Joanna Angel

Joanna Angel is an American-born adult model and porn actress, director, writer. Born as Joanna Margalir Mostov on December 25, 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, United States, she reflects the essence of her Capricorn zodiac sign, known for her ambition, discipline, and practicality. She is also known as Johanna Angel.

Joanna gained significant recognition as CherryPimp of the Month for January 2022, fascinating audiences with her stunning beauty. Her measurements are 34-24-34, complemented by her enigmatic amber eyes and shiny black hair. She also has several tattoos that enhance her stunning appearance.

Joanna Angel co-founded the website BurningAngel.com in April 2002 with her roommate Mitch Fontaine, establishing herself as a key figure in the growth of alternative pornography. The site, which emerged as a response to platforms like SuicideGirls, featured hardcore scenes with a distinctive punk aesthetic.

Angel was bornto an Israeli mother and an American father. She grew up in River Edge, New Jersey, where she attended Cherry Hill Elementary School and graduated from River Dell Regional High School in 1998. She later enrolled at Rutgers University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature with a minor in Film Studies.

According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Angel is believed to be the first person in the pornography industry to have been raised in an Orthodox Jewish household. During high school, she worked in a kosher fast food restaurant in Teaneck, New Jersey, and held various jobs throughout college, including at Applebee's and a health restaurant called Happy's Health Grille. Eventually, she moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she co-founded BurningAngel.com with Mitch Fontaine.

Angel initially worked as a model for SuicideGirls, a softcore pornography website, before founding the "indie-punk-porn" site BurningAngel.com in her early 20s. The site featured interviews, stories, and nude photographs with a focus on the punk scene. Inspired by a live sex performance by porn actress Nina Hartley, Angel began producing and performing in hardcore movies for the site.

Recognized as a major influence in the mainstreaming of alt porn, Angel has produced and starred in several zombie-themed adult films, including Re-Penetrator (2005), Dong of the Dead (2009), Evil Head (2012), and The Walking Dead: A Hardcore Parody (2013). Her work has been credited with making the alt porn genre financially viable.

In addition to her work on BurningAngel, Angel has written, directed, and performed in films distributed through traditional adult film channels. She was previously under an exclusive contract with VCA Pictures and was represented by Bad Ass Models.

Following the success of BurningAngel, Angel has been featured in various magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times. She briefly wrote a monthly sex advice column for Spin magazine and contributed a chapter to the book Naked Ambition, edited by Carly Milne.

In 2010, Angel appeared in a public service announcement for the Free Speech Coalition addressing internet copyright infringement of adult content. The PSA, titled "FSC All-Star Anti-Piracy PSA," featured several other prominent adult film performers.

In 2011, Angel was named one of CNBC's 12 most popular porn stars. The network noted that her ownership of her own studio and the unique "punk look" of her and her performers helped create a new genre within the porn industry. That same year, she made a cameo on the Adult Swim show Childrens Hospital, playing herself as a porn star and family friend of Dr. Blake, a character played by Rob Corddry.

Angel has also appeared on Cracked.com as a friend of the columnists and in the music video for "Sound Wave Superior" by Emmure. In 2013, she acted in the independent film Scrapper and the ensemble cast musical comedy Skum Rocks!. Her other film appearances include roles in the crime drama The Owl in Echo Park (2014), the Kevin Nealon comedy series Racquetball (2014), and the documentary Doc of the Dead (2014), which featured interviews with notable figures like Max Brooks and Greg Nicotero.

Angel was in a six-year relationship with fellow porn star James Deen from 2005 to 2011. On December 2, 2015, she discussed her "violent and scary" relationship with Deen during an appearance on The Jason Ellis Show.

On October 31, 2016, Angel married Aaron "Small Hands" Thompson, another adult film actor.

Politically, Angel identifies as a Democrat. In 2015, she publicly endorsed Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primaries for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.