Julia Channel | |
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Born | Paris, France | 3 November 1973
Other names | Giulia Chanel, Giulia Sow, Giuly Chanel, Julia, Julia Chanel, Julia Channel, Julia Snow, Julia Sow, July Chanel, Lydia Channel, Lydia Channell |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Julia Channel (born 3 November 1973) is a French actress, singer, entrepreneur, and former pornographic actress.
After posing for magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse in the early 1990s,[1] Channel debuted in the adult industry in 1992 and retired in 1996; during this time, she starred in about 120 productions.[2] In 1998, she won a Hot d'Or d'Honneur Award.[1][3][4]
She also starred in a number of mainstream films, such as Les truffes alongside Jean Reno, Frères (1994), Coup de vice (1996) together with Samy Naceri, and Recto/Verso (1999).[5] In addition, she starred in a series of erotic TV-movies produced and broadcast by M6 Television,[3] and, in 2001, she hosted the TV-program Le journal du hard on Canal+.[6]
Channel appeared in a number of hip hop music videos, including Method Man's "Judgement Day".[7] She also hosted a music program, Hip Hop Channel, which was broadcast by the channel MCM.[8] In 2010, she started her own musical career, releasing her first single "All I want" from her debut album Colours.[2] In her 2012 music video for the song "Forever in a Day", she had as a guest star the soccer player Didier Drogba.[8]
In 2008, Channel published an autobiography entitled L'enfer vu du ciel (The hell seen from the sky).[9][10]
In 2010, she created a dating service website for singles called Mecacroquer.[11]
Channel was born to a Malian father and a French mother of Italian origin.[12][13]