Tanya Tate
{{short description|English model and pornographic actress (born 1979)}}
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Tanya Tate (born 31 March 1979) is an English glamour model, writer, international cosplayer, and pornographic actress. In 2023, she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame.{{cite web | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/273358/tanya-tate-inducted-into-xrco-awards-hall-of-fame | title=Tanya Tate Inducted into XRCO Awards Hall of Fame | date=28 April 2023 }}
Career
After beginning her porn career in 2009,[http://smutlife.com/mag/interviews/british-bombshell-tanya-tate/ "Tanya Tate Interview"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625052516/http://smutlife.com/mag/interviews/british-bombshell-tanya-tate/ |date=25 June 2010 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/online-reality-show-where-a-star-is-porn-1829679.html|title=Online reality show where a star is porn|last=Tom Prendeville|date=July 2009|work=Irish Independent |access-date=24 March 2011}} Tate began contributing to a regular column for British adult magazine Ravers DVD in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/UK-XXX-Glamour-Model-TANYA-TATE-Pens-Column-For-RAVERS-DVD-Magazine-397089.html|title=Tanya Tate Pens Column for 'Ravers DVD' Magazine|work=avn.com|access-date=4 March 2015|archive-date=22 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422220455/http://business.avn.com/company-news/UK-XXX-Glamour-Model-TANYA-TATE-Pens-Column-For-RAVERS-DVD-Magazine-397089.html|url-status=dead}} Her alliterative stage name is inspired by her interest in comic books and how Stan Lee similarly named his characters. She is perhaps best known for her contributions to the MILF genre, with eleven MILF of the Year wins.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate Wins MILF of the Year at 2014 Fanny Awards|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Wins-MILF-of-the-Year-at-2014-Fanny-Awards-556692.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 May 2014|archive-date=17 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017134853/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Wins-MILF-of-the-Year-at-2014-Fanny-Awards-556692.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://aan.xxx/tanya-tate-sets-her-sights-on-5th-nightmoves-best-milf-performer-award/ | title=All Adult Network | TANYA TATE Sets Her Sights on 5th Nightmoves Best MILF Performer Award! }} Tate is also known for her appearances in porn parodies such as Game of Bones (an adult parody of Game of Thrones), The Incredible Hulk XXX, and Iron Man XXX.
Later that same year Tate made headlines in Ireland, after it was discovered that one of the amateur men who participated in the filming of her Television X series Tanya Tate's Sex Tour of Ireland, was Gaelic Athletic Association player Greg Jacobs. Tate travelled the countryside in a camper van meeting genuine Irish men and filmed both softcore and hardcore pornography.{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionx.com/2010/04/tanya-tates-sex-tour-of-ireland-teaser/ |access-date=24 March 2011| title=Tanya Tate's Sex Tour Of Ireland Teaser |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425164307/http://www.televisionx.com/2010/04/tanya-tates-sex-tour-of-ireland-teaser/ |archive-date=25 April 2010 }} Jacobs denied that he appeared in the video, but then admitted, "I don't regret doing it", noting that he didn't want his parents to know. He appeared in the video following a dare from his friends.{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hurler-in-porn-movie-row-14832450.html|title=Hurler Greg Jacob in porn movie row|date=7 June 2010|work=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=24 March 2011}} Tanya Tate's Casting Couch series ended in March 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.sex.com/news/blog/tanya-tate-cosplay-queen/ |title=Tanya Tate, Cosplay Queen » The Sex.com Blog |publisher=Sex.com |access-date=29 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607103739/http://www.sex.com/news/blog/tanya-tate-cosplay-queen/ |archive-date=7 June 2013 }}
Tate directed her first film for Filly Films{{cite web|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate Director profile|url=http://www.fillyfilms.com/video/tanya-tate/|publisher=Filly Films|access-date=10 January 2014}} called Tanya Tate's the MILF Masseuse in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Tanya-Tate-Makes-Directorial-Debut-Releases-Cover-Art-450710.html|title=Tanya Tate Makes Directorial Debut; Releases Cover Art|date=12 October 2011|access-date=12 December 2012|archive-date=7 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007100936/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Tanya-Tate-Makes-Directorial-Debut-Releases-Cover-Art-450710.html|url-status=dead}} Her work as director for Filly Films continued in 2012 with two titles Tanya Tate's Runaways and Tanya Tate's Tea & Muffin Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.fillyfilms.com/video/tanya-tate/|title=Tanya Tate, Director|date=12 December 2012|access-date=12 December 2012}}
Tate is outspoken about her industry and was quoted in a story about the 2013 AVN Awards for which she was nominated for an award. She stated, "If you are more popular with the fans, companies are more likely to book you for their production", and that "Being nominated for awards help build your recognition with your fan base. People that win male and female performer of the year are generally solid consistent talent that are open to many 'levels,' and some of these performers already have higher basic rates than others".{{cite news|last=Moye|first=David|title=Asa Akira Proud To Be Nominated Porn Industry's 'Performer Of The Year'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/19/asa-akira_n_2471858.html|work=Huffington Post|access-date=4 February 2014}}
