Shannon Michelle Wilsey October 9, — July 11, , better known by her stage name Savannah , was an American pornographic film actress who starred in over videos during her career.
One of the most prominent adult industry models of her time, she achieved notoriety within her short — career due to her onscreen presence and personal life. Wilsey reportedly took her stage name from Savannah Smiles , a movie she enjoyed. Wilsey was introduced to the adult film industry by actor and director Rex Cabo. Wilsey began using drugs and spending large amounts of money, and she reportedly had severe financial troubles despite her substantial income.
She ended her career by mainly freelancing for lower-budget porn companies by capitalizing on her still big but clearly fading name in the industry. She also had a credit for her performance on a soundtrack in the video The Spectacle After her death, Wilsey continued to appear via archival footage.
In a video interview for Vivid, Wilsey stated that the first time she saw "erotic material" was when she was "snooping through her parents' things" and found some magazines when she was 11 years old. She later stated that she used to watch porn videos with her boyfriend on his tour bus.
Wilsey became involved in a long-term relationship with fellow pornographic actress Jeanna Fine , with whom she later claimed to have fallen deeply in love. True Hollywood Story about Wilsey's life and death, Fine commented: "We had an ongoing, on-again, off-again, volatile, loving relationship. At that time, I was having a lot of problems myself. Between [male porn actor] Sikki Nixx and Savannah pushing and pulling, I pretty much at one point ran away from them both.
