Wendy Williams (pornographic actress)

For other people named Wendy Williams, see Wendy Williams (disambiguation).
Wendy Williams
Born (1974-05-03) May 3, 1974
Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Website http://www.hotwendywilliams.com/
No. of adult films 50

Wendy Williams is an American transsexual pornographic actress and model.

Early life and career

Williams grew up in Pikeville, Kentucky and, in her own words, "grew up on food stamps and charity". Her family worked in the local coal mines. Her great-grandmother took her, when Williams was in the sixth grade, due to her father's alcoholism. Williams graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication.[1][2]

In 2000, she was working in gay clubs doing drag shows when a friend showed her some of the websites of solo transsexuals, such as Meghan Chavalier. That prompted her to set up her own website, which did not have any nudity initially. Williams did not shoot her first nude photo shoot until 2002. In 2003, Williams met up with Joanna Jet while shooting a scene for her Jet Set series of DVDs. Jet began mentoring Williams by showing her the steps needed to produce a DVD for distribution. Williams began shooting her own series of videos for Jet's company called Wendy's Wild Shemales. Williams formed her own production company in 2005.[1][2][3]

Since forming the company, she moved back to Kentucky and continued to produce and direct for Hot Wendy Productions. In 2010, she was the second only transsexual (first being Joanna Jet) to present an award on stage at the AVN Awards that aired on Showtime. She co-presented with comedian Margaret Cho.

Williams appeared at the 2016 Transgender Erotica Awards to present a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award to performer Kimberly Devine.[4]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview With Wendy Williams". caramelstgirls.com. April 18, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Wilcox, Adam (September 1, 2011). "XXX Wasteland Exclusive Interview: Wendy Williams". xxxwasteland.wordpress.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, David (February 3, 2009). "Hot Wendy Williams: AVN's Transsexual Performer of the Year Speaks Out". AVN. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "AVN TEA Show Celebrates 2016 Winners".
  5. ↑ "2006 AVN Award Nominations" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2005. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  6. ↑ "2007 AVN Award Nominations". AVN. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  7. ↑ "2008 AVN Award Nominations" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  8. ↑ David Sullivan (November 1, 2009). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  9. ↑ "The Tranny Awards 2010!". Trannyawards.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  10. ↑ "XBIZ AWARDS 2012 is set for JANUARY 10 in Hollywood, CA". Xbizawards.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  11. ↑ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  12. ↑ "2012 Urban X Awards Winners". Urbanxawards.com. July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  13. ↑ "AVN article".
  14. ↑ "2014 Feminist Porn Winners".
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