12 Facts About Moana Pozzi

Moana Pozzi was born in Genoa, Italy, the daughter of Alfredo Moana Pozzi, a nuclear engineer, and Rosanna, a housewife.

Moana Pozzi's name, Moana, is a Polynesian name meaning "ocean".

In Rome, Moana Pozzi started working as a model and studied acting.

Moana Pozzi denied being the same person, but was suspended from television anyway.

Moana Pozzi performed in about 100 porn movies, mostly in Italy, but some in Los Angeles with Gerard Damiano as director.

Moana Pozzi was on the covers of 50 major magazines, not including pictorials in porn magazines.

In 1994, Moana Pozzi fell ill, unable to eat without vomiting, and losing weight.

Moana Pozzi took time off from work to travel with her husband Antonio Di Ciesco to India and then to France.

Moana Pozzi died in Lyon, France, on 15 September 1994, at the age of 33, reportedly of liver cancer.

In 2006, Simone Moana Pozzi revealed to the public that he was her son, not her brother as he had been raised to believe.

Moana Pozzi was a popular and beloved figure in Italy and made a name for herself outside of the pornography industry.

Moana Pozzi inspired the main character of the 1999 film Guardami.