Karenjit Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone (pronounced /ˈsʌni liˈoʊni/), is a Canadian-born Indian-American actress and model, currently active in Indian film industry. She is a former pornstar.She has an American citizenship. She has also used the stage name Karen Malhotra. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010.
She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films and television shows. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Big Boss. She hosts the Indian reality show Splitsvilla.
In 2012 she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller Jism 2(2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014) and Ek Paheli Leela (2015).
Apart from her acting career she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered.
| Born | Karenjit Kaur Vohra May 13, 1981 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Occupation | Actress, former pornographic actress |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Weber (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
In June 2006, Leone became an American citizen,but stated she planned to remain a dual citizen of Canada.On 14 April 2012, Leone announced that she was now a resident of India[explaining in an interview to The New Indian Express that she was an Overseas Citizen of India and that she was eligible for overseas citizenship because her parents lived in India. She applied for it prior to filming Jism 2.
Although bisexual, she has stated that she prefers men.Leone was engaged to Matt Erikson, a vice-president of marketing at Playboy Enterprises but they broke up in 2008.[17][156][157][158] Sunny Leone had dated stand-up comedian Russell Petersfor a brief period in 2008.She mentioned in an interview at the start of 2011 that she was married to Daniel Weber.[161] During her stay in the Bigg Boss house later that same year, Leone indicated that she had married; Leone said she 'purposely arrived late' to their first date as she was not impressed with him, but he changed her mind by sending 24 roses to her hotel room.
A 2008 Eye Weekly article reported that "Leone does her best to maintain a link to Sikh traditions, even if more in theory than in practice. But she's unlikely to disavow her career path due to religion" and that Leone said "Girls will leave the industry claiming that they found God. Well, the fact is, God has always been with them the entire time." In a 2010 interview, she said
In July 2017 Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted their first child from Latur, a village in Maharashtra. The baby girl named Nisha was 21 months old at the time of adoption. Actress Sherlyn Chopra first confirmed the news by writing a congratulatory message on social media on 20 July 2017. "Never in my life did I think that I want to adopt a child. People doing such amazing work at the orphanage changed my mind," Daniel Weber told Hindustan Times
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