20 Best Pornstar Directories and Databases: Is There An IMDB of Porn?

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A pornstar directory is a great way to find juicy clips and hidden gems from the adult performers you love.

If you’ve ever wanted a database to tap in to your favorite star’s back catalogue, the most obvious place to check is Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia knows everything, right?

Yes, but it’s also a prude.

While Wikipedia is great for sourcing filmographies and career highlights, it’s about as dry as it gets for adult content. You might find some background info, but the Internet is awash with porn videos, clips and feature length movies. The good thing about a porn database is it connects you straight to the good stuff.

I spent some time combing through the web’s most popular porn databases, and I found a total of 20 directories that are useful for X-rated deep diving. Let’s take a closer look.

Our Top Three Porn Star Directories and Databases

Pornstar Directory Guide

First up, we’ve got our selection of the top three pornstar databases that offer free access to biographies and links to further content. Some offer galleries and clips as well as full filmographies and links to official websites, Twitter pages and more.

If you need a little inspiration to get started, take a look at our popular porn star round-ups. 😉

IAFD

www.iafd.com

IAFD porn database, example profile of Asia Carrera

Our number one choice for data on a porn star is the IAFD, or the Internet Adult Film Directory.

Now this truly is the Wikipedia of porn. Or the IMDB. You get the idea…

The site covers everything from DVDs, films and internet scenes to directors, male and female performers. In total you can find over 727,534 titles and 218,001 performers/directors on the site, all cross-referenced so you can look up clips by performer, release year, director tar or even check the co-pairings of a particular star.

The site is kept up to date by a staff of volunteers following the death of the site’s founder, Peter van Aarle in 2005.

The Dutch curator originally started compiling porn movie data (U.S. only) from the early 1980s in a project that is still archived at its original newsgroup site, rame. The pages of his database grew to such an extent that it eventually became unmanageable and so, in 1995, the IAFD was created.

van Aarle’s work is invaluable to both the porn community itself and its legions of fans and his contribution to the industry has been recognized with a posthumous induction into the XRCO Hall of Fame. He was also rewarded with a small part (prior to his death, of course) in a porn movie in which he got to have sex on screen with the actress Christi Lake.

That’s better than any leaving present I’ve had in my career.

The site now contains records for porn content dating as far back as 1960 and mainly covers adult films released in the United States and Europe. There is a mix of gay and straight pornography titles contained on the site as well as covering some fetish and Asian content.

The IAFD not only provides a useful knowledge base of performers and movies, the site also provides some information and vital stats along with credits, awards and basic bio details.

Searching for porn stars on the IAFD is easy and you can simply enter a title, performer/director name, year, distributor or studio and you get a full listing. The advanced search feature also lets you refine this with things like ethnicity, heritage, hair color, debut year, birth year, retirement year and numerous options on specifics such as sex acts performed.

All in all, the IAFD is our number one pornstar directory for learning more about our favorite stars. However, it does lack a little more detail when it comes to the personal lives, history and detail that you might want in a biography; plus, it doesn’t have any free content or links to pics and clips.

FreeOnes

www.freeones.com

FreeOnes porn links

So, where IAFD doesn’t offer free content along with its stats and film details, FreeOnes gives you plenty of links to galleries, clips and more information about your favorite porn stars.

Ranked in the top 400 adult websites in the world, FreeOnes should be bookmarked by anyone who truly calls themselves a porn fan.

The site was launched in 1998 in the Netherlands by webmaster Maurice and is not only a database but also a link aggregator. Plus, this site doesn’t only include porn stars; it also offers information about fashion/glamour models, mainstream movie/TV actresses as well as other celebrities.

A typical listing on Freeones includes:

  • Quick Bio Information
  • Links and Free Videos
  • Detailed Biography with Official Site(s) (where applicable)
  • Social Media links

Each ‘babe’ is also ranked using the FreeOnes global statistics and given a rating based on fan feedback.  Unlike the IAFD, it is the fans themselves that help to keep this site up to date and relevant. Simply by registering an account, you can join the community of legions of porn fans reviewing, voting, commenting on and following the hottest porn stars; well, female porn stars anyway – everybody’s got their own favorites

There is a great advanced search feature which allows you to find stars using a variety of filters including ethnicity, county of origin and physical attributes. Once the results are returned there is a coding system to indicate their profession (Actress, Adult Model, Centerfold, Musician, Sportswoman, TV Host etc).

However, the site does fall short of providing up-to-date biographies; so enter our next selection, Boobpedia….

