Alexis Amore

Amore was born in Lima, Peru and raised in Redondo Beach, California.^[3] She modeled for Nordstrom as a teenager and also worked as a nurse at a Catholic hospital.^[3]

Before entering the pornography industry, Amore was a dancer on MTV's The Grind; she was later discovered on an episode of Night Calls.^[3] She performed her first pornographic scene in The Watcher 6 (1999) from Vivid Entertainment.^[4][5] In 2001, she took a one-year hiatus from performing, during which she continued feature dancing, and returned in the summer of 2002.^[3]

In March 2003, Amore became a contract performer for Jill Kelly Productions.^[6] Shortly after her contract with JKP ended, she signed a performing and directing contract with Anabolic Video in June 2004.^[7] Once her deal with Anabolic Video ended, she became an exclusive contract performer and spokesperson for Video Team in September 2005.^[8] She made her debut for the company in the film All About Alexis.^[9] In September 2006, she decided not to renew her contract with Video Team.^[10]

In June 2004, Frecuencia Latina filmed a documentary on her for the show Reporte Semanal.^[11] In March 2006, Amore appeared on the Spanish language television shows No te Duermas and El Poder in Puerto Rico.^[12] Amore was featured on the cover of the September 2006 issue of Lowrider.^[13] In January 2008, Amore announced that she would resume performing in boy/girl sex scenes after two years of only working with other women.^[14]

On October 22, 2014, she launched a show titled That's Amore on Vivid Radio.^[4] On December 7, 2004, Amore debuted as a columnist on AVN Insider with a column titled "Simply Alexis".^[15] She had previously written a sex advice column for the mainstream Peruvian magazine Oye.^[15]