On 5 December 2013, Tate was the host of the 4th annual SHAFTA Awards at the Rise Superclub in Leicester Square. She was also nominated for several awards that night and won MILF of the Year for the fourth year running.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Nominations Announced for 4th Annual SHAFTA Awards|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Nominations-Announced-for-4th-Annual-SHAFTA-Awards-535826.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230231/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Nominations-Announced-for-4th-Annual-SHAFTA-Awards-535826.html|url-status=dead}} Then in January 2014, Tate was France's Hot Vidéo magazine correspondent conducting red-carpet interviews at the AVN Awards.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Hot Video Taps Tanya Tate for AVN Awards Red Carpet Interviews|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Hot-Video-Taps-Tanya-Tate-for-AVN-Awards-Red-Carpet-Interviews-541392.html|website=AVN.com|publisher=Adult Video News|access-date=26 August 2014|archive-date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115042/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Hot-Video-Taps-Tanya-Tate-for-AVN-Awards-Red-Carpet-Interviews-541392.html|url-status=dead}}
=Cosplay=
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Since her 2010 San Diego ComicCon convention debut dressed as Emma Frost, Tate has gained the attention of several media outlets, from Life.com, Getty Images, KTLA.com and the Orange County Register to Bleeding Cool, NerdReactor.com, Cosmic Book News and GirlsGoneComic.com, as a cosplayer. Earlier in the year, Tate was featured by IGN.com in an interview article called Tanya Tate: Cosplayer Extraordinaire.{{cite web|last=Ng|first=Stephen|title=Tanya Tate: Cosplayer Extraordinaire|date=6 June 2011 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/06/tanya-tate-cosplayer-extraordinaire|publisher=ING|access-date=11 February 2014}} In that interview, she explains how the stage name she uses for her adult industry performances was inspired by how comic book writer Stan Lee named his characters using the same letter in their first and last names. Tate was also named the Cosplay Girl of the Month by ComicImpact.com in April and in June was selected as Critiques4Geeks.com's first ever Geek Babe of the Month.
Tate's 2010 ComicCon appearance also resulted in the publishing of her first book, Tanya Tate: My Life in Costume.{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Product Review: Tanya Tate: My Life in Costume|url=http://sex-toys.avn.com/Tanya-Tate-My-Life-in-Costume-492423.html|website=AVN.com|publisher=Adult Video News|access-date=24 June 2014|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131121756/http://sex-toys.avn.com/Tanya-Tate-My-Life-in-Costume-492423.html|url-status=dead}} Tate has become a contributing writer for the websites WorldOfSuperheroes.com{{cite web|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate – New Columnist!|url=http://www.worldofsuperheroes.com/columnists/tanya-tate-new-columnist/|publisher=WorldofSuperHeroes.com|access-date=11 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224021014/http://www.worldofsuperheroes.com/columnists/tanya-tate-new-columnist/|archive-date=24 February 2014}} and Geekscape.net.{{cite web|last=Tate|first=Tanya|title=Disneyland's Star Tours: The Adventure Continues Sneak Peek & Review|date=26 May 2011 |url=http://www.geekscape.net/disneylands-star-tours-the-adventure-continues-sneak-peek-review|publisher=www.geekscape.net|access-date=11 February 2014}} In 2011, as part of her interest in cosplay and in conjunction with that year's ComicCon convention, Tate launched a costume design contest. The winning entrant won a lunch date with Tanya during Comic-Con.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Win a Lunch Date with Tanya Tate at Comic-Con|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Win-a-Lunch-Date-with-Tanya-Tate-at-Comic-Con-440124.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230328/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Win-a-Lunch-Date-with-Tanya-Tate-at-Comic-Con-440124.html|url-status=dead}}
=Appearances=
In 2013, Tate was the cover model for the Turkish version of FHM magazine.{{cite journal|last=Staff|title=crossover report|journal=Adult Video News|date=September 2013|page=22}} Also that year, she was featured in two documentaries. The first was Deborah Anderson's feature documentary and accompanying art book, Aroused[http://thearousedproject.com/home.html The Aroused Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806021254/http://thearousedproject.com/home.html |date=6 August 2017 }}. The Aroused Project. ({{ISBN|978-0-9893744-0-8}}), a theatre-released film profiled the lives of several adult industry performers during the production of Anderson's photobook of the same name.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=UK TV About To Get a Taste of Tanya Tate in 'Date My Porn Star'|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/UK-TV-About-To-Get-a-Taste-of-Tanya-Tate-in-Date-My-Porn-Star-533519.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230324/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/UK-TV-About-To-Get-a-Taste-of-Tanya-Tate-in-Date-My-Porn-Star-533519.html|url-status=dead}} It was released in cinemas in the US summer 2013 and internationally in January 2014.[http://www.spectator.co.uk/spectator-life/spectator-life-culture/8936331/a-career-in-sex/ Alison Wolf on power, politics and porn]. The Spectator (22 June 2013).[http://frontrowfeatures.com/2013/04/adult-video-actresses-get-real-in-aroused/#!prettyPhoto Adult-Video Actresses Get Real in 'Aroused'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108182134/http://frontrowfeatures.com/2013/04/adult-video-actresses-get-real-in-aroused/ |date=8 January 2014 }}. Front Row Features (26 April 2013). The second was for the United Kingdom-broadcast Channel 4 television show Date My Porn Star, where a film crew accompanied one of Tate's fans from Britain to her home in Los Angeles to meet the performer.
