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Shy Love
Shy Love attending the XRCO Awards, Hollywood, CA on April 16, 2009.
Birthdate	November 27, 1978 (1978-11-27) (age 31)[1]
Birth location	Wiesbaden, Germany
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
Measurements:	36C-24-34[2] Inch , later 34D-24-26[1]
Eye color	Brown[2]
Hair color	Brunette[2]
Ethnicity	Sicilian Puerto Rican
Alias(es)	Shy Luv
No. of films	309 as actress, 10 as director (per IAFD)[3]
Official website
Shy Love at IMDb
Shy Love at IAFD
Shy Love at AFDB

Shy Love, also known as Shy Luv, (born November 27, 1978^[1]), is the stage name of an American pornographic actress, of Sicilian and Puerto Rican descent.^[1] She has been active in the porn industry since 2003.

Early years

Love was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, where her father, a U.S. Army soldier, was stationed. At age seven, she, her parents and her five sisters moved to New Haven, Connecticut. According to Love, she graduated high school at age 16 and then earned a bachelor's degree and a masters in accounting.^[4] She is a certified public accountant.^[5][6]

Personal life

On the May 11, 2006 Howard Stern Show, Love said that while she was raised a Roman Catholic, she converted to Judaism later in life. She indicated that she was married and that she hoped to have children in the near future.^[7] In a 2007 interview with Gamelink, she said her relationship with her husband was only the third real relationship with a man she had ever had, and that theirs was an open relationship and she likes to play with other women.^[8]

Adult film career

According to IMDb, in addition to starring in porn, Love is also a producer, director, and talent manager. She has acted in more than 250 adult films, and appeared as herself on TV several times. She began directing and producing films in 2004.^[9] She has also established her own talent agency, Adult Talent Managers^[10], and signed Memphis Monroe, and Lisa Daniels as contract girls. She has said that her agency's representation of gay men in addition to women is unique in the industry.^[8]

She is part-owner of a nightclub in Colorado Springs called 13 Pure; it opened in January 2008.^[11] In August 2008, she worked on a controversial bisexual film directed by Chi Chi LaRue entitled Shifting Gears. LaRue coined the term "straight-for-pay" (a play on the porn industry term "gay-for-pay"), to characterize actor Blake Riley's liking his first encounter with a woman (Love).^[12]

Awards and nominations

• 2005 XRCO Award nominee – Best On-Screen Couple – Janine's Got Male^[13]
• 2006 AVN Award nominee – Best Interactive DVD – Shy Love’s Cum Play With Me, Madness Pictures^[14]
• 2007 AVN Award nominee – Female Performer of the Year^[15]

References

External links

Pornography portal

• Interview in RogReviews.com
• XFANZ: Shy Love Tour Continues
• clickcaster.com, Shy Love interview