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WHO’S WHO
Astrid Star:
Ready to Grow
Hometown: Katy, Texas | Age: 28 | Height: 5-foot-5 |
Weight: 115 pounds | Hair: Blond | Eyes: Green
Astrid Star did her first big scene for Brazzers in February.
“That was a lot of fun. It was with Xander Corvus. He’s a
really good guy. He helped me out for my first scene. He
made it more comfortable.” Before becoming a performer,
she was in the military, and after leaving the service she
started webcamming on Playboy Live. “I did pretty well on
that, and got a good following. I wanted to see how much
further I could go.”
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She entered the military to get away from the small
Texas town where she grew up. Stationed in San Diego,
Star found that “being around people from all over was a
good experience. You can talk to everyone and learn their
experiences. I liked that.” There’s a trace of the Lone Star
State in her accent but for the most part, Star says she’s left
Texas behind: “A lot. I haven’t gone back to visit in a long
time. I still have it in my blood, I think.”
Star takes pride in her webcam fan following. “When I
would log on I would notice a lot of the traffic would go
into my room,” Star says. “I learned how to talk to guys
about their fantasies. There are some things I hadn’t heard
of. Everybody has different fantasies. You get to know your
regulars. Sometimes you just need somebody to talk to,
about your everyday life.”
She is determined to “make every scene the best I can.
I have experience, and I can use that. I can grow in the
industry, and when I’m old enough to play a MILF, I can do
that.” In the future, she’d like to work with Chris Strokes,
James Deen and Ryan McLane. She’s also open to girl/girl,
but hasn’t done a scene yet.
Star is represented by OC Modeling. Follow her on
Twitter: @astridstarxxx. Photo by Rick Garcia/@IndustryByRick
— Tod Hunter
Jill Kassidy: Dallas Cowgirl
Hometown: Dallas | Age: 21 | Height: 5-foot-6 | Weight: 115 pounds | 34B-28-34 ½ |
Hair: Blond | Eyes: Blue
out the “sweetest girl in porn” has a nasty side.
“I like the messier stuff,” she admits.
A former high school cheerleader who grew up
going to Dallas Cowboys games, the 21-year-old
native of Dallas took some college classes and
later moved to San Antonio with her ex-boyfriend,
finding a job at a timeshare company before porn.
“I was the person that brings the people in to
jJill Kassidy knows she looks innocent, but it turns
sit through those two-hour long bullshit [sales
pitches],” Kassidy says.
Kassidy found LA Direct Models after searching
for talent agencies when she was 19 out of
curiosity.
“I had a boyfriend at the time, and he wouldn’t
let me do it, so then we broke up, and like four
months later, I remembered about LA Direct,”
Kassidy recalls.
When she first arrived in LA in late June of 2016
Kassidy was only scheduled to stay for two weeks.
“And I ended up just staying this whole time. I
just never went back,” she says.
Kassidy hasn’t kept track of how many scenes
she’s done in the past year but she estimates it’s
more than 150.
She counts one of her best experiences thus
far as the feature she did for the upcoming site
PureTaboo from the creative team at Gamma Films
Group, led by Head of Production Bree Mills.
“The storyline is really good, and it’s just crazy
and fucked up, so I’m really excited,” Kassidy
says. “I think it’s my favorite thing I’ve ever done,
because I get to act kind of crazy in it.
“Normally, I always play someone innocent.”
Mills tells AVN Kassidy has “an awesome
attitude” and is fun to direct.
“With PureTaboo, I tend to gravitate toward
stories that feature teen characters,” Mills says.
Films brands. I really love her perfectly all-
American look and sweetness. She is the definition
of girl next door. So, naturally, that’s just the
juxtaposition I’m looking for when it comes to
the characters I write. Who can I take who looks
perfectly normal on the outside and showcase the
darkness within?”
Mills continues, “We shot one of my regular
episodes together and she was a great fit on set—
one of those performers who you want to put into
a million different scenarios. So, when I went about
writing my first feature for the studio I knew she
had to be one of the principal characters. Behind
that sweetness and great sex performance, I knew
there was an interesting, complex actress. And I
wanted to give her that vehicle.”
Mills says the movie is titled Half His Age: A
Teenage Tragedy and is being released on VOD and
DVD, along with being featured during the launch
of the website PureTaboo.com last month.
Speaking of career highlights, Kassidy also
points to her threeway with Natalia Starr and
Xander Corvus for Vixen.
“I really like my recent Vixen scene with Natalia
Starr. I think we work well together,” Kassidy says.
“I haven’t had these scenes come out yet, but I did
a couple scenes for Jules Jordan, and I did a couple
scenes for Elegant Angel, and I really want those
scenes to come out because I feel like they’re gonna
be really pretty.”
Jordan, who already has three scenes with her in
the pipeline including a freshly shot threeway with
Markus Dupree and Bella Rose, says Kassidy is
“definitely one of the top new starlets.”
“She’s just naturally sexy,” the AVN Hall of
Fame director tells AVN. “It will be fun to watch
her progress in the industry.”
Photo courtesy Jules Jordan Video
“Jill is a performer who I’ve had my eye on for
—Dan Miller
awhile, having shot her for several other Gamma
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