=Other ventures=
In early 2011 Tanya was a regular on Babestation, Studio66 and Red Light Central.{{Cite web|title=Tanya Tate on Babestation|url=https://www.babestation.tv/girls/tanya-tate|website=Babestation}}
Since 2011 she has operated a cosplay-themed website and blog called justalottatanya.com.{{cite web|last=Staff|title=Whois|url=http://whois.domaintools.com/justalottatanya.com|publisher=Domain Tools|access-date=10 January 2014}}{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate Launches Free Cosplay Fansite, JustaLottaTanya.com|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Tanya-Tate-Launches-Free-Cosplay-Fansite-JustaLottaTanya-com-430131.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230326/http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Tanya-Tate-Launches-Free-Cosplay-Fansite-JustaLottaTanya-com-430131.html|url-status=dead}} Tate also operates a publicity company.{{cite web|last1=Harvey-Jenner|first1=Catriona|title=14 weird questions about life as a porn star, answered by professionals You're about to find out exactly what these pornstars tell their granny they do for work|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/love-sex/sex/ask-cosmo/a28888/porn-questions-answered-professionals-tanya-tate-joybear/|website=Cosmopolitan UK|publisher=Hearst|access-date=20 December 2014}}
In 2013, Tate began several partnerships and cooperative ventures. She announced a line of action figures, unveiled a co-created comic book character, and syndicated blogs for HollywoodGoneGeek.com and FirstComicsNews.com.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate Nom'd For MILF of the Year and Mainstream Crossover|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Nom-d-For-MILF-of-the-Year-and-Mainstream-Crossover-538556.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=24 February 2014|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131121756/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Nom-d-For-MILF-of-the-Year-and-Mainstream-Crossover-538556.html|url-status=dead}} In April 2014, Tate's Lady Titan was introduced at that year's WonderCon pop-culture convention in Anaheim, California.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate to Promote 'Lady Titan' Comic Book at Wondercon|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-to-Promote-Lady-Titan-Comic-Book-at-Wondercon-556204.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=15 April 2014|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131121756/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-to-Promote-Lady-Titan-Comic-Book-at-Wondercon-556204.html|url-status=dead}}
In March 2014, a collaboration was announced between Tate and the newly launched cougars.xxx website owned by the Luxembourg based Lilly Devine SA company. CEO Moriam Hassan Balogun commented, "Tanya is not only an established professional with great ideas and a total understanding of what MILF fans want but also a major favourite within the industry".{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title=Tanya Tate Collaborates With New Cougars Website|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Collaborates-With-New-Cougars-Website-552700.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221352/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Collaborates-With-New-Cougars-Website-552700.html|url-status=dead}} Then in April 2014, Tate began hosting a live weekly radio show on the Vivid radio channel of the Sirius XM Radio network called the Tanya Tate Show.{{cite magazine|last=Staff|title='Tanya Tate Show' Launches On Vivid Radio Today|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Show-Launches-On-Vivid-Radio-Today-557514.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213345/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tanya-Tate-Show-Launches-On-Vivid-Radio-Today-557514.html|url-status=dead}}
Tate debuted her latest line of action figures, a customizable vinyl figure line called My Hero Toys, in October 2014. The new line of figures was announced at Stan Lee's annual event, the Comikaze Expo in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Cosplay Star TANYA TATE Debuts My Hero Toys Vinyl Figure Line At Stan Lee's Comikaze!|url=http://www.prurgent.com/2014-10-30/pressrelease365019.htm|website=PRurgent.com|publisher=PR Urgent|access-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220074414/http://www.prurgent.com/2014-10-30/pressrelease365019.htm|archive-date=20 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Advocacy
In 2012, Tate appeared on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition at a press conference for the "No on Government Waste" Committee, which opposed Los Angeles County's Measure B; the mandatory condom and health permit initiative.{{cite magazine|last=Kernes|first=Mark|title='No on Government Waste' Committee Holds 1st Press Conference Supporters include Valley Industry and Commerce Association and several Chambers of Commerce|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/legal/No-on-Government-Waste-Committee-Holds-1st-Press-Conference-488400.html|magazine=Adult Video News|access-date=11 February 2014|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230430/http://business.avn.com/articles/legal/No-on-Government-Waste-Committee-Holds-1st-Press-Conference-488400.html|url-status=dead}}{{irrelevant citation|date=November 2015|reason=Citation bears no relation to quote.}}
With regard to Measure B, Tate was quoted in a San Fernando Valley Business Journal article to the effect that she would want whomever she decided to have sex with "to get tested until I felt comfortable to sleep with them without a condom," adding that AIDS Healthcare Foundation president Michael Weinstein (whom the article was about), "should be spending money on treating [AIDS] and educating regular people about how to protect themselves instead of going after a small community that is aware of the risks".
