Emily Willis (born 1999) is an American and Argentine former pornographic film actress. She was Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019 and won multiple AVN Awards in 2021.
Early life Willis was born in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina. After her parents separated, her mother married an American citizen and relocated the family to the small town of St. George, Utah, when Willis was seven years old. Willis grew up as part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After graduating from high school a year early, she moved to San Diego, California, where she worked as a door-to-door salesperson.
Adult film career Willis began her adult film career in 2017 after meeting an actor through a dating app who was affiliated with the company GirlsDoPorn. The company was later shut down after several of the owners and employees were found liable for fraud amid an FBI investigation of sex trafficking. The investigation found that the company had published fake ads soliciting young women for modeling work; the women were then pressured to perform in a pornographic scene ostensibly to be sold to private buyers, and promised between and , which was never paid. Willis later told XBIZ, "I knew from the start that I was being lied to about the scenes" and "It just didn't matter to me, I wanted to do porn regardless." She would go on to star in over 700 films.
Willis moved to Las Vegas in early 2018, later moving to Los Angeles. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month in May 2019. In May 2020, she starred in her first double penetration scene for The Insatiable Emily Willis, produced by Jules Jordan. Willis won AVN Awards for Female Performer of the Year and Best All-Girl Movie or Anthology in 2021. Hollywood Reporter described Willis as having become, by 2021, "among the most prominent adult performers in the world". Willis continued to work in the adult industry into 2023, producing content for OnlyFans under a management agency.
Mainstream media appearances In April 2022, Willis joined the cast of director Eddie Alcazar's thriller film Divinity. Jacob Oller wrote in Paste that "an extended sex scene with porn star Emily Willis is exhaustingly dull". Nadir Samara wrote in Screen Rant that performances by Willis, along with those of other actors, gave the film "the tone that sets it apart from anything else you will see this year". In an interview with XBIZ in 2023 about Divinity, Willis expressed a desire to star in more mainstream acting roles.
In 2023, Willis appeared in the music video for the Grammy-nominated single "Hive Mind" by American heavy metal band Slipknot.
Personal life In 2021, Willis filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against fellow pornographic actresses Gianna Dior, Adria Rae, and ten other unnamed defendants over Twitter posts that they had made. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice in 2025, due to no one appearing on the incapacitated Willis' behalf. Willis started her own clothing line, EmFatale, which Hollywood Reporter described as having "fizzled out", after the initial clothing release.
Willis was found unconscious following a cardiac arrest in February 2024 in Summit Malibu, a drug rehabilitation center in Los Angeles where she had been seeking treatment for ketamine addiction, approximately a week after being admitted to the facility. Despite staff concern over her health, Willis reportedly repeatedly refused to be transferred to urgent care prior to the incident. The resulting lack of oxygen led to irreversible and debilitating brain damage.
In April 2024, her family said that Willis was awake after a two-month coma, saying she still remained severely disabled and unable to move or speak, although able to track objects with her eyes. In 2025, her family filed a lawsuit for fraud and negligence against Summit Malibu. In 2026, her family was awarded a $3 million settlement from the rehabilitation center. Willis reportedly received $1.26 million in compensation after fees, which will be largely used by her family for her long-term care bills.
Awards List of awards Year Event Award Film2020 AVN Award Best Anal Sex Scene Emily Willis: The Anal Awakening XBIZ Award Best Sex Scene – Vignette Disciples of Desire: Bad Cop – Bad City Doppio Senso Night Award Best International New Starletrowspan=4 NightMoves Award Best Female Performer (Editor's Choice) Adult Empire Award Pornstar of the Year2021AVN AwardFemale Performer of the YearBest Star ShowcaseThe Insatiable Emily WillisBest Double-Penetration Sex Scene Best Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G Best Blowbang SceneFacialized 7: Emily Willis 10 Man BlowbangBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene ParanormalBest Girl/Girl Sex Scene Elsa Jean: InfluenceBest POV Sex Scene Emily Willis: Car BJ & POV FuckingMainstream Venture of the Year G-Eazy x Vixen Music Video Collaboration (Still Be Friends/Moana) XBIZ AwardFemale Performer of the Yearrowspan=2 XRCO AwardFemale Performer of the Year2022AVN AwardBest Lesbian Group Sex Scene We Live Together Season 1 – Episode 4: Saying GoodbyeBest Girl/Girl Sex Scene Light Me UpBest International Group Sex Scene Vibes 4: Better TogetherBest Star ShowcaseInfluence: Emily WillisBest Gangbang Scene XCritic AwardBest G/G Scene XBIZ AwardBest Sex Scene – Performer Showcase Female Performer of the Yearrowspan=3 Pornhub AwardTop Lesbian PerformerXRCO AwardFemale Performer of the Year Best Star ShowcaseInfluence: Emily WillisAwesome Analistrowspan=3 Doppio Senso Night AwardInternational Female Performer of the Year 2023Pornhub AwardTop Anal Performer – Female
Selected filmography +YearMovieHonors and awards won2019Dred's Teen Devastation 22019 Urban X AwardsBest All-Sex ReleaseEmily Willis: The Anal Awakening2020 AVN AwardsBest Anal Sex Scene, Emily Willis and Ramon NomarConsent Best Gonzo ProductionDrive Best DramaTeenage LesbianBest All-Girl Narrative Production
Movie of the Year2020 XBIZ AwardsAll-Girl Feature Movie of the Year
Feature Movie of the YearDisciples of Desire: Bad Cop Bad CityBest Sex Scene – Vignette, Emily Willis, Jane Wilde, Prince YahshuaWe Like Girls Project 2All-Girl Non-Feature Release of the YearArt Of Anal Sex 112021 AVN AwardsBest Anal Movie or AnthologySquirt On Me Best Squirting Movie or Anthology2020ParanormalBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene, Emily Willis, Kristen Scott, Riley Reid
Best All-Girl Movie or AnthologyFacialized 7Best Oral Movie or AnthologyOil Overload 16Best Gonzo/Wall-to-Wall Movie or AnthologyInsatiable Emily WillisBest Three-Way Sex Scene – B/B/G, Emily Willis, Prince Yahshua, Rob Piper
Best Double Penetration Sex Scene, Emily Willis, Mick Blue, Steve Holmes
Best Star Showcase, Emily WillisInfluence Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Elsa Jean, Emily Willis2021 XBIZ AwardsVignette Movie of the Year2021Influence 22022 AVN AwardsBest Star Showcase
Best Gangbang Scene, Anton Harden, Emily Willis, Isiah Maxwell, Rob Piper, Tee Reel2022 XBIZ AwardsBest Sex Scene – Performer Showcase, Dante Colle, Emily Willis, Mick BlueHot Girl SummerGonzo Movie of the YearDown 2 Fuck2021 NightmovesBest All Sex/Gonzo ReleaseCougariffic 22023 AVN AwardsBest Female Mixed-Age Movie or Limited Series2022Play 2Best All-Girl Movie
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