Tricia Devereaux
{{short description|American pornographic actress (born 1975)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|01|12}}
|birth_place = Illinois, U.S.
|spouse = {{marriage|John Stagliano|2008}}
|height = 5 ft 7 in
|alias = Trica Devoroux, Tricia Devero, Tricia Deveraux, Trisha Devereaux, Karen Clark, Karen Stagliano
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Tricia Devereaux (born January 12, 1975) is an American former pornographic actress, XRCO Hall of Fame inductee, and co-owner of Evil Angel studios.
Career
Devereaux was introduced to the adult industry when her then-husband, Patrick, got a job working as a bouncer in a strip club and Devereaux would occasionally visit him there. The other dancers encouraged her to enter the club's amateur contest which she won; this led to her working there to make extra money.{{rp|554}} A number of established porn stars visited the club as feature dancers—names such as Victoria Paris, Jeanna Fine, and Samantha Strong.{{rp|555}}
Seeing the extra money that the features made, Devereaux sent pictures of herself to Hustler magazine for their "Beaver Hunt" feature, which was published. At the same time Devereaux came in fifth in Déjà Vu's national Stripper of the Year. She then flew out to Los Angeles at Joey Silvera's request (he had seen pictures Devereaux had sent of herself to Jim South), where she made her first on-camera scene with Silvera in Fashion Sluts 7.{{cite book|title=The Other Hollywood|page=556}}
In 1998, Devereaux was infected with HIV during a scene with Marc Wallice.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/AIDS/hiv-actors-positive-test-unsettles-hub-us-porn/story?id=11892877&page=3|title=HIV: Actor's Positive Test Unsettles Hub of U.S. Porn Industry - ABC News|last=Jane E. Allen|date=2010-10-15|work=ABC News|page=3|accessdate=21 January 2011}}
Now known as Karen Stagliano, she is also the co-owner of Evil Angel, a production company, with her husband John Stagliano.{{cite magazine|last=Kernes|first=Mark|title=Free Speech Coalition Benefits From Hustler's Freedomfest Not so much actual sex, but plenty of drinks and rock 'n' roll|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Free-Speech-Coalition-Benefits-From-Hustler-s-Freedomfest-354197.html|magazine=Adult Video News|accessdate=28 February 2014}}
Awards
- 1998 AVN Award - Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video (Cellar Dwellers 2) with Jeanna Fine & P.J. Sparxx{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
- 2003 AVN Award - Best Editing, Film (The Fashionistas) with John Stagliano{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
- 2011 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee{{cite web|title=XRCO Announces 2011 Nominations|publisher=AVN.com|author=Peter Warren|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2011-Nominations-426791.html|accessdate=2011-02-26|date=2011-02-22}}
Personal life
Devereaux grew up "in a small town a couple of hours outside of Chicago," where she had a strict upbringing and attended a private Catholic high school.{{cite book|last=McNeil|first=Legs|authorlink=Legs McNeil|author2=Jennifer Osborne |others=with Peter Pavia|title=The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Industry|year=2006|publisher=ReganBooks|location=New York|isbn=0-06-009660-8}}{{rp|552}}
She attended college in the Midwest, got her bachelor's degree in biology{{cite web|url=http://excaliburfilms.com/pornlist/starpgs/Tricia_Devereaux.htm|title=Tricia Devereaux Biography|accessdate=2007-11-11|publisher=Excalibur Films}} from a college in Missouri, then attended one year of medical school.{{rp|552}} Before starting medical school, she had married her boyfriend Patrick.{{rp|553}} After she had appeared in a number of films, Devereaux was dismissed from medical school after the school accused her of cheating on a test; Devereaux claims the charge was rigged and that the real reason she was dismissed was due to her involvement in pornography.{{rp|559}} Soon afterwards, Devereaux divorced her husband; she later said that "Patrick was too much of a pushover personality-wise, and we'd been having problems financially."{{rp|560}}
She married former porn star and current director John Stagliano on November 26, 2008.{{cite web | title =John and Karen Stagliano Tie the Knot | author=Jared Rutter | publisher =AVN.com | url =http://www.avn.com/performer/articles/33766.html| date = 2008-12-13| accessdate =2008-12-11 }} She now is known as Karen Stagliano.
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0222345|Tricia Devereaux}}
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Category:American pornographic film actresses
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)