It must be a great source of frustration for Lanny Barby that, for a long time, most of the discussion about her tended to be regarding how you spelt that name of hers! Such confusion about the correct spelling even prompted the producers of her official site to buy domain names for every conceivable spelling of her name - a sizable chunk of money that you can be damn sure that they've made back.

It's a measure of how popular and well-regarded a star Lanny Barby is these days that such discussions are but a side-issue. Instead, discussions surrounding tend to be about whether she is the best anal-specialist performer around these days. And, looking at the list of superb titles she's starred in, and the companies she's worked for, it would be pretty difficult to argue against such an opinion.

Lanny Barby started her career in her native Canada back in 2001 starring in low-budget hardcore productions, but she soon found herself performing with the likes of Bruno B amongst others. Soon, the American market started to take note of her and shoots for the likes of Hustler and Penthouse followed, as did the coveted Penthouse Pet Of The Month award for June 2003. It was at this point that her career started to really take off.

Lanny Barby quickly established herself as an anal specialist, with studios such as 3rd Degree, New Sensations and Hustler signing her to anal scenes with some of the biggest male stars around - in more ways than one. Indeed, a scene with Julian saw them hit it off to such an extent that the pair married in March 2005. It proved to be a very successful springtime for Lanny Barby - several weeks later she signed a two year deal to become a Vivid Girl.

In 2007 she was nominated for an AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene with Sunny Leone. The nomination surprised many - despite being an anal specialist, she showed herself to be adaptable enough to not only secure a lesbian scene with a star as big as Sunny Leone but to excel to such an extent that she would be nominated for an award in one of AVN's most prestigious categories.
Since then, her career has progressed steadily with no significant peaks or troughs, although controversy struck her in 2005 when stories started to circulate that the pornstar Kimberley Franklin was her half-sister. Such stories have been met with a mish-mash of answers from all manner of different sources, but in early 2008 a movie featuring a scene between the two was mysteriously pulled from the official Vivid site with no explanation.

Meanwhile, a partnership with Eromodel Casting, a Canadian adult company which hosts Lanny Barby official site, appears to have gone sour as she is now no longer listed as a co-owner of the company. The reason for this act has never been made clear by either party, although the company still appears to be hosting her site.

Lanny Barby's position in the company, and indeed in the industry as a whole, is shrouded in confusion and doubt it seems, and this prolific star, who clocked up as many as 16 movies a year at one point, seems to be appearing a lot less these days. But hopefully we're not about to lose one of the industry's sexiest stars and one of the few truly reliable and outstanding anal performers out there - however she spells her name!

PROFILE:-
Date of birth - August 29th, 1981
Porn aliases - Lanni Barby, Lanny Barbie, Lannie Barby, Lannie Barbie
Official Lanny Barby website - http://www.lannybarby.com
Debut year - 2001
Niches / genres - Anal
Mainstream exposure - None to date
Must-see titles - Addicted To Sex (2004), Control (2004), Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone (2007), Hustler Centerfolds 4 (2005), Lanny's Summer Daze (2005)
Must-see sites - Ass Fixation, Cum Filled Butts, Mr Big Dick's Hot Chicks, Top Notch Bitches
Notable awards - AVN Award (nomination): Best All-Girl Sex Scene for Virtual Vivid Girl with Lanny Barby and Sunny Leone (2007)