Not to be confused with pornographic actress Sunny Lane Sunny Leone is a Canadian pornographic actress, actress, businesswoman and model of dual Canadian/U.S. nationality. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows. Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Sikh Punjabi parents. Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother (who died in 2008) was from Himachal Pradesh, Sirmaur. As a young girl, she was very athletic and played street hockey with the boys, and ice skating on a nearby frozen lake. Although the family was Sikh, her parents enrolled her in Catholic school as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go to public school. There she had her first kiss at 11, lost her virginity to a basketball player at another school at 16, and discovered her bisexuality at...