Juliet Anderson
Juliet Anderson | |
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Born | Judith Carr[1] July 23, 1938[2] |
Died | January 11, 2010[3] Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Other names | Aunt Peg, Judith Anderson, Juliett Anderson, Judy Fallbrook, Ruby Sapphire, Judy Carr, Alice Rigby |
Juliet Anderson (born Judith Carr),
Early life
Judith Carr was born and grew up in
In 1963, while living in Miami, she was secretary to a producer of "nudie" movies and a receptionist at the
During this time, she was known by her birth name of Judith Carr. She did not begin using the
Adult film career
After living in Finland from 1971 to 1977, working as a radio journalist and teaching English to Finnish schoolchildren, she returned to the United States in 1977, and became involved in the pornography business in 1978 while trying to get into documentary film making. She was working in advertising when she answered an ad by hardcore pornography producer Alex de Renzy, who was looking for an actress.[4] Her career took off after she was cast in the movie Pretty Peaches. She acquired the name of "Aunt Peg" during a clip in the Swedish Erotica series, where she was portrayed as having sex with a niece, who cried out: "Oh, Aunt Peg!";[citation needed] thus arose the moniker by which Anderson is best known to her fans.
Anderson appeared in several
Although Anderson portrayed many characters during her movie career, all tended to be tough-talking and unsentimental, yet rambunctious, vibrant and even comedic—all at the same time.[4] She was said never to have faked an orgasm in any of her films.[8] Author Charles Taylor wrote that she "brought a persona of classic movie-broad to porn", referring to her as "the Joan Blondell of porn." Another critic, Howard Hampton, opined that "her tough, no-nonsense older woman routine would be at home in the margins of any Howard Hawks movie."[4]
Leaving and returning
In 1985, Anderson chose to leave the adult film business after signing over, under pressure, distribution rights for the film Educating Nina. Anderson had directed, produced and appeared in the film, and funded it with money she raised from various investors. The film was notable for featuring the debut of future porn superstar Nina Hartley. Anderson received no income for the film, and all the investors' money was lost. She moved to Placerville, California, where she worked in a bed and breakfast, cleaned houses and did child care and elder care. During this time, she continued to do some live stage shows and opened a massage therapy office.[5] Anderson returned to pornography in 1995, making new movies as an actress, producer and director.
In 1998, she directed and produced Ageless Desire, a hardcore video featuring several over-50 real-life couples, including Juliet and her partner at the time.[9] Numerous awards followed: Induction into the Erotic Legends Hall of Fame in 1996, an X-rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame Award in 1999, and a "Lifetime Achievement Actress Award" from the Free Speech Coalition in 2001. In 2007, Anderson received an honorary Doctor of the Arts from The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.[5] She was featured in the 1998 documentary Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes and also made one of her last appearances in Dick Ho: Asian Male Porn Star in 2005.
By 2009, Anderson was living in
Death
On the morning of January 11, 2010, a friend discovered Anderson's body. The friend stated that he had arrived at Anderson's residence to take her to a doctor's appointment for a colonoscopy, to help her with the treatment of Crohn's disease. He further reported that he found Anderson in her bed, with nothing in the room appearing to be "out of the ordinary." He stated that Anderson had expressed a desire to be cremated. A memorial was held on January 26, 2010, at the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco where friends she had known in and out of the business, including Nina Hartley whom she mentored, attended and gave testimonials to her kind and warm friendship.[10] Later that month, it was revealed that Anderson had died of a heart attack.[11]
Awards
- AVN Awards Hall of Fame[12]
- XRCO Hall of Fame (inducted 1999)[13]
References
- ^ Juliet Anderson – Biography
- ^ a b c "Personal Bio Juliet Anderson". IAFD.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b Mark Kernes (2010-01-11). "Juliet 'Aunt Peg' Anderson Dead at Age 71". business.avn.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ a b c d e f Taylor, Charles: "The Golden Age of Porn" from Salon.Com, 13 April 2002. Retrieved on 2009-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Autobiography". www.auntpeg.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "Juliet Anderson" at Porn Studies. Retrieved on 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Juliet Anderson" at Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Sex is no Act: A Tribute to Juliet Anderson" Cinema Retro, 9 July 2009. Retrieved on 2009-11-10.
- ^ Welcome to AuntPeg.com!
- ^ Juliet "Peg" Anderson Dead at Age 71 (Updated), Retrieved on 2010-01-30.
- ^ Fagan, Kevin (31 January 2000). "Adult film star Juliet 'Aunt Peg' Anderson dies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "25th Annual AVN Awards Show". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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Literature
- Louis Marvin: The New Goddesses (AF Press, USA 1987): Features a chapter on Juliet Anderson.
External links
- Juliet Anderson at IMDb
- Juliet Anderson at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Juliet Anderson at the Adult Film Database
- "The golden age of porn", "Critics sneer at XXX films. But careers like Juliet Anderson's offer as much to admire as those of John Wayne or Audrey Hepburn.", Charles Taylor, April 13, 2002, Salon.com.
- Sex is no Act: A Tribute to Juliet Anderson, by Graham Hill, Cinema Retro, 9 July 2009. Retrieved on 2009-11-10.