Sharon Kane is a former American bondage model and pornographic actress. She has appeared in many adult magazines and

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films, in both dominant and

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roles. After leaving her home state of

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to move to

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, she began working at porn director

Alex De Renzy Alexander de Renzy (August 13, 1935 – June 8, 2001) was an American director and producer of pornographic movies. Born in New York City, de Renzy served in the United States Air Force as a Survival Instructor. Back in the United States, h ...

's theater before making her feature film debut in his film Pretty Peaches. She is a member of both the

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and

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Halls of Fame. Recently, Kane works behind the camera as a

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, production manager, art director and

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. She wrote the scores for 1997's ''The Hills Have Bi's'' and Chi Chi La Rue's ''Idol in the Sky''. She directed and starred in ''Stairway to Paradise'', the movie featured in the book ''Coming Attractions: The Making of an X-Rated Movie''. After retiring as a performer, for a time she worked as a production assistant for Naughty America's gay site Suite 703.

Awards

* Hall of Fame Inductee * 1990 Best Actress – Video for ''Bodies in Heat – The Sequel'' * 1990 Best Couples Sex Scene – Film for ''Firestorm 3'' GayVN * 2010 Trailblazer Award

* Hall of Fame Inductee * 1984 Best Supporting Actress for ''Throat: 12 Years After'' * 1989 Best Actress for ''Bodies in Heat – The Sequel''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Sharon 20th-century American actresses American female adult models American pornographic film actresses Bondage models Living people Pornographic film actors from Ohio Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women