Venus Lux

Venus Lux (born Talen Lee, October 10, 1990)[1] is an American pornographic actress, director, producer, and educator.[3]

Venus Lux
Venus Lux at the XBIZ Awards on January 15, 2015
Born
Talen Lee

(1990-10-10) October 10, 1990[1]
San Francisco, California, U.S.[2]
Other namesVenus Luxe[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Websitevenus-lux.com

Early life

Lux was born and raised in San Francisco, California, and is of Chinese and Mongolian descent.[4] She is an only child.[5] She worked as an escort, stripper, and bartender prior to her porn career.[6][7]

Career

Lux entered the adult film industry in 2012 after receiving an email from a Kink.com talent scout.[6][7] Her first scene was with Kaylee Hilton for tspussyhunter.com.[5] When she first chose her stage name, Venus referred to the ruling planet for Libra while Lux was short for luxury.[5] She later began to consider her stage name's original meaning to be "a bit tacky" and decided to change it.[5] She now states that her stage name is Latin/Greek for love (Venus) and illumination (Lux).[5]

Other ventures

Lux owns a studio called Venus Lux Entertainment.[8] In December 2014, she signed an exclusive three-year distribution deal with Pulse Distribution.[8] In 2012, she began writing a column titled "Venus Rising".[9] She compiled some of those columns into a book titled Venus Lux Diaries, which was released in March 2015.[9] In October 2015, she launched TransGlobal Magazine.[10] In 2016, Venus Lux founded Syren Network and the website TS Fetishes, both of which launched in the spring. She is featured in the sequel of the documentary After Porn Ends titled After Porn Ends 2.[11]

Personal life

In March 2009, Lux decided to transition from male-to-female.[6] She began by presenting as female for a few weeks before undergoing hormone replacement therapy and breast augmentation surgery.[6] She is half deaf in her right ear.[5]

Mainstream media appearances
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Brody Stevens: Enjoy It![12] Herself
2013 The Naughty Show[13] Herself Episode: "The Brody Stevens Dating Game"
2014 VICE[14] Herself
2016 BuzzFeed[15] Herself

Awards and nominations
List of accolades received by Venus Lux
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 9 23
AVN Awards
Year Result Award Work
2013[16] Nominated Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Annalise Rose & Christian XXX) American She-Male X 2
Nominated Transsexual Performer of the Year —
2014[17] Nominated Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Spencer Fox) America's Next Top Tranny 17
Nominated Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Jane Marie, Chanel Couture & Christian XXX) TS Jane Marie: 5 Star Bitch
Nominated Transsexual Performer of the Year —
2015[18] Won Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Dana Vespoli) TS, I Love You
Won Transsexual Performer of the Year —
2016[19][20] Nominated Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Eva Lin) Venus Lux Fantasies
Won Transsexual Performer of the Year —
NightMoves Awards
Year Result Award
2013[21] Nominated Best TS Performer
2014[22] Won Best Transsexual Performer (Fan Choice)
2015[23] Nominated Best Transsexual Performer
Tranny Awards
Year Result Award Work
2013[24] Nominated Best Solo Model —
Nominated Best Hardcore Model —
Nominated Best New Face —
Nominated Best Scene (with Katie) Next Idol 5
2014[25][26] Nominated Best Scene (with Jessica Fox, Maitresse Madeline & Eva Lin) TSPussyHunters.com
Nominated Best Scene (with Blake) TSSeduction.com
Won Best Scene (with Foxxy) Asian Nail Salon
Won Best Solo Site Venus-Lux.com
Won Best Hardcore Model —
2015[27] Nominated Best Hardcore Performer —
Nominated Best Solo Website —
Nominated Best Internet Personality —
Nominated Best Scene (with Dana Vespoli) TS, I Love You
XBIZ Awards
Year Result Award Work
2013[28] Nominated Transsexual Performer of the Year —
2014[29][30] Won Transsexual Performer of the Year —
Nominated Transsexual Site of the Year Venus-Lux.com
2015[31][32] Won Transsexual Performer of the Year —
Nominated Adult Site of the Year - Transsexual Venus-Lux.com
2016[33] Nominated Transgender Performer of the Year —
Nominated Adult Site of the Year - Transgender Venus-Lux.com

References
  1. Venus Lux at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. Christina (November 2, 2012). "Interview with Venus Lux". AIPdaily. Archived from the original on December 17, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. EJ Dickson (January 26, 2015). "The reality of being a transgender star at porn's biggest event". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  4. Christina (March 7, 2014). "Interview with Venus Lux". AIPdaily. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  5. Margo (July 30, 2015). "Exclusive Interview: Venus Lux". Adult Empire. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. Erika Icon (October 4, 2012). "Ballsy Venus Lux". YNOT. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  7. Apache Warrior (25 March 2013). "Venus Lux interview". XCritic. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  8. John Sanford (December 2, 2014). "Venus Lux Signs Distribution Deal With Pulse". XBIZ. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  9. Lila Gray (March 23, 2015). "TS Starlet Venus Lux Releases 1st Book, 'Venus Lux Diaries'". XBIZ. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  10. John Sanford (October 9, 2015). "Venus Lux Launches TransGlobal Magazine". XBIZ. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. "After Porn Ends". 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016 – via www.imdb.com.
  12. "Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  13. The Naughty Show: The Brody Stevens Dating Game at IMDb
  14. Morin, Roc (2 December 2014). "What Do Porn Stars Dream About?". Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  15. Frosch, Stephanie (21 March 2016). "I'm A Sex Worker, But I'm Not". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  16. "2013 Nominations" (PDF). AVN Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  17. "2014 AVN Award Nominees". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  18. Tod Hunter (2015-03-11). "Interview: 2015 Transsexual Performer of the Year Venus Lux". AVN. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  19. "2016 AVN AWARD NOMINATIONS". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  20. "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2016 AVN Awards". AVN. January 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  21. "21st Annual NightMoves Awards Show". NightMoves. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  22. Bob Johnson (October 13, 2014). "NightMoves Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  23. AVN Staff (July 16, 2015). "NightMoves Magazine Announces 2015 Awards Nominees". AVN. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  24. "NOMINEES". Tranny Awards. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  25. AVN Staff (November 14, 2013). "Nominees for 6th Annual Tranny Awards Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  26. Lila Gray (February 17, 2014). "6th Annual Tranny Awards Sees Glamour, Growth". XBIZ. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  27. "Nominees Announced for Transgender Erotica Awards 2015". AVN. October 16, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  28. "2013 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  29. Lila Gray (January 30, 2014). "Venus Lux Named XBIZ Transsexual Performer of the Year". XBIZ. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  30. "Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  31. Dan Miller (January 16, 2015). "2015 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  32. Lila Gray (November 12, 2014). "XBIZ Announces Web & Tech Nominees for 2015 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  33. "2016 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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