# Alexandra Silk

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{{short description|American pornographic actress (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox adult biography
| name            = Alexandra Silk
| image           = Alexandra Silk 2014.jpg
| caption         = Silk in 2014
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1963|09|19}}<ref name=IAFD />
| birth_place     = [Long Island, New York](/source/Long_Island%2C_New_York), U.S.<ref name="AVN 2000" />
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| spouse          = Luc Wylder
| height          = {{height|ft=5|in=4}}<ref name=IAFD>{{Iafd name|ASilk|f|Alexandra Silk}}. Retrieved on November 28, 2007.</ref>
| other_names     = Bailiff Silk
| website         = {{url|www.alexandrasilk.com}}
}}

'''Tamar Janine Reilly'''<ref>''After Porn Ends 3''</ref> (born September 19, 1963), known professionally as '''Alexandra Silk''', is an American [pornographic actress](/source/pornographic_actress), [pornographic director](/source/film_director) and [adult model](/source/model_(person)).

== Biography ==
A graduate of the [State University of New York at Albany](/source/State_University_of_New_York_at_Albany),<ref name="AVN 2000">{{cite news|author=Ed Rampell|title=Alexandra Silk: From Stage to Screen to Net|work=[Adult Video News](/source/Adult_Video_News)|url=http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9FF19A-1372-4B41-C467A6581A241FA7&slid=227741|date=2000-11-01|accessdate=2007-11-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220015625/http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9FF19A-1372-4B41-C467A6581A241FA7&slid=227741|archivedate=December 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Silk began her adult career as a [stripper](/source/exotic_dancer) in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada). During this time she met porn star [Jenna Jameson](/source/Jenna_Jameson), who advised her on how to enter the pornographic industry. Silk made her way to [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_California), where she met [Ron Jeremy](/source/Ron_Jeremy), who in turn introduced her to performers, directors and producers.<ref name=AboutSilk>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexandrasilk.com/about.php|title=All About Me|publisher=alexandrasilk.com|accessdate=2007-11-28| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071208032336/http://www.alexandrasilk.com/about.php| archivedate= December 8, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

During the course of her career she married porn star Luc Wylder.<ref>[http://www.lucwylder.com/biography/ Luc Wylder-Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506112520/http://www.lucwylder.com/biography/ |date=2009-05-06}} Retrieved on April 11, 2009.</ref>

She is a member of the [Free Speech Coalition](/source/Free_Speech_Coalition), the [National Coalition for Sexual Freedom](/source/National_Coalition_for_Sexual_Freedom), the [Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality](/source/Society_for_the_Scientific_Study_of_Sexuality), and a supporting member of the [American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists](/source/American_Association_of_Sexuality_Educators%2C_Counselors%2C_and_Therapists) (AASECT).  By February 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.business.avn.com/articles/technology/Alexandra-Silk-and-Luc-Wylder-Promote-Site-on-Night-Calls-384355.html |title=AVN - Alexandra Silk and Luc Wylder Promote Site on 'Night Calls' |accessdate=2013-12-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507195045/http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Alexandra-Silk-and-Luc-Wylder-Promote-Site-on-Night-Calls-384355.html |archivedate=2012-05-07 }} Retrieved on May 15, 2013.</ref> Silk had completed her internship to become a certified [sex surrogate](/source/sex_surrogate) with the International Professional Surrogate Association (IPSA), and names this as her true calling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alexandrasilk.com/about/ |title=Biography |website=AlexandraSilk.com |date=February 2, 2008 |publisher=Alexandra Silk |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>

== Awards ==

===Wins===
*2008 [AVN Hall of Fame](/source/List_of_members_of_the_AVN_Hall_of_Fame)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avn.com/video/articles/2759.html |title=2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced |accessdate=2008-01-14 |author=Jared Rutter |date=2008-01-12 |publisher=[AVN](/source/AVN_(magazine)) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404082611/http://www.avn.com/video/articles/2759.html |archivedate=2008-04-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2013 [XRCO Hall of Fame](/source/XRCO_Hall_of_Fame)<ref>AVN.com: [http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2013-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-513400.html "XRCO Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927175915/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/XRCO-Announces-2013-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-513400.html |date=September 27, 2013 }}, April 13, 2013</ref>

===Nominations===

*1999 [XRCO Award](/source/XRCO_Award) – Unsung Siren<ref>{{cite news|title=Xrco nominations|work=Adult Video News|url=http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9C7D92-1372-4B41-C4C8451D6AA87FB3&slid=110362|date=2000-03-14|accessdate=2007-12-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220071214/http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectID=ED9C7D92-1372-4B41-C4C8451D6AA87FB3&slid=110362|archivedate=December 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2000 [AVN](/source/AVN_Award) [Female Performer of the Year](/source/AVN_Female_Performer_of_the_Year_Award)<ref>{{cite news|title=2000 AVN Award Nominations|url=http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html|accessdate=2007-11-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000123103017/http://www.avn.com/awards/noms.html|archivedate=2000-01-23}}</ref>
*2002 AVN Best Anal Sex Scene – Film for ''Taken'' (with [Herschel Savage](/source/Herschel_Savage))<ref>{{cite news|title=2002 AVN Award Nominations|url=http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html |accessdate=2007-12-02 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20011208103701/http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.html |archivedate = December 8, 2001}}</ref>
*2004 AVN [Best Actress &ndash; Video](/source/AVN_Award_for_Best_Actress) for ''Stud Hunters''<ref>{{cite news|title=2004 AVN Award Nominations|url=http://www.avn.com/imagearchive/05/58/32/55832Nominations.pdf|accessdate=2007-12-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203023916/http://www.avn.com/imagearchive/05/58/32/55832Nominations.pdf|archivedate=2003-12-03}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Alexandra Silk}}
* {{official website|http://www.alexandrasilk.com}}
* {{IMDb name|0798013|Alexandra Silk}}
* {{iafd name|id=ASilk|gender=female|name=Alexandra Silk}}
* {{afdb name|id=2|gender=female|name=Alexandra Silk}}

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Category:1963 births
Category:American female erotic dancers
Category:American erotic dancers
Category:American female adult models
Category:American pornographic film actresses
Category:American pornographic film directors
Category:Women pornographic film directors
Category:Living people
Category:People from Long Island
Category:Pornographic film actors from New York (state)
Category:University at Albany alumni
Category:Sex-positive feminists
Category:21st-century American women

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