 Midori (stage name) was born Michele Evette Watley on July 19, 1968 in Durham, North
Carolina, USA) and is the younger sister of R&B singer Jody Watley.
Midori is probably the most famous female Afro-American porn star and a talented singer. Midori's career did not start with porn though, she had her first appearance in the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America in 1988 (she was one of the bathers). She was also featured in Rodney Evans' 1996 documentary The Unveiling, which also features burlesque legend Dixie Evans. The documentry shows how hard Michele worked as a dancer. Other things Michele did: she was as a background singer for various rock groups , worked as a model for mags such as Elle, toured with a theatrical stage play, and served as a hair model for the famous Vidal Sasson. In 1996 Michele decided to act in porn movies. Her first hardcore video was Pussyman Auditions 3 and she was quickly picked up by Video Team and turned into the porn star she is today. With Video Team she also wrote and directed her own movies. Midori was the first Afro-American to win an AVN Award for her performance in the porn drama Westside with Lexington Steele and Inari Vachs. In addition she never forgot about her career as a singer. She has released a duet with Oran Juice Jones at Tommy Boy Records in 1997. In 1999 she had one track on the Porn To Rock compilation and in 1999 she was background dancer and singer for Kid Rock. KidRock not only became her friend for some time, she also produced one track for the Deep Porn (2000) compilation with him. She has another track with Wide on this compilation as well. In 2000 and 2001 Midori released two CDs with her own music - one featuring dance music tracks, the other Hip-Hop and Rap. There are plans to re-release these tracks on one CD - info should be available on Midori's website once this happens. Her latest release in 2003 is the CD single Who's Hustlin' Who, Warrior feat. Midori. For more than 2 years Midori took a break from the movie business and returned in 2005, trying to further establish her vision of entertainment, i.e. Midori Entertainment. Movies Find a Sex Partner (adultfriendfinder.com) Sources: Hustler.com, Wikipedia |