Samantha Bentley (born 8 October 1987) is an English former pornographic actress,[1] musician and writer.

Samantha Bentley
Bentley in 2014
Born (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987 (age 37)[1]
London, England[2]
Other namesLady Samantha Bentley[1]
Samantha B[2]
Pixie May[2]
AgentNathan Hoy (Music) [3]
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]

Early life

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Bentley was born and raised in South London, England.[2] She stripped whilst attending university, where she studied design, before working in pornography.[4]

Career

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Bentley started glamour modelling when she was around 18 or 19 years old and has appeared in Page 3 of The Sun.[5] She decided to enter the adult film industry after an ex-boyfriend told her it would be "cool" if she were a porn star.[2] She began by filming her own amateur videos, which are no longer in her possession.[6] When she was 20 years old, she performed solo for a British tease website which posted her work under the name Samantha B, Samantha being her real first name.[2] She initially wanted to use the stage name Pixie May, but a friend of hers suggested she use a name similar to the one from the tease site in order to make it easier for fans to find her.[2] She initially worked for two years in girl/girl scenes only.[6] She did her first scene, which was for 21Sextury,[7] in 2011 at the age of 22 in Budapest with a Czech female performer.[2] Her first boy/girl scene was with Ian Tate[6] for Harmony Films in 2012.[4] This was also her first anal sex scene.[4] She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for August 2015.[8]

Mainstream media appearances

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Bentley played a prostitute in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, appearing in a bath scene opposite Davos Seaworth, who is played by Liam Cunningham.[4] In April 2015, it was announced that Bentley will also appear in the show's fifth season.[4] She has also appeared in a music video for Wiz Khalifa and in a mainstream film titled Look of Love.[9] On 19 August 2014, Cosmopolitan UK published an article titled "14 weird questions about life as a porn star, answered by professionals", in which Bentley is featured.[10] On 7 February 2016, she penned a blog for The Huffington Post titled "Women Against Feminism – A Pornstar's Point of View", in which she criticised feminists who slut-shame porn actresses,[11] and is now a writer for Jerrick Media talking about sex, porn, geek culture, yoga and health.[12]

Other ventures

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On 16 April 2015, Bentley made her DJing debut at Total Uprawr in the London Borough of Camden.[4] She also plays classical piano.[8] She joined a PETA campaign in protest against the Russian Space Agency's plan to send four macaque monkeys to Mars in 2017, in which she was laid in a pool of fake blood while wearing body paint that depicted her as a monkey in a space helmet outside of the Embassy of Russia in London on 13 January 2016.[13][14]