In response to Samuel Jackson's comments about RedTube, the free porn-sharing website, at a May press conference for his 2014 movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Tate said that piracy impacts her directly because she produces her own web content. She stated, "I would gladly send a catalog of adult movies I have directed to Mr. Jackson if he would be so kind as to recant the comment".{{cite web|title=Samuel L. Jackson Stop Promoting Free Porn ...Say Angry XXX Actors |url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/01/samuel-l-jackson-steal-porn-redtube-xxx-nick-fuy-boycott/|website=TMZ.com|date=May 2014 |publisher=TMZ|access-date=20 December 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Gail|title=Here's how Samuel L. Jackson started a porn piracy backlash|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/12/heres-how-samuel-l-jackson-started-a-porn-piracy-backlash/|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=20 December 2014}}
In December 2014, Tate was outspoken regarding new regulations imposed on online content in the United Kingdom. In an interview she stated, "Female ejaculation being banned is not only a slap in the face to women across the UK, but proof that men making these rules do not see women as equals. The lads can enjoy a good pop shot, but should a woman come, all hell breaks loose". Another item listed as banned content was "Role-playing as non-adults" which prompted Tate to state, "Can you say, 'Oh you're a naughty boy?' Or can you not say that because you cannot role-play as non-adults? Can you call someone a 'naughty boy' or do you have to say 'naughty man?' Who is going to monitor this?"{{cite news|title=The UK's War on Porn: 'Proof That Men Making These Rules Do Not See Women as Equals'|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/06/the-uk-s-war-on-porn-proof-that-men-making-these-rules-do-not-see-women-as-equals.html|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=6 December 2014|publisher=IAC|access-date=20 December 2014|last1=Snow|first1=Aurora}}
Awards and nominations
File:Tanya Tate at AVN Awards 2016 (26066155314).jpg
Personal life
Tate has stated that she is bi-curious.[http://tanyatate.com/category/blog/page/5/ Tanya's Blog | Tanya Tate - Part 5]. Retrieved 5 March 2012. She is a cosplay enthusiast and uses an alter ego by the name of Lady Titan.{{cite web|last=Tate|first=Tanya|title=JustAlottaTanya|url=http://www.justalottatanya.com/|accessdate=10 January 2014|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518091831/https://www.justalottatanya.com/|url-status=dead}} Tate announced her pregnancy on 16 June 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.starfactorypr.com/2017/06/pr-tanya-tate-announces-pregnancy-and-opens-up-about-ivf-to-irelands-sunday-world.html|title=#PR: TANYA TATE Announces Pregnancy And Opens Up About IVF To Ireland's Sunday World|publisher=StarFactoryPR |date=16 June 2017 |access-date=16 June 2017}} She tweeted that she gave birth to a boy on 30 November 2017.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TanyaTate/status/936507531584724993|title=Tanya Tate on Twitter: "Welcome Oswald Alexander aka baby Ozzie to the world. Born 4.48am on 30 November 2017. Weight 9lb 10oz. I'm so happy to announce this news #tanyatate #babyborn #itsaboy…"|work=Twitter|date=1 December 2017|access-date=9 April 2018}}
See also
Notes
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220083513/http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/699025-the-blue-movies-podcast-tanya-tate#/slide/1 2014 Interview with Tate on Crave]
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=Interviews=
- [https://www.askmen.com/sex/sex_fantasies/tanya-tate-talks-about-her-porn-career-and-favorite-sex-toy.html Tanya Tate Talks About Her Porn Career And Favorite Sex Toy]. AskMen.
- [https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/ask-cosmo/a28888/porn-questions-answered-professionals-tanya-tate-joybear/ Pornstar interviews with adult actors answering some very nosy questions]. Cosmopolitan interview with Tanya Tate and Samantha Bentley. Author – Catriona Harvey-Jenner. Published 3 May 2019.
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