Shanna McCullough | |
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![]() McCullough in 2001 | |
Born | |
Other names | Shanna McCullogh, Nichole Thomas, Marcia Gray |
Occupation | Pornographic actress |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Shanna McCullough (born April 1, 1960)[1] is an American pornographic actress.
Early life
[edit]McCullough grew up in San Francisco, California.[2] At school, she was involved with the theater group, and acted in drama and musicals.[2] She went to college and received a degree in accounting.[2] Then she worked as an electrician for two years, and also as a veterinary technician.[2]
Career
[edit]Shanna McCullough chose her stage name Shanna after the heroine from her favorite romance novel, and McCullough because of her Irish ancestry.[3]
After starting to work in porn, she also performed as a dancer in nightclubs.[2] During a break from the business, she also worked as a stripper and went back to school to study zoology, with the aim of working in the animal health care field.[2] In 1999, wired.com reported that Shanna was operating a website called ShannaCam giving members 24-hour access to multiple webcams installed in her home.[4] As of March 2009, the website appears to have ceased operating. In March 2008, she walked the Los Angeles Marathon.[5] Dave Cummings has said Shanna was one of the actresses he most enjoyed working with.[6]
In a 2014 interview with The Rialto Report, McCullough said she picked her stage name as it sounded like her grandmother's last name. She also professed to have had a fairly "normal upbringing" and that she did well in school.[7] In the interview, she clarified how her name "McCullough" is pronounced ("-lough" should be articulated "-low" rather "-off"). She is of English, French, German, Irish, and Swiss descent.[8][7]
Awards
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- 1988 AVN Award – Best Actress—Video (Hands Off)[9]
- 1997 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress—Film (Bobby Sox)[9]
- 1999 AVN Award – Best Actress—Film (Looker)[9]
- 2000 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress—Video (Double Feature)[9]
- AVN Hall of Fame[5]
- XRCO Hall of Fame[citation needed]
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Free Speech Coalition, July 2000
References
[edit]- ^ "biography". shannamccullough.com. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Adult Star Directory". Wicked Pictures. Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ Garfinkel, Nathan S. (director) (2003). Fluffy Cumsalot, Porn Star (Motion picture). Event occurs at 05:08.
- ^ "Not Your Brother's Webcam". Wired magazine. December 1, 1999. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ a b Mike Albo (March 14, 2008). "Shanna McCullough and Wendy Nitz Complete LA Marathon". AVN. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- ^ "RETRACTION". AVN. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "The Rialto Report interview". therialtoreport.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Shanna McCullough". IAFD. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Past Winners". AVN. Retrieved September 22, 2007.