Holly Randall (born September 5, 1978)[1] is an American photographer, director and producer of pornographic films, and a podcast host.[2] In 2013, she was named one of the most influential women in the adult industry by AVN magazine.[3] In 2019, she received the XCritic Lifetime Achievement Award.[4] In 2024, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.[5]
Career
Photography
Randall was 20 years old and a student at Brooks Institute of Photography[6] in Santa Barbara, California, when her mother asked her to help her with the family-run web site Suze.net.[1] She returned home and began shooting for Suze.net and, by 2005, her work had appeared on the covers of every major American adult magazine.[7]
Digital
In 2004, Randall became interested in video production and started directing and producing all of the movies for Suze.net. In 2008, she launched her own production company, Holly Randall Productions, and her own membership website.[8]
In May 2013, her website joined the Met-Art network. Randall's clients include Twistys and Playboy, and she is a prolific contributor to adult magazines such as Hustler, Club, High Society, Australian Penthouse and Hot Video. In July 2017, Randall launched the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast.[9]
Premiering in November 2013, she has her own show on Playboy TV called Adult Film School where she hosts and directs amateurs in their own professional sex tape.[11]
Randall appears in The Sex Factor where she performs photoshoots for the female contestants, and eventually for the winner of episode 2. Randall was also the judge on season two of DP Star, a contest where aspiring girls compete to win a big contract with Digital Playground, an adult entertainment company.[citation needed]