Boobpedia

www.boobpedia.com

best porn star directories boobpedia

Together, both IAFD and FreeOnes provide great links, stats and filmography, plus some broad details on personal history.

Just like its namesake, Wikipedia, Boobpedia is a user-edited encyclopedia of women. Originally set up to honor just those with big breasts, the site now covers all kinds of adult industry stars and even includes hot celebrities from other walks of life as well as cam models.

An aggregated site of free information, much of the data is taken from entries on Wikipedia as well as other mainstream sites — but it does end up providing a lot more detail when it comes to the biographies.

As well as the detail, you also get a snapshot of the stars vital stats, filmography and often some trivia and external links to where you can find further information and/or free content.

The site also has its own community and you can ‘discuss’ any of the stars featured on their pages as well as request an article on a missing performer.

Content is organised into categories and there are internal links between films, titles and porn stars so you can cross-reference your research as you go, much like with any Wiki site.

The search function is basic but does return anything which contains your keywords and often you will find that relevant links have all been aggregated under one category. For example, search for ‘Japanese’ and you will be given a list of subcategories and pages such as:

  • List of Japanese Actresses
  • List of Japanese Exotic Dancers
  • List of Japanese Adult Video Actresses

Overall, between these top three porn directories you should find that most angles are covered from content and stats to personal bios, filmography and website/social media links.

Other Popular Pornstar Directories

So, with the top three sites covering all angles, why would you need any more pornstar directories?

Well, there are a dozen or so alternatives that you might find useful to fill in any gaps or find a more obscure model/performer. Here are the best of the bunch:

AdultDVDTalk

www.adultdvdtalk.com/adtalk/info/pornstars.asp

adult dvd talk pornstar database homepage

Adult DVD Talk is a popular industry website where fans can follow the latest releases as well as discuss and research old porn films and stars.

Their database covers actors, directors and movie titles as well as including reviews, interviews, official websites and free galleries. Those stars who are members on the site have their own profile which includes details of any contributions they have made to the forums.

There aren’t that many porn stars who actually manage their own accounts on Adult DVD Talk — but these do include some big names like Bobbi Starr, Ava Addams and Stormy Daniels.

The rest of their database results will simply return a basic list of movies they are tagged in, any links to social media along with tabs which will direct you to active forum discussions, reviews and galleries.

Adult DVD Talk has some exclusive interviews and forum discussions, making it a useful place to look up your favorite porn star as well as get some free content.

DefineBabe

www.definebabe.com

Define Babe example model bio for Sylvie Sinner

The Define Babe database covers porn stars as well as cam models, amateurs and other sexy celebrities who may have appeared in the online adult industry. In all, you will find more than 11,000 babes in their database and accompanying pics, clips and bios.

The search functionality here isn’t great and you have to know the name of the star you are looking for if you want to find someone.

You can’t simply ask for a list of all brunette porn stars born between 1991 and 1998, for example. However, you can browse their list of Top 100 Babes and grow your personal Wank Bank at a frightening rate.

Admittedly, information on the stars is pretty limited and the summary includes some very basic stats such as measurements, date of birth and country of origin. However, if you are looking for some more obscure adult models, particularly those from the world of online cams, we’ve found performers here who weren’t listed anywhere else.

Adult Film Database

www.adultfilmdatabase.com

Adult Film Database layout

Results from the Adult Film Database are similar in style to that which you will find on the IAFD; namely, a filmography with cross-referenced scene pairings.

However, you will also get a snapshot of other information including Trivia, social media links and any entries on Wikipedia, IMDb and official websites.

There are also free clips and pics to explore plus the basic bio information on appearance, attributes and origin. Where the site has found any relevant articles on the porn star, links to these are also available.

All in all, the results here bely the initial home page which looks a little ‘basic’. Head into the advanced search tool and you will find that you can actually search for a performer using a good selection of criteria.

Babes And Stars

www.babesandstars.com

Babe and Stars, Sasha Grey profile

This slick little directory is not the biggest but it does cover the main porn stars currently active on the U.S. and European circuits. It has a useful Top 100 Babes tool that tracks some of the industry’s biggest names.

We’re not sure with the exact criteria, but Tori Black and Sunny Leone are currently sitting pretty at #1 and #2 respectively. Can’t argue with that.

There’s the nice addition of an advanced search tool which allows you to refine your hunt for a porn star using criteria such as:

  • Year of Birth (range)
  • Eye/Hair Color
  • Ethnicity
  • Country of Birth
  • Height, Weight and Boobs Size

In all, Babes and Stars has more than 36,151 videos and 81,881 pics available to view.

