Midori

Quick Facts

Full Name	Midori
Occupation	Pornographic Actor
Date Of Birth	Jul 19, 1968(1968-07-19)
Age	56
Birthplace	North Carolina
Country	United States
Horoscope	Cancer

Midori Biography

Midori is one of the most popular and richest Pornographic Actor who was born on July 19, 1968 in North Carolina, United States. Michele Watley (born July 19, 1968), better known as Midori, is an American singer- dancer, model, actress, and former pornographic actor. In 2009, she was inducted into AVN Hall of Fame. In 2001, she was named the “Best Supporting Actress” award by AVN. She is the first African-American woman ever to receive an AVN award. Complex named Watley one of the 10 most “hot black porn stars”. The Independent called her “the queen black hardcore market”.

She changed her stage name to Midori after her role in Coming to America. For four years she was an exotic dancer and then, in 1995, she began performing in hardcore pornography. Jake Steed was her first role. Another year, she didn’t appear in any films. Watley entered the adult film industry to increase representation of women of color, which historically has been predominantly white.

In 1997, she recorded a duet with Oran Juice Jones at Tommy Boy Records and performed on tour with Puff Daddy and Lil’ Kim. The next year, Spike Lee offered Watley a role in He Got Game – as a prostitute – a role she declined because she did not want to play a sex worker. Watley was featured in the British documentary Glamour Girlz on Channel 4, which documents Black women in the adult film industry. Watley was featured in the show alongside Charmaine Sinclair, who had relocated to Los Angeles from London to further her career, and porn legend Ron Jeremy. In the series, Watley helps Sinclair expand her career into the adult film industry. Watley also discusses her desire to move into music, and is seen meeting by phone with Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew to discuss prospects.

Watley appeared on the cover of Andrew Dice Clay’s album Face Down, Ass Up in

2000. She also released her first album, the dance LP Midori (AKA) Michele Watley. In 2001, she won the “Best Supporting Actress” video award at the AVN Awards, making her the first African-American woman to ever since an AVN award. That same year, she released the rap album Miss Judged, which featured rapper AMG In 2001, she appeared in the video for Coo Coo Cal’s “My Projects.” She toured internationally for her music, including New Zealand and Europe. She starred in the Polish porn Big Sister and toured Poland. Watley appeared as singer and MC on wrapper Warrior’s single “Who’s Hustlin’ Who” in 2003. Watley was described as “decent but uninteresting” on the single by Rap Reviews. Around this time, she also began exploring a comeback. During her exploration of potential roles, Watley expressed issues with being offered primarily roles for older women in porn, including as MILFs.

Watley started directing pornographic films in the 1990s and began singing again, including for Kid Rock 1999. In her early career, she tried to avoid appearances in stereotypically Black-themed films. She was often featured in interracial scenes in white-produced films. Watley began working with Black male actors because she “didn’t want Black guys to think I didn’t do them too.” She was a spokesperson for the Free Speech Coalition. She was featured as Michele in The Unveiling 1997, along with Dixie Evans, Eldad Sahar, and other strippers. Variety described Watley, a “petite African-American single mother who performs an athletic pole-climbing act.” According to the Los Angeles Times, Watley is “loaded with personality” and hopes that she can fulfill her dream of becoming a star or actress in mainstream entertainment.

Midori Net Worth

Midori is one of the richest Pornographic Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Midori 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Watley began dancing as a teenager. She performed jazz, hip hop and ballet styles. She was a college theater major and has performed in plays. She lived for nine months in England as a young adult and then went to France in 1986 to study dance. Watley was also a Vidal Sassoon hair model and a backup singer. She modeled for Elle and appeared in commercials as Michele Watley. She didn’t pursue full-time modeling because she wasn’t tall enough to be a supermodel.

She was the nude bathroom maiden Michele Watley, in John Landis’ comedy classic Coming to America (1989), starring Eddie Murphy.

In a 1997 interview with Black Video Illustrated, Watley said she was straight, however, in the 1998, documentary The Unveiling, Watley identified as bisexual. She is monogamous. In 1999, Watley was in a relationship with Kid Rock. The relationship ended after three months, with both Rock and Watley citing Rock’s busy schedule as the reason for the break up. Watley discovered she was pregnant after her relationship with Rock ended, and she decided not to have the baby.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Midori Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Midori Ranked on the list of most popular Pornographic Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Midori celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.

What kind of alcohol is Midori?

Midori is an electric green, honeydew melon-flavored Japanese liqueur. It was first released in 1964 with the name Hermes Melon Liqueur.

Is Midori a strong alcohol?

We may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Midori is a bright green melon flavored liqueur from Japan. It’s very sweet and light on the alcohol, being only 20–21% alcohol by volume (ABV).

Can you drink Midori straight?

As it is extremely sweet, Midori is not usually taken “straight” ; it is generally used in a cocktail, e.g., the Japanese slipper, which is a cocktail composed of Midori, Cointreau, and lemon juice. Sour flavors are often combined with Midori in order to balance out its sweetness.

What does Midori taste like?

What does Midori taste like? It’s very sweet, with a candy-like honeydew melon flavor. Midori is typically mixed into cocktails instead of drinking it straight.

Is Midori sour a girly drink?

Admittedly, it’s a “girly” drink (think of a green apple Jolly Rancher), but that’s only if you subscribe to outmoded notions of gender roles. If you don’t subscribe to the rigid prescriptions of antiquity, then it’s a damn good drink.