Tori Welles

Tori Welles was born June 17, 1967 in San Fernando Valley, California. She is sometimes credited as Brittania Paris, Torrie Welles, or Tory Welles. Welles dropped out of high school to become a stripper, but she later earned a GED. After rising to fame in the 80s, Welles began directing adult films before retiring in the 90s. During her initial film career, she had a single, small tattoo of a black, bleeding heart near her vagina and a small stud in her left nostril. She made a comeback in 1997, appearing in two movies before leaving again; by this time, she had many more piercings and tattoos. Tori Welles was married to porn director Paul Norman from 1990 to 1994. They have two children from their marriage. She later had a third child with another man. Shortly before her comeback, her ex-husband Norman released a videotape containing what he alleged was private home video of himself and Welles called The Private Diary of Tori Welles. Welles was angry but claimed she had no legal basis to stop distribution of the video.