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| '''Sharon Mitchell''' (born January 18, 1956) is an American ] who was formerly a ]. In 1998 she founded the ] (AIM), which tested hundreds of adult film performers per month before a 2011 information leak led to a lawsuit and the clinic's closure. | '''Sharon Mitchell''' (born January 18, 1956) is an American ] who was formerly a ]. In 1998 she founded the ] (AIM), which tested hundreds of adult film performers per month before a 2011 information leak led to a lawsuit and the clinic's closure. | ||
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== Early life== | ||
| Mitchell was adopted into a single-child family, raised Catholic, and briefly married at age 17 before she was an ] actress and dancer who toured with the ] dance company. Then, in the mid-1970s, she became an adult actress. During her 20-year career in adult films, she made about 1,000 movies, directing 38.<ref name=Madigan040510>{{cite news |last=Madigan |first=Nick |date=2004-05-10 |title=Voice of Health in a Pornographic World |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C05EEDF123CF933A25756C0A9629C8B63 |newspaper=New York Times |accessdate=2007-02-26}}</ref> | Mitchell was adopted into a single-child family, raised Catholic, and briefly married at age 17 before she was an ] actress and dancer who toured with the ] dance company. Then, in the mid-1970s, she became an adult actress. | ||
| == Career == | |||
| During her 20-year career in adult films, she made about 1,000 movies, directing 38.<ref name=Madigan040510>{{cite news |last=Madigan |first=Nick |date=2004-05-10 |title=Voice of Health in a Pornographic World |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C05EEDF123CF933A25756C0A9629C8B63 |newspaper=New York Times |accessdate=2007-02-26}}</ref> | |||
| She is a member of the AVN Awards Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |title=Hall of Fame |accessdate=2007-07-19 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070715074926/http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-15}}</ref> Legends of Erotica,<ref name='Legends'>{{cite news|title=Legends of Erotica, | url =http://www.ainews.com/story/12687/| accessdate = 2007-12-30 }}</ref> and XRCO Hall of Fame.<ref name='XRCOHOF'>{{cite news|title=XRCO Hall of Fame | url =http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm| accessdate = 2007-12-30 }}</ref> | She is a member of the AVN Awards Hall of Fame,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |title=Hall of Fame |accessdate=2007-07-19 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070715074926/http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-15}}</ref> Legends of Erotica,<ref name='Legends'>{{cite news|title=Legends of Erotica, | url =http://www.ainews.com/story/12687/| accessdate = 2007-12-30 }}</ref> and XRCO Hall of Fame.<ref name='XRCOHOF'>{{cite news|title=XRCO Hall of Fame | url =http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm| accessdate = 2007-12-30 }}</ref> | ||
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| On March 30, 1996, a ] almost killed her when she was ] and ]d. She took a respite from the ] following that incident, only to return to make sporadic appearances until her permanent retirement in 2003.<ref name=Madigan040510/> | On March 30, 1996, a ] almost killed her when she was ] and ]d. She took a respite from the ] following that incident, only to return to make sporadic appearances until her permanent retirement in 2003.<ref name=Madigan040510/> | ||
| ==Sex worker health work== | ===Sex worker health work=== | ||
| After ending her adult career, Mitchell obtained an MA and a PhD from the ].<ref name=Madigan040510/><ref name=Lancet2004>{{cite journal |last=Tannen |first=Terrell |date=2004-08-28 |title=Profile: Sharon Mitchell, head of the Adult Industry Medical Clinic |url=http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673604169213.pdf |journal=The Lancet |publisher=Elsevier |volume=364 |issue= |pages=751 |doi= |accessdate=2014-09-10}}</ref> | After ending her adult career, Mitchell obtained an MA and a PhD from the ].<ref name=Madigan040510/><ref name=Lancet2004>{{cite journal |last=Tannen |first=Terrell |date=2004-08-28 |title=Profile: Sharon Mitchell, head of the Adult Industry Medical Clinic |url=http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673604169213.pdf |journal=The Lancet |publisher=Elsevier |volume=364 |issue= |pages=751 |doi= |accessdate=2014-09-10}}</ref> | ||
| In 1998, she founded the ] (AIM), an organization which provided information and STD testing to workers in adult entertainment. As of 2004, they were testing 1,200 adult performers a month.<ref name=Madigan040510/> In 2011, a security breach led to over 12,000 adult performers' personal information being released publicly.<ref>Katz, Lyla. (2011-02-04) . XBIZ.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.</ref> A privacy breach lawsuit was filed against the institute and they closed their doors in May 2011.<ref>Pardon, Rhett. (2011-05-03) . XBIZ.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.</ref> | In 1998, she founded the ] (AIM), an organization which provided information and STD testing to workers in adult entertainment. As of 2004, they were testing 1,200 adult performers a month.<ref name=Madigan040510/> In 2011, a security breach led to over 12,000 adult performers' personal information being released publicly.<ref>Katz, Lyla. (2011-02-04) . XBIZ.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.</ref> A privacy breach lawsuit was filed against the institute and they closed their doors in May 2011.<ref>Pardon, Rhett. (2011-05-03) . XBIZ.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.</ref> | ||
| == Awards == | |||
