Stephanie Swift
Encyclopedia
Stephanie Swift is a former American
pornographic actress who starred in over 370 adult movies between 1995 and 2009. She was diagnosed with breast cancer
in 2009. Following her diagnosis and subsequent treatment, she decided to quit the adult movie industry, a move she had been considering for some time. She now works with xxxchurch, a Christian group that reaches out to people addicted to pornography and to pornographic actors.
, Irish
, English
, French
, Spanish
, Filipino
and Norwegian. When she was 10 years old, her father died of cancer
and her family then relocated to Southern California
. At 19 she lived in San Diego, California
and worked as a stripper
for 6 months at a local club called The Body Shop (not to be confused with the cosmetics store chain
). She earned an Associate's Degree in Dental Assistance, and eventually became a registered dental assistant
. Afterward she posed in nude model
ling photographs for five years and was featured in Club International
.
scene was in Playboy TV
's Up Close and Dangerous. Her first hardcore
sex scene
was in Space Sirens. She went on to win several awards, including AVN's Female Performer of the Year in 1998.
She was for a period a contract girl with Wicked Pictures
.
She has an official website and made appearances on the exotic dancing circuit as a featured performer. In 2006, Swift was inducted into the AVN
Hall of Fame
.
In 2004 she launched her own production company called Swift Entertainment, in which she was a director
, screenwriter
and producer
.
of the left breast and has since elected to have a double mastectomy
performed at the hospital where her mother works. Tests following the first operation revealed that the cancer had spread to her lymph node
s and a second surgery was scheduled for September 2009. Her treatment plan includes chemotherapy
. Swift is scheduled for further surgery on her lymph nodes on March 15, 2010.
An August 2009 press release asked that donations toward her medical expenses be sent to her mother. A fund-raising event called "Sex at the Shore" was held on October 10, 2009 on her behalf. On March 10, 2010 a second benefit hosted by Nica Noelle
was held with Swift in attendance. Fellow Wicked Pictures
performer Jessica Drake
participated in her second Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on September 11, 2010 on Swift's behalf to help raise money for breast cancer research.
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pornographic actress who starred in over 370 adult movies between 1995 and 2009. She was diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
in 2009. Following her diagnosis and subsequent treatment, she decided to quit the adult movie industry, a move she had been considering for some time. She now works with xxxchurch, a Christian group that reaches out to people addicted to pornography and to pornographic actors.
Early life
Stephanie Swift was born in Louisiana and has described herself as a "mutt" in terms of ethnicity: CajunCajun
Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles...
, Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, English
English American
English Americans are citizens or residents of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England....
, French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
, Spanish
Spanish American
A Spanish American is a citizen or resident of the United States whose ancestors originate from the southwestern European nation of Spain. Spanish Americans are the earliest European American group, with a continuous presence since 1565.-Immigration waves:...
, Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
and Norwegian. When she was 10 years old, her father died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
and her family then relocated to Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. At 19 she lived in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
and worked as a stripper
Striptease
A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner...
for 6 months at a local club called The Body Shop (not to be confused with the cosmetics store chain
The Body Shop
The Body Shop International plc, known as The Body Shop, has 2,400 stores in 61 countries, and is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world, following O Boticario, a Brazilian company...
). She earned an Associate's Degree in Dental Assistance, and eventually became a registered dental assistant
Dental assistant
Dental assistants assist the dental operator provide more efficient dental treatment, by preparing the patient for treatment, sterilizing instruments, passing instruments during the procedure, holding a suction device, exposing dental radiographs, taking impressions, and fabricating provisional...
. Afterward she posed in nude model
Fetish model
A fetish model is a model who models fetish clothing or devices that augment his or her body in a fetish manner or in fetishistic situations, though he or she may not work exclusively in that form of modeling....
ling photographs for five years and was featured in Club International
Club International
Club International is a United Kingdom-based magazine that depicts softcore pornographic pictures of women. It is a sister magazine of American magazine Club. Club International was founded in 1972 and is published every four weeks, making thirteen issues per year...
.
Adult film career
She segued from nude model work to the region's adult film industry, where she has been since 1995. Her first softcoreSoftcore
Softcore pornography is a form of filmic or photographic pornography or erotica that is less sexually explicit than hardcore pornography. It is intended to tickle and arouse men and women. Softcore pornography depicts nude and semi-nude performers engaging in casual social nudity or non-graphic...
scene was in Playboy TV
Playboy TV
Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
's Up Close and Dangerous. Her first hardcore
Hardcore pornography
Hardcore pornography is a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts. The term was coined in the second half of the 20th century to distinguish it from softcore pornography. It usually takes the form of photographs, often displayed in magazines or on the Internet, or films. It can also...
sex scene
Sex in film
Sex in film refers to the presentation in motion pictures of sexuality and sex acts, including love scenes. Sex scenes have been depicted in film since the silent era of cinematography. Many actors and actresses have exposed parts of their bodies or dressed and behaved in ways considered sexually...
was in Space Sirens. She went on to win several awards, including AVN's Female Performer of the Year in 1998.
She was for a period a contract girl with Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry...
.
She has an official website and made appearances on the exotic dancing circuit as a featured performer. In 2006, Swift was inducted into the AVN
AVN Awards
The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...
Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame
This is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
.
In 2004 she launched her own production company called Swift Entertainment, in which she was a director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
Cancer
In August 2009, she announced that she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
of the left breast and has since elected to have a double mastectomy
Mastectomy
Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to treat breast cancer; in some cases, women and some men believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer...
performed at the hospital where her mother works. Tests following the first operation revealed that the cancer had spread to her lymph node
Lymph node
A lymph node is a small ball or an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach/gut and linked by lymphatic vessels. Lymph nodes are garrisons of B, T, and other immune cells. Lymph nodes are found all through the body, and act as...
s and a second surgery was scheduled for September 2009. Her treatment plan includes chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
. Swift is scheduled for further surgery on her lymph nodes on March 15, 2010.
An August 2009 press release asked that donations toward her medical expenses be sent to her mother. A fund-raising event called "Sex at the Shore" was held on October 10, 2009 on her behalf. On March 10, 2010 a second benefit hosted by Nica Noelle
Nica Noelle
Nica Noelle is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and adult film director, as well as a sex columnist for Hustler magazine. She is the co-founder of adult film companies Sweetheart Video and Sweet Sinner ; and she is currently working on three new companies: Sweet Sinema, Candy Girl...
was held with Swift in attendance. Fellow Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry...
performer Jessica Drake
Jessica Drake
Jessica Drake is an American pornographic actress.-Early life:Drake spent much of her early life growing up around the state of Texas in different cities including San Antonio and El Paso. While majoring in psychology at a college in El Paso, Drake took a job as a house dancer at a local strip club...
participated in her second Avon Walk for Breast Cancer on September 11, 2010 on Swift's behalf to help raise money for breast cancer research.
Quitting the Adult Film Industry
In 2011, Stephanie released a video filmed for xxxchurch in which she described her decision to quit the adult film industry. She described her childhood, how she grew up attending the Church of Christ, yet suffered sexual abuse at the hands of family members. She is currently working with xxxchurch in their efforts to reach out to porn stars.Awards
- 1998 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year
- 1998 AVN Award for Best Actress – Miscreants
- 1998 XRCO Award for Best Girl-Girl Scene – Miscreants
- 1999 AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene – Shipwreck
- 2006 AVN Hall of FameAVN Hall of FameThis is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
inductee - 2008 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee
External links
- Bio at Wicked Pictures
- Stephanie Swift Interview at Adult DVD Talk
- Interview at xxxchurch about leaving the industry
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