Nina Roberts
Encyclopedia
Nina Roberts is a French
porn star
, actress, author
and contemporary art
ist (video
and photo
).
Her first book, J'assume, was published in 2004
by éditions Scali. It told her story in the adult industry, and Virginie Despentes
wrote the book's preface
.
In 2007
Roberts published Grosse Vache (Scali), a brutal portrait of a young women fighting bulimia, anorexia
, drugs (cocaine
and speed) and finding love, a novel in the form of a diary. She worked on a film adaptation
of Grosse Vache in collaboration with Evan Manifatori.
Her performance in Casino won her the Ninfa award for Best Actress at the 2008 Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
porn star
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
, actress, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
ist (video
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
and photo
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
).
Her first book, J'assume, was published in 2004
2004 in literature
The year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Canada Reads selects Guy Vanderhaeghe's The Last Crossing to be read across the nation....
by éditions Scali. It told her story in the adult industry, and Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes
Virginie Despentes is a French writer, novelist and filmmaker.-Life:She settled in Lyon, where she worked multiple odd jobs; including maid, prostitute in "massage parlors" and peep shows, recorded store sales, and a freelance rock journalist and pornographic film critic.She moved to Paris.Her...
wrote the book's preface
Preface
A preface is an introduction to a book or other literary work written by the work's author. An introductory essay written by a different person is a foreword and precedes an author's preface...
.
In 2007
2007 in literature
The year 2007 in literature involves some significant new books.-Events:*November 19 - First Kindle e-book reader released.*December 11 - Terry Pratchett informs fans on-line that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.-Literature:...
Roberts published Grosse Vache (Scali), a brutal portrait of a young women fighting bulimia, anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
, drugs (cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
and speed) and finding love, a novel in the form of a diary. She worked on a film adaptation
Film adaptation
Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a feature film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even...
of Grosse Vache in collaboration with Evan Manifatori.
Her performance in Casino won her the Ninfa award for Best Actress at the 2008 Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival
Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival
The Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival, or FICEB is an annual Spanish pornographic film festival and awards ceremony....
.