| * 1982 ] Best Supporting Actress for ''Blue Jeans'' (tied with ])<ref name="rame">{{cite news|title=rame awards list|url=http://www.rame.net/library/lists/best.html|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> | |||
| * 1983 CAFA Best Actress for ''Sexcapades''<ref name="rame"/> | |||
| * 1983 CAFA Best Supporting Actress for ''Night Hunger''<ref name="rame"/> | |||
| * 1984 ] Best Actress – Film for ''Sexcapades''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avnawards.com/pastwinners.php|title=AVN Awards Past Winners|accessdate=2007-07-19|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070715074951/http://www.avnawards.com/pastwinners.php<!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archivedate=2007-07-15}}</ref> | |||
| * 2001 ] d’honneur recipient<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4 |title=Hot d’Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d’or |publisher=Hot-dor.fr |date= |accessdate=2014-05-17}}</ref> | |||
| * 2008 ] Lifetime Achievement-Industry Contribution<ref name=xbizwinners>, '']'', February, 2011</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| ] | * ] | ||
| ] | * ] | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist| |
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| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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| Born | (1956-01-18) January 18, 1956 (age 69) New Jersey, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Sharon Mitchell (born January 18, 1956) is an American sexologist who was formerly a pornographic film actor. In 1998 she founded the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation (AIM), which tested hundreds of adult film performers per month before a 2011 information leak led to a lawsuit and the clinic's closure.
Early life
Mitchell was adopted into a single-child family, raised Catholic, and briefly married at age 17 before she was an Off-Broadway actress and dancer who toured with the Martha Graham dance company. Then, in the mid-1970s, she became an adult actress.
Career
During her 20-year career in adult films, she made about 1,000 movies, directing 38.
She is a member of the AVN Awards Hall of Fame, Legends of Erotica, and XRCO Hall of Fame.
During her years in the industry, 16 as a heroin addict, Mitchell contracted herpes, chlamydia, hepatitis, and trichomoniasis.
On March 30, 1996, a stalker almost killed her when she was attacked and raped. She took a respite from the sex industry following that incident, only to return to make sporadic appearances until her permanent retirement in 2003.
Sex worker health work
After ending her adult career, Mitchell obtained an MA and a PhD from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.
In 1998, she founded the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation (AIM), an organization which provided information and STD testing to workers in adult entertainment. As of 2004, they were testing 1,200 adult performers a month. In 2011, a security breach led to over 12,000 adult performers' personal information being released publicly. A privacy breach lawsuit was filed against the institute and they closed their doors in May 2011.
Awards
- 1982 CAFA Best Supporting Actress for Blue Jeans (tied with Lisa De Leeuw)
- 1983 CAFA Best Actress for Sexcapades
- 1983 CAFA Best Supporting Actress for Night Hunger
- 1984 AVN Best Actress – Film for Sexcapades
- 2001 Hot d'Or d’honneur recipient
- 2008 XBIZ Award Lifetime Achievement-Industry Contribution
See also
References
- ^ Madigan, Nick (2004-05-10). "Voice of Health in a Pornographic World". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
- "Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- "Legends of Erotica,". Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- Mitchell, Sharon (2007-07-23). "Sharon Mitchell Chat at Court TV Online" (transcript). Interviewed by Court TV host (unnamed). Archived from the original on 2007-07-27.
{{cite interview}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2001-07-27 suggested (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters:|callsign=and|city=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Tannen, Terrell (2004-08-28). "Profile: Sharon Mitchell, head of the Adult Industry Medical Clinic" (PDF). The Lancet. 364. Elsevier: 751. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- Katz, Lyla. (2011-02-04) AIM Healthcare Reopens Under New Name, Status. XBIZ.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.
- Pardon, Rhett. (2011-05-03) AIM Clinic Closes; FSC Responds. XBIZ.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-19.
- ^ "rame awards list". Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- "AVN Awards Past Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- "Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or". Hot-dor.fr. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, February, 2011
Further reading
- Anthony, Andrew (2004-07-31). "Risky Business (part 1)". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- Anthony, Andrew (2004-07-31). "Risky Business (part 2)". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- Mitchell, Sharon (2007-12-08). "Promoting Healthcare for the Porn Industry" (transcript). Interviewed by Scott Simon. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
{{cite interview}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|city=(help); Unknown parameter|callsign=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - Mitchell, Sharon (2013-08-05). "Bringing Medical and Psychiatric Care to the Adult Film Industry" (podcast). Interviewed by Michael Greenberg MD. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
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