Ashley Blue

Oriana Small, known professionally as Ashley Blue,[1][2][3] is an American radio personality, writer, and former pornographic actress.[4] She is a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. She hosts her own Vivid Radio show and writes for Hustler magazine.[4]

Ashley Blue
Blue at the 2005 NightMoves USA Tampa Show
Born
Oriana Small[1]

Career

Blue has won multiple Adult Video News awards, including 2004 Female Performer of the Year and 2005 Best Supporting Actress. In March 2004, she signed a three-year contract with JM Productions, appearing in the Girlvert series.[5] She ended the contract on February 14, 2007.[5]

In 2003, she sued ex-boyfriend and fellow former adult film star Trent Tesoro on an episode of Judge Mathis.[6] She was featured in Inside the Porn Actors Studio: Ashley Blue (2006), an episode of Howard Stern's TV series Howard Stern on Demand. She also did voice acting for the cartoon Three Thug Mice.[7]

In 2008, Small finished writing her memoir of nearly ten years working in the adult entertainment industry (using her JM Productions moniker "Girlvert"). It was published as Girlvert: A Memoir by Oriana Small by Los Angeles-based independent publisher A Barnacle Book & Record in 2011.[1]

In 2011, she was portrayed by Swedish artist Karl Backman for the Museum of Porn in Art in Zurich.[8]

Blue has been hosting her own Vivid Radio show, Blue Movies, since November 2013.[9]

She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2013[10] and XRCO Hall of Fame in 2021.[11]

Awards

References
  1. "Nonfiction Book Review: Girlvert: A Porno Memoir". Publishers Weekly. 258 (21). May 23, 2011. ISSN 0000-0019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017.
  2. Small, Oriana (2011). Girlvert: A Porno Memoir. Los Angeles: A Barnacle Book. ISBN 978-0-9825056-3-2.
  3. Gold, Jonathan (May 9, 2007). "Dave Naz: The big uneasy". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  4. Holly Kingstown (August 28, 2014). "THROWBACK THURSDAY—A Five Question Quickie with Porno Superstar Ashley Blue". Fleshbot. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. Peter Warren (February 14, 2007). "Ashley Blue, JM Productions Part Ways". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2007.
  6. "Ashley Blue Wins Partial Judgment From Judge Mathis". Adult Video News. November 25, 2003. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  7. Joshua Neuman. "Year of the Rat". Heeb Magazine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  8. The Museum of Porn in Art presents an exhibition by KARL BACKMAN
  9. Apache Warrior. "Ashley Blue interview". XCritic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  10. "AVN Announces 2013 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. December 21, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  11. Warren, Peter (October 12, 2021). "Winners of 2021 XRCO Awards Announced AVN". Adult Video News.
  12. "XRCO". XRCO.com. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  13. "AVN Awards Past Winners". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2007.
  14. Acme Andersson (June 7, 2004). "Adam Film World 2003 Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  15. Jared Rutter (January 9, 2005). "The 22nd Annual AVN Awards: A Jenna Jameson Kinda Night". AVN. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
  16. "XRCO Awards Mainstream Visibility, Longevity". XBiz.com. June 3, 2005. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
  17. "2007 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. January 16, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
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