Karenjit Kaur Vohra, was born on the 31st May, 1981, and is an Indo-Canadian actress, model and businesswoman but as Sunny Leone was widely recognized as a pornographic actress.
So just how rich is Sunny Leone? The adult film actress has a reported net worth of $2.5 million as of early 2016, most of which has come from her career as a porn star. Her value also increased due to her different mainstream appearances, her Bollywood projects, different campaigns and promotions for various products, and most recently her new venture in producing films.
Leone was born in Sarnia, Ontario to Tibetan (father) and Sikh Punjabi (mother) parents. Although she was raised as a Sikh, she was enrolled by her parents in a Catholic school to ensure safety. At the age of 13, her family moved to Fort Gratiot, Michigan, and a year later to Lake Forest California. The would-be porn actress, first started working in a German bakery, a Jiffy Lube, and later in a tax and retirement firm. While studying to be a pediatric nurse in Orange County, she was introduced to John Stevens by her classmate who happened to be an exotic dancer. Leone then was introduced by Stevens to Jay Allen, who was a photographer in Penthouse magazine.
Sunny Leone Net Worth $2.5 Million
Her career and net worth kick started when she started posing for various magazines, first appearing in “Penthouse” magazine in 2001, and later being named as their ‘Pet of the Month’ for the March 2001 issue. The other magazines that the actress has graced are “Cheri”, “Mystique Magazine”, “High Society”, “Swank”, “AVN Online”, “Leg World”, “Club International” and “Lowrider”. She was later on named “Penthouse Pet of the Year” in 2003.
Also in 2003 her value increased when she signed a 3-year contract under Vivid Entertainment, which was her first venture into hardcore pornography, which eventually led her to the release of her first movie in 2005 entitled “Sunny”. She went on doing more films under Vivid, such as “Virtual Vivid Girl Sunny Leone”, “Sunny Loves Cher”, “The Female Gardner”, “It’s Sunny in Brazil”, and “The Sunny Experiment”, which all contributed to her rising fame and net worth.
Leone re-signed with Vivid for six more films, in which she starred with various porn actors like his then fiancé Matt Erickson, Tommy Gunn, Charles Dera, James Deen, and Voodoo. However, it was in 2009 that she launched her own studio, Sunlust Picture, with partner Daniel Weber.
Taking her career into her own hands, Leone also increased her income by lifting her online popularity. The actress scored a deal with several sites such as PPPcard, AdultPokerParty.com, Brickhouse and Flirt4Free to name a few.
Her fame was also improved by her various mainstream appearances. In 2005 Sunny appeared on the red carpet as a reporter for MTV Awards on MTV India. She also has some cameos appearances in various movies and music videos such as the film “The Girl Next Door”, Ja Rule’s video “Livit It Up”, and shows like “Wild On”.
Leone went back to her Indian roots and entered the Bollywood world in 2012, appearing in the films “Jism 2”, “Ragini MMS 2”, and “Shootout at Wadala” to name a few. She is still active in the Bollywood industry with upcoming projects set to be released later this 2016.
The actress got her American citizenship in 2006, her Indian citizenship in 2012, and is now married to Daniel Weber, a fellow porn star.
