Ariana Jollee

Subject: Ariana Jollee

1. Was she ever regarded as the most widely known or best-selling porn star in the world? Was she ever the top seller for her company if she was an exclusive contract performer?

Ariana's fame was never on a worldwide level. She was, however, a definite fan-favorite amongst the hardcore raincoater crowd and with good reason. I imagine titles with her amongst the cast, after she hit her stride, sold pretty well. I remember her adorning many a box cover at one point: Strip Tease Then Fuck 3, Steve Holmes' Perversions, Booty Duty 11, Riot Sluts & Tits & Ass 7. (I see that her agency, LA Direct, also thinks highly of these boxcovers.)

Ariana was never an exclusive performer but has she has directed for Sin City (Assploitations 6) Anarchy (the NarcASSist & Ariana Jollee Fucks The World) and Mayhem (Young Bung 1-3, I Love Black Dick 1-2).

2. Was she ever regarded as the best performer in the world? Was she ever regarded as the best performer in her company if she was an exclusive contract performer?

You can easily make a case for Ariana being considered the best performer in the world in for the better part of '03, all of '04 and perhaps even a portion of '05. I'm still exctied to see what she has up her sleeve in '06 (Internal Cumbustion 9, Squirt in my Gape)

3. Was she an international or just national superstar?

I'm not sure her notoriety has extended beyond these borders. At least not a large scale.

4. How many years did she have on top as a superstar or top performer?

Nearly every year she was regularly active up until her slow down recently. About two and a half years, I'd say.

5. Did she ever anchor her company(s) or was considered the sole reason for seeing a particular movie?

I would say so to the latter question. I doubt 65 Guy Cream Pie and The Gangbang Girl 35 would've have been half as intriguing to consumers without Ariana's participation and eager involvement. Playing with Ariana Jollee 1 & 2 would also be good examples. Devil's Films has released a compilation of her work for them entitled Ariana Jollee is a Filthy Fucking Cum Artist. Harsh but oh-so-true.

6. Did she have a large body of excellent scenes or involved in a number of memorable, classic movies? Did she have excellent scenes with a variety of performers, male and female?

Yes and yes. Jollee has some 300 movies to her credit, with the vast majority of them being memorable. "Variety" is her middle name and she's done everything with everyone, male and female and with some performers considered to be something in between. She's done girl/girl, transsexuals (Joey Silvera's Rogue Adventures & All-American She-Male Road Trip9 and gangbanged 15 Brazilian transsexuals in Nacho Vidal's Bang Bang She-Male) , strap-on flicks (Silvera's Strap Attack), gang bangs (Gang Bang Auditions, 5 Guy Cream Pie), interracial (I Can't Believe I Took the Whole Thing 4, Black Up That White Ass 2, Black Inside Me, Big Black Beast and Gangland Creampie 2) and movies centered around every perverse sex act and fetish under the sun. In Mason's Riot Sluts, Donni Blass, K.K. and Domineko give Ariana her first IR experience, DP'ing her and making her squirt all over herself and she takes a baseball bat in her ass in Belladonna's The Connasseur. Only three days after completing a 65-man gangbang for Devil's Films in Prague, Ariana landed on U.S. soil and immediately gangbanged 9 more men in Mayhem's Clusterfuck.

7. If she was primarily a feature performer, how good was she at acting, etc.?

Non-applicable. The little bit of work Ariana has done with today's major feature production houses (Adam & Eve, Digital Playground, Wicked and Vivid) has been of the gonzo variety.

8. Was she innovative or influential? Was she reknowned for a specific sexual skill or technique in particular?

Yes and yes. I would say she was definitely influential if for no other reason than she almost single-handedly raised the bar on what everyone should expect from American talent. At one point, Jollee was on an absolute tear through the industry -- nipples covered with electrical tape and a sweatband on her wrist -- and there was no one better working. She's come to be known as primarily a squirting anal enthusiast but Ariana also gives some pretty ferocious head. In fact, she does almost everything well but it's her giggling enthusiasm and almost otherwordly energy that sets her apart from the pack.

9. Did she experiment, test her own personal limits and push the envelope sexually on-camera?

Yes. This was primarily the name of her game. Ariana wasn't happy unless she was pushing herself or trying the next outrageous thing. Again, see Gangbang Girl 35 or 65 Guy Cream Pie and watch as the truest smile ever spreads across her face during the nastiest portions of both. Check her flying double anal up against a sportscar in The NarcASSist with Otto Bauer, Tony T and Brian Surewood. Not only did she push the envelope, Ariana shred it, ate the contents and laughed at the scattered remains. Her double anals in Steve Holmes' Pervesions, Analgeddon, Full Anal Access 4, Double Teamed 2 and Double Stuffed 4 aren't something I'll soon forget. And those aren't all of them.

10. Did she make the performers in scenes with her better?

I think she made male talent step their game up a notch to please her or hang with her. Most times, if she was paired with a lesser female, they would just stand in awe because they knew there was no way they could possibly keep up or match her intensity. In Share the Load, Teagan looks like she's moving in slow motion and utterly lost next to someone as voracious and experienced as Ariana.

11. Did she win many honors or awards?

XRCO Superslut of the Year in '04 and '05 (as well as being nominated as an Orgasmic Oralist and Analist). Nominated by XRCO for Female Performer of the Year in '04 and nominated at the '06 AVN Awards for Female Performer of the Year.

12. Did she gain mainstream media exposure due to her porn fame?

No. Mainstream America ain't ready for the likes of Ariana Jollee. Trust me.

13. Did she show a commitment to the business? Did she do what’s best for her company if she was an exclusive contract performer?

Ariana's committment was to her fans and thus, to giving 110% in each performance. Now directing, as well as continuing to perform, Ariana's committment continues to show, not just through what she does in front of the camera but what she puts into her movies behind it and what she expects and gets from the performers working for her.

14. Was she valuable to the business before and after her prime?

It's hard to judge Ariana's "value" at this juncture in her career. Have we even seen Ariana's best days or her "prime"? It's hard to say. I will say, however, that the business may have been a tad different and definitely poorer for the loss had Ariana Jollee chosen not to do porn when she did. It's hard to imagine the game without her having ever been in it. People like Ariana are rare: pure and genuine, legitimately sexual beings who get off in earnest on everything they do. That, to me, is plenty valuable and appreciated.

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