Brittany Andrews

Brittany Andrews (born August 13, 1973) is an American exotic dancer, pornographic actress, film producer and club DJ. In 2008, Andrews was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

Brittany Andrews
Andrews in 2010
Born (1973-08-13) August 13, 1973[1]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S[1]
Other namesMiss Brittany Andrews, Brittney Andrews,[1] Michelle Barry[2]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Websitewww.brittanyandrews.com

Career

She worked in a Milwaukee beauty supply company before starting her career as an exotic dancer.[3] After doing photo shoots for men's magazines, she began her career in adult films after meeting Jenna Jameson in 1995, during a photo shoot for Hustler magazine in Jamaica.[3]

In February 2008, Andrews retired from porn,[4] and held a Presidents Day party announcing that she was moving to New York to attend film school at the New York Film Academy.[5] However, in 2010 Andrews returned to the business to star in the adult film Sex and the City: A XXX Parody.[6]

Advocacy

In December 2003, Brittany Andrews was appointed to the Women in Adult (WIA) board of directors as the Talent Liaison.[7] Andrews has promoted using a condom for hardcore sex scenes.[8] She claims that she is very politically active in the adult business and that her least enjoyable aspect of the business is standing by and watching the exploitation of women being coerced into performing without condoms.[9]

Other ventures

In addition to her adult film work she hosts several cable TV shows, including Playboy TV and Talking Blue, which she co-produces.[3] At her self-owned Britco Pictures studio,[10] Andrews starred in, directed and produced pornographic movies such as the strap-on movie Brittany's Bitch Boys,[11] and Lesbians in Lust.[12]

Andrews has started her own mainstream film production company Discipline Filmworks. In 2010, she produced and appeared in the short film Crumble.[13][14] The film had its world premiere at the 2010 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, where it won a number of awards including Audience Award for Short Film, Best Actor in a Short Film (for Steven Bauer) and Best Actress in a Short Film (Oksana Lada).[15] She has also acted as executive producer for the film Trick of the Witch.[16]

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Brittany Andrews at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. Clark, Jan (May 16, 2010). "Woman Around Town: Alison Li—Multimedia Tornado". womanaroundtown.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  3. "The Women of Porn", Playboy, March 2002, page 127
  4. David Sullivan (February 14, 2007). "Miss Brittany Andrews Bids Farewell To Porn". AVN. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  5. "Brittany Andrews Interview by Adversus". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010.
  6. Steve javors (June 22, 2010). "Brittany Andrews Returns for 'Sex and the City: A XXX Parody'". business.avn.com. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  7. Gretchen Gallen (November 25, 2003). "Brittany Andrews Joins WIA Board". XBiz. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  8. Gretchen Gallen (July 17, 2004). "Brittany Andrews Plays It Safe". Brittany Andrews Press. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  9. Boyle, Karen (2011). "Producing abuse: Selling the harms of pornography". Women's Studies International Forum. 34 (6): 593–602. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2011.09.002.
  10. "Brittany Andrews: Info". Facebook. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  11. "Brittany Andrews Straps One on While McCain & Sechrest Make Up". DV8 PR. November 20, 2001. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  12. "Brittany Andrews' Lesbians in Lust". IMDB. 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  13. Miller, kate Moser (July 21, 2010). "Porn Star/Producer Brittany Andrews Spreads Her...Wings". nypress.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  14. Christina (July 21, 2010). "Art House Film Crumble to Premiere at the New York Film & Video Festival Saturday, July 24". aipdaily.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  15. "2010 Fall LA Awards – New York Film and Video Festival". nyfilmvideo.info. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  16. Fox, Samantha (March 1, 2011). ""TRICK OF THE WITCH": Exclusive Photos & Comments". fangoria.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  17. Jared Rutter (January 12, 2008). "2008 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  18. XBIZ Nominees 2013 Archived December 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, XBIZ, January 2013
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