult-Industry-527912.html|url-status=dead}} In 2019, she received the XCritic Lifetime Achievement Award.[https://fleshbot.com/8778793/xcritic-awards-2019-winners/ 2019 Winners], fleshbot.com. Accessed February 19, 2024. In 2024, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.[https://avn.com/business/articles/video/avn-announces-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024-924961.html Induction into AVN Hall of Fame], avn.com. Accessed February 19, 2024.
Career
=Photography=
Randall was 20 years old and a student at Brooks Institute of Photography{{cite magazine|author=Sherri L. Shaulis |url=http://www.avn.com/internet/articles/29825.html |title=Sex.com Enlists Holly Randall as Columnist |magazine=Adult Video News |date=April 24, 2008 |accessdate=July 26, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606003108/http://avn.com/internet/articles/29825.html |archivedate=June 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }} in Santa Barbara, California, when her mother asked her to help her with the family-run web site Suze.net. She returned home and began shooting for Suze.net and, by 2005, her work had appeared on the covers of every major American adult magazine.{{cite web | url = http://www.avn.com/video/articles/24129.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130102011141/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/24129.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 2, 2013 | title = Holly Randall Completes Cover Feat |work=Adult Video News | date = November 30, 2005 | accessdate = July 26, 2008}}
=Digital=
In 2004, Randall became interested in video production and started directing and producing all of the movies for Suze.net. In 2008, she launched her own production company, Holly Randall Productions, and her own membership website.{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/31519.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717103726/http://business.avn.com/company-news/31519.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=July 17, 2012 |title=Holly Randall Launches Official Site |date=April 2, 2009 |work=Adult Video News |accessdate=May 30, 2009 }}
In May 2013, her website joined the Met-Art network. Randall's clients include Twistys and Playboy, and she is a prolific contributor to adult magazines such as Hustler, Club, High Society, Australian Penthouse and Hot Video. In July 2017, Randall launched the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast.{{Cite web|title=Holly Randall Unfiltered|url=https://hollyrandallunfiltered.libsyn.com/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=hollyrandallunfiltered.libsyn.com|language=en}}
=Appearances=
Randall and her mother Suze Randall were profiled in Secret Lives of Women: Sex for Sale on the WE channel. Both have been featured on The Insider and Playboy TV's Sexcetera.{{cite web | author = Bob Preston | url = http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=81860 | title = Suze and Holly Randall to Appear on 'The Insider' | publisher = XBIZ | date = July 12, 2007 | accessdate = July 26, 2008 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090210174318/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=81860 | archivedate = February 10, 2009 }}
Premiering in November 2013, she has her own show on Playboy TV called Adult Film School where she hosts and directs amateurs in their own professional sex tape.{{cite magazine|last=Butler|first=Vanessa|title=How to Film a Sex Tape with Holly Randall|url=http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/how-to-film-a-sex-tape-with-holly-randall|magazine=Playboy|accessdate=March 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316034849/http://www.playboy.com/playground/view/how-to-film-a-sex-tape-with-holly-randall|archivedate=March 16, 2014}}
Randall appears in The Sex Factor where she performs photoshoots for the female contestants, and eventually for the winner of episode 2. Randall was also the judge on season two of DP Star, a contest where aspiring girls compete to win a big contract with Digital Playground, an adult entertainment company.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
Personal life
She is the daughter of erotic photographer Suze Randall and author Humphry Knipe.{{cite web |author=Tripp Daniels |date=August 1, 2003 |title=Suze Randall Finds New Life On the Net |url=http://www.avn.com/video/articles/16360.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630003614/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/16360.html |work=Adult Video News |archivedate=June 30, 2012 |accessdate=July 28, 2008}} Randall was named after Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center where she was born.{{cite web | author = Tristan Taormino | author-link = Tristan Taormino | url = http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-03-29/columns/meet-the-randalls/ | title = Meet the Randalls | work = Village Voice | date = March 29, 2005 | accessdate = July 26, 2008 | archive-date = July 26, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080726165928/http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-03-29/columns/meet-the-randalls/ | url-status = dead }}
Publications
- Erotic Dream Girls. Goliath, 2009. {{ISBN|9783936709391}}.
- Kinky Nylons. Goliath, 2011. {{ISBN|9783936709506}}.
- Kinky Super Beauties
- Kinky Lingerie
Awards
- 2024: Inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- {{official website|http://www.hollyrandall.com}}
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- {{cite web |url= http://blog.adultdvdtalk.com/2006/08/holly_randall_growing_up_randa.html |title= Interview |publisher= Adult DVD Talk |date= August 8, 2006 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.realsexadvice.com/showthread.php?443-INTERVIEW-Erotic-photographer-Holly-Randall |title=Interview |publisher=Real Sex Advice |date=December 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112201919/http://www.realsexadvice.com/showthread.php?443-INTERVIEW-Erotic-photographer-Holly-Randall |archivedate=January 12, 2011 }}
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