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Alana Evans
Alana Evans is an American adult actress, writer, singer and performer advocate. Her public career connects screen work with video games, music, live events and leadership in the Adult Performance Artists Guild.
Alana Evans
The person behind the name
Raised in Northern California, Alana Evans moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1999. Her screen career brought recognition from the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Urban X Hall of Fame in 2019.
Alongside performing, she developed projects in gaming, writing and music. Her work with the Adult Performance Artists Guild added collective representation to a career that has crossed several kinds of entertainment.
Alana Evans and the work of representationFrom VHS productions to a changing industry
Evans began working in the late 1990s, when VHS still shaped the adult-film business. In an NPR interview, she recalled busy production schedules, wardrobe departments and fully catered sets. At times, she turned down work to make room for family life and rest.
She initially welcomed the internet as a route to larger audiences and more opportunities. In NPR’s 2017 Brave New Workers series, she reflected on how that changing economy had reshaped her career.
Making games a shared experience
Evans launched PwnedByGirls in 2011 to bring gaming into her interaction with audiences. Early broadcasts used a custom arrangement of multiple cameras and streams.
In a later interview she contrasted that setup with newer broadcasting tools such as OBS, which made the process easier. Gaming had been an existing interest, and she wanted a way to share it directly with her audience. Conversation about multiplayer games became part of that connection.
Writing about what she played
In 2014, Evans began writing The Stoned Gamer for High Times. The column gave her enthusiasm for games a different form: written criticism rather than a live broadcast.
One review covered Infamous Second Son on PlayStation 4. Having subscribed to the magazine herself, she described receiving her own column as especially rewarding and looked forward to reviewing more games.
A voice in the recording studio
Evans made her public singing debut with Lords of Acid in 2012. Working with Murv Douglas led to a second collaboration, the independently released dance-pop single Make You Love Me in 2014. She had spent much of that year recording with him.
For Evans, songwriting and singing were longstanding interests. She described the recording studio as a place where she could express herself and valued hearing from listeners who first encountered her through music. The new single was announced for a wider digital release on July 4, 2014.
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Bringing cosplay to a live event
Evans and Australian performer Lucie Bee were announced as hosts and judges for the inaugural Sydney Sexpo cosplay competition in 2016. Their involvement reflected a shared interest in costume and gaming culture.
The event was scheduled for May 12–15 and planned an area where cosplayers could meet other enthusiasts alongside the competition. Organizers pointed to her gaming site, reviews and cosplay work when introducing her. Her costume interests had also appeared in the March 2015 issue of Hustler.
A public role in performer advocacy
Evans became president of the guild in February 2018, after serving as vice-president. Sean Michaels had stepped down, and the officers elected her to take over. Their announcement emphasized her record of helping performers and her willingness to address difficult workplace issues.
As APAG president, she has continued to write publicly about working life in the industry. Her signed 2026 essay addresses career longevity, education and collective representation. The role brought organizing and public communication into a career already spanning film, games, magazine writing and music.