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Result Award Work
2013 Paul Raymond Award Won British Model of the Year[15]
Won Female Performer of the Year[15]
AVN Award Won Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Brooklyn Lee & Ruth Medina)[9][16] Brooklyn Lee: Nymphomaniac
SHAFTA Award Nominated Best New Starlet[17]
UKAP Award Won Best Female Performer[18][19]
2014 Paul Raymond Award Won Female Performer of the Year[20]
AVN Award Nominated Female Foreign Performer of the Year[21]
XBIZ Award Nominated Foreign Female Performer of the Year[22]
2015 Paul Raymond Award Won Men Only Cover Girl of the Year[23]
UKAP Award Won Your Choice Girl of The Year[24]
AVN Award Won Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production (with Henessy & Rocco Siffredi)[25] Rocco’s Perfect Slaves 2
Nominated Female Foreign Performer of the Year[26]
XBIZ Award Nominated Foreign Female Performer of the Year[27]
2016 AVN Award Nominated Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production (with Misha Cross, Luke Hotrod & Maximilian Gambero)[28] Pretty Little Playthings
Nominated Female Foreign Performer of the Year[28]
XBIZ Award Nominated Foreign Female Performer of the Year[29]
SHAFTA Award Nominated Female Performer Of The Year[30]
Paul Raymond Award Nominated Best Girl Girl Duo (with Lucia Love)[31] Escort magazine
Nominated Men Only Cover Girl of the Year[31]
Nominated Escort Cover Girl of the Year[31]
Nominated PRP Girl of the Year[31]
Won Adult Film Of The Year[31] Hard In Love
UKAP Award Nominated Your Choice Girl of The Year[24]
2017 AVN Award Nominated Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production (with Valentina Nappi, Samia Duarte & Rocco Siffredi)[32] Rocco's Italian Porn Bootcamp 2
Nominated Female Foreign Performer of the Year[32]
Nominated Mainstream Star of the Year[32]
Nominated Best Actress [32] Hard in Love
Nominated Best Marketing Campaign for an Individual Project [32] Hard in Love
XBIZ Award Nominated Foreign Female Performer of the Year[33]
Nominated Best Actress All Girl Release[33] Hard in Love 2
Nominated Best All Girl Release[33] Hard in Love 1
Nominated Best All Girl Release[33] Hard in Love 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Samantha Bentley at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Deep Throat (27 April 2014). "Samantha Bentley is Bad (In a Very Good Way) — The TRPWL Interview". TRPWL. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Samantha Bentley". Rebelorsubmit.com. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Dan Miller (17 April 2015). "Samantha Bentley Discusses Return to 'Game of Thrones'". XBIZ. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ^ Cheryl Wischhover (26 June 2015). "I Told Myself I'd Stop Doing Porn by the Time I Turn 30". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Chico Dusty. "Sexy Brit Samantha Bentley Interviewed!". Sex.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. ^ Captain Jack (16 April 2015). "Captain Jack interviews Samantha Bentley". Adult DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Samantha Bentley: August 2015 Penthouse Pet of the Month". Penthouse. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  9. ^ a b Ethan Sacks (12 May 2014). "'Game of Thrones' prostitute played by porn star Sam Bentley". Daily News. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. ^ Catriona Harvey-Jenner (19 August 2014). "14 weird questions about life as a porn star, answered by professionals". Cosmopolitan UK. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  11. ^ Samantha Bentley (7 February 2016). "Women Against Feminism – A Pornstar's Point of View". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  12. ^ Samantha Bentley (24 May 2016). "How to Date a Porn Star". Filthy. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  13. ^ World Entertainment News Network (11 January 2016). "Samantha Bentley To Stage Space Monkeys Protest Outside Russian Embassy". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  14. ^ Anne (13 January 2016). "PHOTOS: 'Dying Monkey' Begs Russia Not to Send Primates to Mars". PETAUK. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Paul Raymond Publications stages awards bash at Spearmint Rhino". Erotictradeonly.com. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. ^ "And Now... The 2013 AVN Award Winners!". AVN. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  17. ^ Rhett Pardon (6 November 2013). "4th Annual SHAFTA Nominations Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  18. ^ "2013 UKAP award winners". Erotic Trade Only. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  19. ^ "At least six current or former porn stars have appeared in Game of Thrones". News.com.au. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  20. ^ "The 2014 Paul Raymond Awards winners were…". Erotictradeonly.com. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  21. ^ "2014 AVN Award Nominees". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  22. ^ "Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  23. ^ "2015 PRP Award Winners Announced". Die-screaming.com. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  24. ^ a b "UKAP Awards 2018". Ukapawards.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  25. ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards". AVN. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  26. ^ "2015 AVN Award Nominees". AVN Awards. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  27. ^ Lila Gray (12 November 2014). "XBIZ Announces Movies & Production Nominees for 2015 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  28. ^ a b "2016 avn award nominations". AVN Awards. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  29. ^ "2016 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  30. ^ "2017 Nominees". Shafta Awards. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  31. ^ a b c d e "2016 prp award nominations". PRP Awards. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  32. ^ a b c d e "2017 avn award nominations". AVN Awards. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  33. ^ a b c d "2017 Nominees". XBIZ Awards. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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