Gail Harris
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Gail Harris | |
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Born | Gail Thackray 16 December 1964 Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Other names | Robyn Harris |
Occupation(s) | Model, actress, producer, magazine publisher |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Gail Harris (born 16 December 1964) is a British model, actress, magazine publisher and industry entrepreneur.
Life and career
Modelling
Before her film-industry work, Gail Thackray was a
Hollywood
After initially starting her acting career as an
In 1990, Harris starred in two horror/action direct-to-video films for director
Harris is popularly known as a "scream queen" and was named in the website Mr. Skin's Nudity Hall of Fame.
Falcon Foto
In 1988, Harris founded Falcon Foto, a prominent provider of adult-entertainment material to the publishing and Internet industries with a library of over 2 million images.[2] A 2004 USA Today story stated that Falcon Foto had the world's largest privately owned library of erotic photos, worth more than $25 million according to online experts.[3] Falcon Foto also serves as the major licensor of adult material to print publishing groups, contributing approximately 40% of all photo content in the industry.[4]
Barely Legal
In 1988, Harris created the first niche adult magazine, Barely Legal, for Larry Flynt Publications, which became one of Flynt's best-selling titles. The launch of Barely Legal revolutionized the industry with 22 copycat titles appearing, as well as format changes in established publications and in the video medium. With a second title, Hometown Girls, published, in partnership with Flynt, Falcom becoming Flynt's third top earner. Falcon Foto's third announcement of a new title Virgins Magazine created a bidding war before the concept was even released.[5][6]
Internet pornography and niche markets
When the Internet began to rapidly expand in the mid 1990s, Harris already had a viable pornographic business in place.
She also claimed her company had the distinction of being the "first to shoot a granny and the first to create an entire magazine devoted to young girls." Her other niche products included photos and videos for Barely Legal, Busty Beauties, Hometown Girls, 40+, Plumpers, and other magazines.
In 2003, Harris collaborated with Larry Flynt III to create Contrentrus.com, both producing and marketing pornographic video products.[12]
In 2006, Harris finished a year as a consultant for Flynt, putting her staff to work helping Flynt develop websites, Vegas casino projects, video lines, and a mobile operation within his empire.[2]
In 2006, Harris collaborated with pornographic actors Brandi Love and Chris Potoski to form Naked Rhino Media, a multimedia pornography site that featured exclusive niche-specific content.[13]
Personal life
Harris met her first husband Scott Harris while skydiving in the United States. Scott was the photographer who parachuted into the Michael Jackson compound during the 6 October 1991 wedding for Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Fortensky.[14]
On 1 August 2004, Thackray married adult entertainment entrepreneur Jason Tucker.[3] On 19 February 2011, they were legally separated.[15]
Thackray retired from acting and producing in 2002 and stayed on as a resident of Los Angeles in the United States.
Partial filmography
- Takin' It Off (1985) (video) as Hannah
- Electric Blue 38 (1986) (video) as Limo Driver
- Electric Blue 41 (1986) (video) as Jeanie
- Electric Blue 43 (1986) (video) as Louise
- Party Favors (1987) as Nicole
- Electric Blue 47 (1987) (video) as Little Jo
- Electric Blue 48 (1987) (video) as John Squib's Girl
- For Love and Money (1987) as Fawny Van Renzlia
- Electric Blue 49 (1987) (video) as Girl on Video Monitor
- Electric Blue 50 (1987) (video) as Swimwear Model
- Savage Harbor (1987) as Harry's Girlfriend
- Takin' It All Off (1987) as Hannah McCall
- Screwball Hotel (1988) (uncredited)
- Hard to Die(1990) (as Robyn Harris) as Dawn Grant
- Sorority House Massacre II (1990) (as Robyn Harris) as Linda
- The Haunting of Morella (1990) as Ilsa
- Rainbow Drive (1990) (TV) as Club Girl
- Forbidden Games (1995) as Tonya Douglas
- Masseuse (1996) (as Robyn Harris) as Diane
- Dream On as Catering Girl (1 episode, 1996)
- Alien Escape (1997) as Cindy
- Masseuse 3 (1998/I) (video) as Debbie
- The Outsider(1998) (TV) as Wubba Wubba Girl
- The Circuit (2002) as Nicole Kent
- The Circuit 2: The Final Punch (2002) (video) as Nicole Kent
- Treasure Hunt (2003) (video) as Gail
- Quigley (2003) as Woman on Street
- Curse of the Komodo (2004) as Dr. Dawn Porter
References
- ^ "Introducing… Gail Harris". The Actress Zone. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ a b Gila Morgan (27 February 2007). "Gail Harris". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b Jon Swartz (9 March 2004). "Online porn often leads high-tech way". USA Today. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ a b Gary Dretzka (18 July 2001). "X-rated photo czarina shows how to market a body of work". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "YNOTNews Interviews Gail Harris From Falcon Foto". YNot. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- Business Week. Archived from the originalon 1 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Moving From Back Alleys on to Wall St". Los Angeles Times. 23 November 1999. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Ericka Easton (1 September 1999). "WWW.FALCONFOTO.NET: The 'World's Largest' Library of Erotic Photos Goes Online". AVN. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "Falcon Foto Launches New Content Sales Site". ainews.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "AVN – How to Market Niche Websites". avn.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "YNOT – YNOTNews Interviews Gail Harris From Falcon Foto". YNOT: Adult Industry Forums. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Falcon Foto Collaborates on New Webmaster Product". ainews.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ XBIZ. "Falcon Foto, XclusiveCash Form Naked Rhino Media". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Parachutist's Hopes for Riches From Liz Taylor Wedding Fall Through". Los Angeles Times. 2 November 1991. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Jason Tucker v. Gail Thackray: California Central District Court: Federal Civil Lawsuit No. 2:13-cv-03826". plainsite.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
- Gail Harris at IMDb
- Gail Harris at the Internet Adult Film Database