Ranked #19 in AVN's Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time. Raised in Texas and throughout Southern California. Was porn star Jeanna Fine's girlfriend. She is one of the most notorious, controversial porn stars of all time.
As her fame grew, she developed a reputation for being difficult to work with. She would show up late or not at all or show up under the influence. In 1992 Vivid Video fired her because her delays and absences were costing the company too much money.
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Showed up to receive her AVN award in 1991 under the influence of drugs, slurring her acceptance speech. [Source: Archive footage from E! True Hollywood Story: Savannah (1999)).
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She was a heavy drug user, and during most of her career she was addicted to heroin. Her last boyfriend, Pauly Shore, told her that if she would give up heroin he would marry her. At the time of her death she had stopped using that drug but was still using cocaine.
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Purchased the gun that killed her three weeks before her suicide. She told friends that she bought it because a stalker had tried to break into her home.
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Like most celebrities who die at a young age, Savannah has become more famous in death than she was in life. In the years following her death, demand for her films tripled.
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At the time of her death she had just started production on a film called Pure Lust which was never completed. The only images from the film that exist were published in a 1992 obituary in GQ magazine.
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Two years after her death, her mother tried to sue Gregg Allman on the grounds that he led her daughter into the porn business. On the advice of her lawyer, she eventually dropped the suit.
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A stunning natural blond, she is considered one of the most beautiful women to have ever appeared in adult films.
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Her stage name came from her favorite movie, Savannah Smiles (1982). She often became angry with anyone who addressed her as Shannon.
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Had a lengthy romance with comedian/actor Pauly Shore.
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Lived with Gregg Allman from 1989-1991. He broke off the relationship when she developed a heavy drug habit.
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Shot herself after injuring her face in an auto accident.
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Born at 11:18am-PDT
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dixie Dynamite and the All-Star Tit Queens
1992
House of Sleeping Beauties
1992
Video
House of Sleeping Beauties 2
1992
Video
Indian Summer
1992
Video
Alan's Dream Girl
On Trial Part 3: Takin' It to the Jury
1992
Video
Savannah
Savannah R.N.
1992
Video
Nurse
Speedster
1992
Video
Alixe
On Trial Part 4: The Verdict
1992
Video
Savannah
Angels
1992
Video
Angel
Hot Holes
1992
Video
The Vision
1992
Stephanie Banks
Autoerotica
1991
Autoerotica 2
1991
Blonde Forces
1991
Video
Dorothy
Blonde Savage
1991
Video
Doreen
Camp Fear
1991
Video
Dorm Girl (as Shannon Wilsey)
Desire
1991
Video
Alexis
Ecstacy
1991
Desire Bouvier
Ecstasy
1991
Video
End Results
1991
Video as Silver Cane
Forever!
1991
Video
Kim
Happy Endings
1991
Video
Hot Savannah Nights
1991
Video
Hurts So Good
1991
Video
Savannah
Laying the Ghost
1991
Legal Tender
1991
Mal's Gals
Made in Heaven
1991
Video
Nasty Reputation
1991
Video
New Wave Hookers 2
1991
Video
Hooker with Lamp Guy
No Boys Allowed
1991
Video as Silver Kane
On Trial Part 2: Oral Arguments
1991
Video
Savannah
Skippy, Jif & Jam
1991
Video
Surf City Sex
1991
Video as Silver
The Spectacle
1991
Video
The Sister
Virgin on the Run
1991
Video
Vow of Passion
1991
Video
Indian Summer 2: Sandstorm
1991
Video
Naughty Nymphs
1991
Video
On Trial Part 1: In Defense of Savannah
1991
Video
Savannah
Roxie
1991
Video
Roxy Ryder
Addiction
1990
Video as Silver Kane
Eliminators
1990
Video
Sorority House Massacre II
1990
Satana (as Shannon Wilsey)
The Invisible Maniac
1990
Vicky (as Shannon Wilsey)
Trouble Maker
1990
Every Man's Fancy
1988
Hot Blondes
1988
Video
Turn Up the Heat
1988
1991 re-release
Reflections of Innocence
1988
Video
Girl in 1992 reissue only (uncredited)
Tight Fit
1987
Direct Dial
1997
Video
Where the Boys Aren't: Part IV - Boarding House Blues, Too
1995
Video
Sinderella
1995
Savanah Unleased
1994
Video
Angel, Nurse (as Savanah)
Sinderella: Part Two
1994
Video
Summertime Boobs
1994
Anal Secrets
1993
Video
Battle of the Superstars
1993
Video
Deep Inside Racquel Darrian
1993
Video
Naughty Butt Nice
1993
Video
Starbangers 1
1993
Video
Superstars of Sex: Racquel Darrian
1993
Biker Chick
Superstars of Sex: Savannah
1993
The Hustlers
1993
Video
Lauren
The Savannah Affair
1993
Video
Savannah Superstar
1993
Video
Savannah
Hollywood X-posed
1993
Video
Secret Fantasies 3
1993
Video
The Taming of Savannah
1993
Video
Savannah
Wet Event
1993
Video
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spectacle
1991
Video performer: "The Spectacle"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Deep Inside Savannah
1993
Video
Herself
Adult Video News Awards 1992
1992
Video documentary
Herself
Savannah's Blow Jobs
1991
Video
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blondes Fuck Better
2012
Video
Blondes Behaving Badly
2006
Video
Size & Whispers
2005
Video
The A-List
2001
Video
Sleeping Booty
2001
Video
E! True Hollywood Story
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
All American Superstars
1998
Video
Savannah
Playboy: The Story of X
1998
Video documentary
Herself
Bums Away
1995
Video
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater
1994
TV Series
Satana
True Legends of Adult Cinema: The Modern Video Era
1993
Video documentary
Best of Footworship 3
1992
Video
Flash Floods
1992
Video
Execu-Comp #169 - Classic Super Sex
1991
Video
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1992
AVN Award
Adult Video News Awards
Best New Starlet
Known for movies
The Invisible Maniac (1990) as Vicky
Sorority House Massacre II (1990) as Satana
On Trial Part 1: In Defense of Savannah (1991) as Savannah
$1.7 Million
