Chicago — Adult film star Alison Rey is celebrating a career milestone with her first lead acting award nomination.
Recognizing outstanding achievements in adult cinema, on November 21 the AVN Awards Nominations Committee announced its 2025 list of contenders, including Rey’s dynamic performance in For Richer or Poorer (Pure Taboo/Adult Time) in the coveted category of Best Actress – Featurette.
The story follows Connie (Alison Rey) and Michael (Robby Apples), two house cleaners, who are at work when the wealthy homeowner, Carl (Will Pounder), enters and openly hits on Connie. Once Carl leaves, it’s revealed that Connie and Michael are a married couple who run a struggling cleaning business. Michael hates that Connie lets Carl flirt with her, but she thinks it’s a necessary aspect of their situation. Times are hard and clients are few, so if she has to stroke some egos, she will.
Connie tries to continue cleaning but Michael won’t drop the issue, which leads to them arguing — but before things get heated, Connie says she needs space and goes to clean another room. From that point on, Michael spies on Connie, catching her continuing to flirt with Carl. Finally, after one suggestive joke too many, Michael again speaks privately to Connie, which leads to them arguing more intensely. But this time, tired of his attitude and thinking about the future, Connie puts her foot down. She decides to let Carl have sex with her — right in front of Michael — to show Michael who’s really boss.
”I am elated to receive my first Best Actress nomination,” Rey enthused, “and for it to be this scene is so special! It was shot on my birthday, surrounded by all my favorite people, and easily the best day I’ve ever had on set.”
Co-star Will Pounder concurred, recalling, “it was a good time on set with great talents. Lots of good energy and humor!”
On a personal note, Rey revealed, “For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be an actress. It’s one of my favorite parts of this job — getting to play different characters and immerse myself in their world for a day. When I first learned of the existence of the AVN Awards, one of my biggest goals in this industry was to get recognized for my acting ability, and it is incredibly validating to receive a nomination for Best Actress from AVN.”
“Early on in my career, I received an AVN Best Supporting Actress nomination [for 2017’s The Call Girl], and it’s wild watching the difference in my performances between these two projects. Notably, in my career there hasn’t been a lot of scenes that required me to access such polar opposite emotions as For Richer or Poorer, and I think that may have been a big part of being recognized for this performance. Not to mention, I had the best co-stars I could have asked for: I’ve been good friends with both Robby and Will for many years, and I think our on-screen chemistry and my level of comfort with them lent itself to, arguably, my best acting performance to date.”
“I’m really grateful to Adult Time and Anatomik Media for giving me the opportunity to shine and help me achieve this milestone,” Rey added. “Thank you Robby Apples for putting up with my verbal abuse, and Will Pounder for his A+ improv skills that let me showcase my range in this featurette. I really hope I get to see my clip play on the big screen at the awards show, and until then, I’ll be keeping everything crossed that my dream of having one of those trophies will soon be realized!”
Check out Rey’s AVN-nominated performance in For Richer or Poorer here.
Watch Rey’s revealing appearance on the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast here.
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The 2025 AVN Awards Show will take place January 25, 2025 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
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About Alison Rey:
A multi-nominated adult performer and model, the alluring Alison Rey exploded into the World of X in 2014, with wholesome girl next door looks, and an emphatically unwholesome sexual prowess. Her powerhouse performances and acting chops have earned Rey an avid fan following via her scene work for studios such as Brazzers, Adult Time, Adam & Eve, Jules Jordan Video, Penthouse, Girlfriends Films, HardX, New Sensations, Naughty America, Hustler Video, TeamSkeet, Mile High Video, Twistys, Missa X, Reality Kings, Mofos and many more.
Rey says her favorite thing about being a part of the adult industry is “feeling free to be myself. Most of my life, I felt like the black sheep because I was different from everyone else, I embraced my sexuality, and I was a little bit weird. I think the outside world is much quicker to judge than the people I currently surround myself with, and I love being able to go to work every day and know that I am accepted for exactly who I am.”
Rey was nominated for Hottest Newcomer at the 2016 AVN Awards; Best Supporting Actress and Best Group Sex Scene at the 2019 AVN Awards; Most Epic Ass at the 2020 AVN Awards; and Best Sex Scene – All-Girl at both the 2021 and 2023 XBIZ Awards.
In October 2021, Rey acted as a presenter at the 37th annual XRCO Awards in Hollywood, and joined a roundtable of expert phone sex practitioners to discuss the secrets of their success in a feature for HUSTLER Magazine. In November, she discussed underrated and overhyped sex positions for Mashable, and returned to HUSTLER in January 2023 to address fan etiquette.
In April 2023, Rey was profiled in VICE as she explored what sex and dating look like for adult performers. In March 2024 she discussed “How Porn Stars Are Fighting Back Against AI” for The Daily Beast.
The busy Rey was an earth-shaking success when she hit the feature dance stage for the very first time at Gold Club Centerfolds in the Sacramento Metropolitan Area in April 2022, as well as at her New York City dancing debut in December, and her Las Vegas appearance during January 2023’s AVN Adult Entertainment Expo.
She was nominated for Unsung Darling in the 2024 AVN Awards, and named XBIZ Creator of the Month in February 2024.
Rey is currently nominated for Best Actress – Featurette in the 2025 AVN Awards, and Best Sex Scene – All Girl in the 2025 XMAs.
Alison Rey resides in Los Angeles.