Barelist

www.barelist.com

Bare List mega pornstar database

The Barelist has been growing in popularity over the last couple of years and is now seen as a major player in the (surprisingly competitive!) world of adult directory sites.

With 1.65 million monthly visitors, the platform offers free pic and clip galleries, interviews with porn stars and cam models as well as regular feature articles and blogs.

Their directory is pretty comprehensive and well-designed with some handy widgets which link directly to a star’s Twitter feed so you can get the latest on their social media.

As with most of these main directories, the profile page of each star contains a summary of their vital stats, career highlights and physical attributes plus a brief write up on the biography. You will also get a snapshot of each model’s popularity.

Below this you will also get a full list of picture and video galleries where you can find free content for your chosen star. This comes with a handy ‘sort’ feature which allows you to order the list by age, format and content type as well as by studio.

Barelist has a simple and easy to use advanced search tool which lets you find porn stars using a variety of filters including ethnicity, age, height, weight, cup size and hair color.

Overall, a great little engine for finding porn stars with some decent free content that differs from some other directories on our list.

My Pornstar Book

www.mypornstarbook.net

My Pornstar Book homepage

My Pornstar Books offers a simplified set of results when you look up a porn star. A clean interface with a basic search bar, there’s not much to their basic bios:

  • Country of Origin
  • Date of Birth
  • Height
  • Career Status

In an accompanying box, there is a write up with some of the main highlights of their career.

Scroll down and you will then find a list of free pics which can be filtered by category (hardcore, interracial, threesome etc). Porn stars are also cataloged alphabetically so you can browse this way – but it’s a bit of a sore spot that there’s no advanced search feature.

Babepedia

www.babepedia.com

Nata Lee's profile on the Babepedia adult database

This directory may not offer the most comprehensive database of porn stars on our list, nor is it the most functional in terms of advanced search features. However, it does have some nice content which has been user-uploaded and is pretty easy to use with a clean design.

Each profile includes some basic stats along with any social media links to services like Twitter, Instagram and official websites. There is also a user-determined ranking system, which you need to be registered for in order to vote (to avoid random stars getting spammed up the rankings).

Scroll down the page and you will find clips, pics and links as well as any feature articles that have appeared on the Babepedia blog.

Overall, you wont find too many obscure performers on this site, but it’s intriguing to see the user ratings for some of the industry’s top stars.

Main Babes

www.mainbabes.com

Mainbabes Pornstars Database

The Main Babes directory isn’t the most comprehensive of databases, but it does offer some nice free gallery listings of pics and clips. The pics are presented beautifully in Pinterest style boards.

Some of this content is different to what we found on other directories, which is why we’ve included it here. However, if you are looking for biography or detailed stats and information, you wont find it on Main Babes.

dbNaked

https://dbnaked.com/

DB Naked listings

Another fairly basic porn star directory, the information you can find on dbNaked is pretty limited and your results will just provide you with some basic stats. However, just like with Main Babes, there is some pretty good content here and it makes for, well… a visually satisfying deep dive.

You can filter performers by ranking, # of comments, # of views or most recent uploads. The site showcases a total of 15,498 actors, each rated on a scale of 1 to 5. The best ranked stars are generally those with free galleries available, so it’s probably not the best way to determine overall status.

Tube Site Porn Databases

The major porn tube sites have clearly realised that there’s a demand for users to learn more about the stars they love. Hence, many have rolled out their own databases featuring stars that appear on the site.

Here are the top four porn star directories:

XVideos

www.xvideos.com/pornstars-index/list

Videos porn star database - Sahara Knite example

The XVideos porn star directory is a really useful database of adult content performers and features the details of more than 16,000 porn stars, cam girls and models…. all women.

Each performer has their own ‘Channel’ where you can find all of the free content that is hosted on the XVideos site. From here you can opt to ‘Subscribe’ to their feed so you never miss an upload or update.

We really like this feature.

XVideos is the most visited porn site in the world (run by the mysterious WGCZ Holdings, one of the world’s largest porn companies), so it’s a great way to aggregate the hottest releases from the stars that matter.

The Channel page also has several tabs which give you further details and information about their career and content, including:

  • Activity – A bit like a news feed, from here you can see which videos the porn star has appeared (and been tagged) in, uploaded and claimed.
  • Videos and Photos – Content that the star has uploaded personally
  • Comments – See what fans and friends are saying about your chosen porn star and join in the conversation.
  • RED – This is a premium service and features full-length clips which you must be a RED member to view. Subscription costs $10 a month and allows you to watch any VIP content as well as go ad-free.
  • Friends and Fans – See a list of XVideos members who also subscribe to your chosen porn star’s channel.

