Alana Evans

Alana Evans (born Dawn Vanguard; July 6, 1976) is an American pornographic actress. She is sometimes credited as Jenna Talia (a pun on the word genitalia—she hated the alias so much that she changed back to "Alana Evans" after two films). Evans was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015 and the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2019.

"Jenna Talia" redirects here. For the Australian singer, see Jenny Talia.

Alana Evans
Evans in 2019
Born
Dawn Vanguard[1][2]

(1976-07-06) July 6, 1976
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.[3]
Other namesAlana[4]
Jenna Talia
Superpinkninja[5]
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Spouse(s)
Chris Evans
​
(m. 1999)​
[6]
Websitealanaevans.com

Early life

Evans was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and raised in San Jose, California.[3] She has also lived in Sacramento and Los Angeles.[3] Her first job was at a Round Table Pizza parlor.[4] Evans had an appendectomy at age 14.[4]

Career
Evans in 2001

Evans entered the sex work industry after her husband was injured in his job.[7] Evans and her husband became part owners of a strip club. She became a stripper and pole dancer and began considering modeling work. Due to a scar from an appendectomy, Evans believed that she would not get any magazine work, so she went into the porn industry at age 21.[8] She entered the adult film industry on March 24, 1998, and did her first scene with Mr. Marcus in the film Real Sex Magazine 11.[4] She initially used the mononym Alana, which was derived from her former husband's name, Alan.[4] She added the last name Evans to her stage name a few years after debuting in porn.[4] Her agent at the time was Reb Sawitz of Pretty Girl International.[3] She signed with the agent Shy Love on May 7, 2012.[3]

To date, Evans has starred in over 450 films, including numerous Playboy TV projects and 30 softcore movies. She also hosted a segment on KSEX radio called All in the Porn Family until June 2005 as well as hosting a show for Playboy Radio called Private Calls, which airs on the Sirius Satellite Radio Network. She is also the host of the Spice Radio program All Wives Cheat on Sirius XM 103.[3]

Never fully satisfied with her bust size, Evans vacillated between the idea of surgical enhancement and accepting her image as a natural starlet. At one point she declared "they are going to stay real... I don't want plastic in my body."[9] In late 2007, Evans had her breasts enlarged to DD.[10] She became president of the Adult Performance Artists Guild (APAG), a federally-recognised union, in February 2018, having previously been vice-president before her predecessor Sean Michaels' resignation.[11][7]

Other ventures

Production companies

In September 2006, Alana and Chris Evans created a porn production company called CreamWorks Films. The studio's first film, Pick 'Em Young, featured Alana performing with 18-21 year old new male performers that were recruited through Myspace. Alana focused on producing and casting while Chris focused on directing and editing.[12]

In November 2008, Alana and Chris Evans launched another production company, Royalty X Films. The company's first film was Super Pink Holes.[13]

Gaming

On September 20, 2011, Evans and pornographic actress Misti Dawn launched an interactive video gaming website called PwnedByGirls.com, which allows subscribers to play video games with porn stars via Xbox Live or on the PlayStation Network.[5]

Music

In 2012, Evans made her professional singing debut with the song "Pop That Tooshie", which is the lead single from the Lords of Acid album Deep Chills.[14][15] In June 2014, she released a song titled "Make You Love Me."[16][17]

Writing

In February 2014, Evans began writing a column titled "The Stoned Gamer" for High Times magazine.[18][19]

Personal life

Evans had a son at the age of 17. She married pornographic actor Chris Evans in November 1999.[6] In February 2019 she announced on Twitter that she and her husband had amicably separated and were divorcing.[20]

On January 16, 2018, she stated on The Today Show that she supported Bernie Sanders during the 2016 election[21] and in February 2020 told The Daily Beast she would be supporting him again for the 2020 election.[22]

Awards

References
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  2. "Porn stars, beauty queens, and an 'Apprentice' contestant: All the women accusing Donald Trump of affairs or sexual misconduct". yahoo.com. March 26, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. Adam Wilcox (May 7, 2012). "XXX Wasteland Exclusive Interview: Alana Evans". XXX Wasteland. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. Peter (November 7, 2013). "Alana Evans Interview For Barelist". Barelist. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. Winda Benedetti (September 19, 2011). "Hardcore porn stars plan to pwn hardcore gamers". Today. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  6. Sincere (October 31, 2014). "Chatterboxxx Presents Alana Evans". Chatterboxxx. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  7. Rodrigo, Chris Mills (September 14, 2021). "President of newly recognized union for adult performers boosts membership". The Hill. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  8. Rog (October 1999). "Alana Evans Interview". rogreviews.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
  9. Rog (January 2002). "Alana Evans Interview 2". rogreviews.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
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  11. "News from the officers of APAG". Adult Performers Actors Guild. February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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  13. Todd Lewis (November 17, 2008). "Alana and Chris Evans Create Royalty X Films". AVN. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  14. Dan Miller (February 27, 2012). "Alana Evans Sings Vocals on New Lords of Acid Single". XBIZ. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  15. Dan Miller (March 20, 2012). "Alana Evans' Lords of Acid Song Released". XBIZ. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  16. Lila Gray (May 9, 2014). "Alana Evans Tackles the Music Biz With New Single". XBIZ. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  17. Lila Gray (June 25, 2014). "Alana Evans Releases New Single 'Make You Love Me'". XBIZ. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  18. Peter Warren (March 10, 2014). "Alana Evans Scores Gaming Column for 'High Times'". AVN. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  19. Lila Gray (March 10, 2014). "Alana Evans Lands Column in High Times Magazine". XBIZ. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  20. Evans, Alana (February 19, 2019). "for those asking in my dms, yes, I am getting a divorce". Twitter. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  21. Rajmani, Maya (January 18, 2018). "Who is Alana Evans? Porn Star Says She Was Invited to 'Party' With Trump, Stormy Daniels". Newsweek. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  22. Stern, Marlow (February 28, 2020). "Porn Stars Are All In on President Bernie Sanders". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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  25. AVN Staff (December 24, 2014). "Class of 2015: Meet the AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". AVN. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  26. "2019 XRCO Awards Official Winners List". June 30, 2019.
  27. https://wcsunews.com/list-of-2019-urban-x-awards-winners/
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