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Dani Daniels was born in Orange Country, California, in 1989, and is of Scottish, Czech, German, and English heritage. Little is known about her early life because she keeps her family life to herself, but she was reportedly raised by two mothers, and attended an art school for about two years, but ended up dropping out. When she was 15, she began work as a medical office agent, and later, became a model. Having worked for a while as a nude model to pay off her art school debt, she took up a job as a stripper where, she says, she overheard guys talking about lesbian porn work. It was that which first got her into the adult industry, and since then, she has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and fortune.
It’s widely known that Dani started her porn career with nude modelling, including being an online model for Streamate, and later, Camsoda. She derived her stage name from that of an ex-boyfriend and has admitted she did it as an act of revenge against him, though no-one is sure what he did to deserve it. What we are sure about, though, is that she very quickly became one of the adult industry’s most sought-after models, and you can now find her on many sites and in many DVDs.
Her porn career took off after she joined the modelling agency, OC Modelling in January 2011, and made her first scene for . Dani started out in , and being bisexual, says she particularly enjoys making girl-on-girl movies, though it didn’t take long before she was also making boy/girl hardcore. These days, with ten years experience under her belt, she is known for her versatility and can be found in scenes featuring masturbation, dildo work, softcore, BJs, penetration, creampies and interracial porn. Now and then she will appear in a bondage movie, but that’s on special occasions.
Dani Daniels has won a heap of adult industry nominations and awards, and there’s a list of these below. Among her accolades, she has been voted a Twistys Treat (July 2011), a Penthouse Pet of the month (January 2012), and the Elegant Angel Girl of The Month for March 2014. Also in 2014, CNBC listed her in their ‘The Dirty Dozen, Porn’s Most Popular Stars’, describing her as, A newcomer to the list, Daniels entered the industry two years ago. One year later, she was named a Penthouse Pet. She also has directed several films, and this year, she’s nominated for more than a dozen awards. The following year, she was back on their list, proving that her start in porn wasn’t a flash in the pan, and since then, she has remained one of the industry’s most enduring stars.
Dani Daniels has directed many porn flicks and among others, has worked as a director for Filly Films, Penthouse Studios, Brazzers, and Reality Kings. In 2015, she collaborated with Doc Johnson to create a line of sex toys, and these won the 2016 AVN Fan Award for Most Amazing Sex Toy. In 2020, Dani was one of the 235 highest-ranking stars on Pornhub with over 250 million views.









