Hollie Stevens (January 4, 1982 – July 3, 2012) was the stage name of an American pornographic actress, model and writer. She was considered a pioneer of the porn genre known as clown porn, which features actors in clown makeup.

She debuted in 2000 as feature dancer with the name de pole Holly Wood and entered adult industry in 2003, appearing in about 170 titles. She was a long time writer and model for the magazine Girls & Corpses. She appeared in the independent horror film Noirland, directed by Ramzi Abed. Stevens also was a DJ, a live visual manipulator, a kickboxing athlete, a performance artist, and a painter.

In 2011 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and in August 2011 underwent a mastectomy. In June 2012 she married her partner, the comedian and actor Eric Cash; the same month it was revealed her cancer had metastasised to her brain.

 She died of cancer on July 3, 2012 in San Francisco.

Awards

• 2004 AVN Award winner – Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video - The Violation of Jessica Darlin
• 2004 AVN Award nominee – Best Group Sex Scene, Video - The Bachelor

References

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