Photo: Toglenn / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Joanna Angel, born on December 25, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is a pornographic actor, film director and writer. Joanna Angel is 45 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes River Dell Regional High School and Rutgers University. Awards on record include AVN Hall of Fame (2016), XRCO Hall of Fame (2016), AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress (2017, 2019) and 2 more. The listed height is 150 cm.
My Take
Joanna Angel interests me less as a performer and more as a builder. A Rutgers graduate from Brooklyn, she launched BurningAngel.com in 2002 and effectively grew the alt-porn genre by marrying punk and tattoo culture to adult entertainment. She didn't just appear on camera; she directed, wrote, and ran her own enterprise, earning AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame honors along the way. Regardless of how one feels about the industry, I respect anyone who carves out a distinct aesthetic and keeps control of it in a market that rarely hands women the reins. Building something on your own terms deserves recognition across any field.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joanna Angel
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョアンナ・エンジェル
- Reading
- じょあんな・えんじぇる
- Born
- December 25, 1980 (age 45)
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Height
- 150 cm
- Occupation
- pornographic actor / film director / writer / model / erotic photography model
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
2. Background
- High school
- River Dell Regional High School
- University
- Rutgers University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 AVN Hall of Fame
- 2016 XRCO Hall of Fame
- 2019 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2017 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2017 AVN Award for Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene
- 2022 Cherry of the Month
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://joannaangel.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joannaangel/
- Xhttps://x.com/JoannaAngel
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna%20Angel
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q266583
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Joanna Angel born?
Born December 25, 1980 (age 45).
Where is Joanna Angel from?
Joanna Angel is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Joanna Angel do?
Joanna Angel works as pornographic actor, film director, writer, model, erotic photography model.
How tall is Joanna Angel?
Joanna Angel is 150 cm.
Pornographic actor — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from the United States →