Career
Leone's family moved to California in 1996. After graduating high school in 1999, she began modeling and eventually transitioned into nude modeling. Leone began appearing in many magazines and websites in the nude, and eventually posed in a layout for Penthouse magazine in 2001 (Pet of the Month March). Her popularity and beauty allowed her to win the 2003 Penthouse Pet of the Year award. She mostly does softcore modeling and videos, both solo and lesbian. She has signed an exclusive contract with Vivid Entertainment, where she has now moved into hardcore videos, though only lesbian. In 2004, she was part of "No more Bush Girls" , where along with several other popular adult actresses, they shaved off their pubic hair in protest of the Bush presidency. Her 2006 release, Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone received five out of five stars in a review from Adult DVD Empire. She also had the honour of being the first Vivid star to have such an interactive feature ever. Her next movie is slated for release at the end of 2006 and is titled Sunny and Cher.According to sources, she had a chance to break into the world of Bollywood movies, when director Mohit Suri approached her to take the lead role in his second movie Kalyug. [1] He says, "For Deepalâ??s role, we had originally approached Sunny Leone, a top Indian porn star, but she wasnâ??t available. She has an official website in her name, lives in the USA and is extremely beautiful. We couldnâ??t afford her; her fee is $2 million."
Personal life
She has admitted that had she never left Canada, she would have been a different person and not gone into the adult industry . Her parents (who are both of Indian descent) are aware of her career and support her, although they want her to discontinue it. She has one brother. She is finishing college and intends to become a pediatric nurse. She currently lives with her boyfriend in Sacramento, California.
