Liza del Sierra (also spelled Del Sierra, born 30 August 1985) is a French pornographic actress, film director and producer.

Biography

Del Sierra was born Émilie Delaunay in

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, in the Parisian region. She later grew up mostly in

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. After working as a

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, she shot her first

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in 2005,Liza Del Sierra
''cinemafantastique.net'', 25 June 2012 with her husband's approval. They later divorced, they both surrendered. After making several films in France, she worked for a time in

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's porn industry. She also stated in a 2012 interview that she had escorted for some time when she wasn't getting enough film offers.Liza Del Sierra « Le problème du porno français c’est l’amat »
''Le Tag Parfait'', 8 octobre 2012 In 2009, she received a career achievement award at the

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. In 2010, she appeared in one episode of the series ''Du hard ou du cochon !'', the French remake of ''

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'', broadcast on

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. After shooting a

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in France with

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, she went to work in the United States, where she received several

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nominations. On July 11, 2011, ''

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'' ranked her eightieth on their list of "The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now)". Her American career helped her to achieve more fame in her home country, where she became familiar to the general public in the early 2010s."21 jours...Classés X" : la face cachée du porno
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'', 17 June 2014 After returning to France, she started directing and producing.Liza Del Sierra
on colmax.com (retrieved May 8, 2017) In 2014, the production of one of her films as a director was the subject of a documentary about the porn industry, broadcast on

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Awards and nominations

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