Alektra (born June 9, 1983) is an American porn star who began working in the industry in 2005. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but grew up around the Dallas, Texas area. Blue currently resides in Woodland Hills, California. Along with Brandy Talore, she won the 2006 F.A.M.E. "Favorite Rookie Starlet of the Year" award sponsored by AVN magazine, among others. She is also one of the spokesmodels for anti-fur organization Glamour Against the Murder of Animals (G.A.M.A.).[citation needed] In an interview for twistys.com she said that her best friend got her into porn.