Cherie DeVille

Cherie DeVille (born 1978 or 1979^[1]) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and political activist. A doctor of physical therapy, she entered the adult-film industry in her early thirties and has since appeared in hundreds of scenes, marketing herself online as "the internet's step-mom." DeVille briefly sought the United States presidency in 2020 on a ticket with rapper Coolio, using the slogan "Make America Fucking Awesome Again". She ended her bid in 2019, endorsing senator Bernie Sanders' campaign.

Cherie DeVille
DeVille in 2021
Born	1978 or 1979 (age 45–46) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Education	Doctor of Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University
Occupations	Pornographic actress model physical therapist activist
Years active	2011–present
Known for	"Internet's step-mom" persona; 2020 U.S. presidential bid with rapper Coolio
Awards	AVN MILF Performer of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) XBIZ MILF Performer of the Year (2017, 2021) XRCO MILF of the Year (2017, 2018)

Early life and career

DeVille was born in Durham, North Carolina. She earned a doctorate in physical therapy and worked as a licensed clinician in Tennessee before changing careers in 2011.^[2] After moving to California at age 32, DeVille began performing in adult films; by 2018 she was shooting roughly 200 scenes a year.^[2] Her on-screen persona and active presence on platforms such as OnlyFans led industry writers to dub her "the internet's step-mom".^[3]

Activism

In 2017, DeVille announced that she was running for president of the United States as an independent candidate.^[2][4][5] Using the campaign slogan "Make America Fucking Awesome Again", she chose rapper Coolio as her vice-presidential running mate.^[6][7] Positioning herself as a sex-positive, cannabis-friendly candidate who favored net neutrality protections.^[4] After 17 months without significant fundraising success, she suspended the campaign on January 31, 2019, publicly backing Senator Bernie Sanders.^[8][9]

DeVille has advocated against state-mandated device or website porn filters. She urged Utah's governor Spencer Cox to veto a 2021 "porn-blocker" bill on First Amendment grounds. The legislation would require new smartphones and tablet computers to block sexually explicit material.^[10] When the state enacted legislation in 2023 that required pornographic websites to verify the age of visitors and allowed parents to sue websites for damages if they failed to do so. In 2024, visitors to Pornhub from the state of Utah were shown a video message featuring DeVille arguing that the law would put users' privacy at risk.^[11][12][13]

Other media appearances

In 2022, DeVille appeared in an advertisement for canned-water brand Liquid Death, urging viewers to avoid single-use plastic packaging.^[14] The same month, GamblingNews reported that DeVille produced an instructional adult scene designed to steer men away from speculative cryptocurrency investments toward diversified index funds.^[3]

DeVille appeared in the 2023 Netflix documentary film Money Shot: The Pornhub Story^[15] and has written for Rolling Stone^[16] and The Daily Beast.^[17] According to 2018 interview, DeVille continues to practice physical therapy part-time and describes her politics as "left-leaning libertarian."^[2]

Awards

DeVille has received multiple MILF-category performer honors from major adult-industry organizations, including AVN, XBIZ and XRCO.

• 2017 XBIZ Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[18]
• 2017 XRCO Award – MILF of the Year^[19]
• 2018 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[20]
• 2018 XRCO Award – MILF of the Year^[21]
• 2019 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[22]
• 2019 XCritic Award – Best MILF^[23]
• 2020 AVN Award – Most Outrageous Sex Scene^[24]
• 2021 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[25]
• 2021 XBIZ Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[26]
• 2021 XBIZ Award – Best Sex Scene - Trans^[26]
• 2021 XCritic Award – Best MILF^[27]
• 2021 Felshbot Award – Best Total Package (Female)^[28]
• 2022 XCritic Award – Best MILF^[29]
• 2022 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer^[30]
• 2023 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[31]
• 2023 XBIZ Award – Performer of the Year^[32]
• 2023 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer^[33]
• 2024 Pornhub Award – Favorite MILF^[34]
• 2024 Urban X Hall of Fame^[35]
• 2024 Brazzers Hall of Fame^[36]
• 2025 AVN Award – MILF Performer of the Year^[37]
• 2025 AVN Award – Best Foursome/Orgy Scene^[37]
• 2025 XMA Award – Best Sex Scene - Feature Movie^[38]
• 2025 XMA Award – Best Sex Scene - Orgy/Group^[38]
• 2025 Pornhub Award – Top MILF Performer^[39]

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