Ovidie
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| Birthdate: | August 25, 1980 |
| Birth location: | Lille, France |
| Birth name: | Eloïse Becht |
| Height: | 5 ft 9.25 in (1.76 m) |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
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Ovidie, (born August 25, 1980 in Lille, France) [1] is a French pornographic actress.
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[edit] Overview
Ovidie studied philosophy at college.
She denies entering the porn industry for either sex or money, and has described herself as middle class. Her involvement in dance and choreography, and her interest in expression of the human body, played a part in attracting her to the industry.
At the time Ovidie became a porn actress, she was a radical feminist. She first viewed pornography to get a sense of the injustice that was being perpetrated on female industry workers. She found herself surprised when female porn stars, who she once felt sorry for, impressed her with their powerful sexual images. Wanting to attain this same kind of sexual strength, which seemed compatible with feminist ideals, she began acting in pornographic films.
She decided to quit her acting career at the end of 2003, although she still directs adult movies. In 2002, she published her first book: Porno Manifesto.
[edit] Music
Ovidie has also been active in musical circles, organizing underground concerts within France for martial musicians such as Dernière Volonté and others.
[edit] Titles and awards
During five years in the porn business, she appeared in more than 60 movies and received 7 awards:
- Bruxelles 2001
- Cannes 2001
- Cannes 2001
- Bruxelles 2002
- Barcelone 2002
- Bruxelles 2003
- Bruxelles 2004
[edit] Filmography
She has appeared in mainstream movies, like Mortel Transfert by Jean-Jacques Beineix, and Le Pornographe by Bertrand Bonello. In the latter film, she performs an unsimulated sex scene. She also appears in the Danish film All About Anna, produced by Lars von Trier's Zentropa, where she has a lesbian scene with mainstream actress/singer Gry Bay; in a typical Zentropa-twist, she is the only porn star in the film's cast, yet stands out as she does not appear nude in the film. She also starred in the leading role of the 2007 Jean Rollin film, La Nuit Des Horloges.
[edit] Further reading
- Ovidie (2002). Porno Manifesto – Flammarion – ISBN 2-08-068344-6 (French)
- Ovidie (2004). In sex we trust : Backstage – La Musardine – ISBN 2-84271-202-1 (French)