Then there is the ‘About Me’ tab which provides a brief overview of the performer’s performance across the XVideos site including stats about video views, world rankings and profile hits.

In the case of active adult performers, these pages are often run by the stars themselves — so there’s a personal flavour to every listing. It’s fascinating to see what the stars say about their own work. And how they pitch themselves to their fans…

Pornhub

www.pornhub.com/pornstars

Pornhub database - Kendra Lust's profile

Whilst the Pornhub directory covers a similar number of adult film stars to that of XVideos, it doesn’t have the same level of detail. Nor do you have porn stars ‘claiming’ their channels and contributing to the feeds.

However, what you do get is a collection of content, some brief stats and details along with information about how they rank in terms of popularity on the site. There is also a write up for each porn star, which is usually very effusive about their assets and talents on screen!

Just like with XVideos, you can subscribe to a porn stars profile and add them to your favorites so you don’t miss any new content. You will need to register an account to do this (it’s free).

XHamster

https://xhamster.com/pornstars

best porn star directories xhamster

XHamster is another big-hitter tube site, and its pornstar database is as comprehensive as both Pornhub and XVideos. It contains links to all the content across its platform that you can view for your chosen star.

You can also subscribe to a porn star so you receive alerts when new content is uploaded. However, there is very little in the way of detail beyond these basic notifications that new videos are available.

You can browse alphabetically, but the advanced search feature is pretty bad compared to the specialist databases like IAFD.

YouPorn

www.youporn.com/pornstars

YouPorn pornstar stats for Mia Khalifa

YouPorn offers another way to find free content by tapping up their porn star directory. You can browse alphabetically to find some brief bio information, but it’s pretty minimalist. You won’t be getting the life story.

Like Pornhub you also get access to any official website links, popularity ranking details plus the option to subscribe for updates.

Galleries of clip thumbnails will also appear in your search results along with a summary of the most frequent keywords being used to tag their content.

Specialist Porn Star Databases

And finally, we bring you a selection of pornstar databases that are slightly more specialist. These directories are useful for when you have a very particular itch to scratch.

JavLibrary

www.javlibrary.com/en/

JAVLibrary search by star names

Whilst most of the directories we’ve listed above are concentrated on the European and North American markets, the Japanese Adult Video industry is huge. Even sites like Pornhub, XVideos and XHamster don’t really scratch the surface, particularly when it comes to more obscure JAV stars.

This is where the JAV Library comes in handy. Okay, so it might not be the most functional in terms of search criteria but it does have one of the most comprehensive listings of Japanese porn stars. You won’t find any bio details or stats, but you will locate a crap ton of hot content to add to your viewing list.

Stars are listed alphabetically, or you can search by name or by ranking.

Define Fetish

www.definefetish.com

Fetish Models Database

Define Fetish is the go-to directory if you want to know more about kink performers. It has the down and dirty on over 4000 fetish porn stars.

Each model has their own page which contains some basic stats and details, plus sites where you can find their featured content. In addition, you can also find tabs with galleries, videos, DVDs and links.

While the galleries are sparse, they don’t hold back. You won’t find vanilla promo shots here, just full blown bondage scenes with total nudity and the stars in various states of submission.

The search facility is basic here (you have to know the name of the star), or you can browse alphabetically and play a very kinky game of Lucky Dip.

European Pornstars

www.europornstar.com

European Pornstars Library

If you are trying to find information on a European porn star, this specialist site covers the industry in deeper detail than the North American focused porn databases we’ve covered above.

Admittedly, the details may not always be the most comprehensive, and it could certainly be expanded in our opinion. However, what you do get is sample pics and clips mixed in with links to official studio and network sites.

It’s a launch pad to send you further down the rabbit hole in pursuit of obscure Russian or Latvian stars.

PornTeenGirl

www.pornteengirl.com

PornTeenGirl directory

And lastly, we found this interesting little directory of porn stars (and other adult entertainment performers) where the ladies are all known for their legal teen work. The information returned from a search includes contact details and websites where you can find their work as well as their agency (where appropriate).

There is an index of the content each star has been involved in, plus some basic stats and bio details. Most profiles we saw have a separate link to a forum thread where other fans may be discussing their work.


That wraps up our deep dive in to the world’s top adult databases. Who needs Wikipedia, eh? 😉

Are there any directories or databases that we’ve missed? Let us know your favorites!

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Simon Regal is the editor and founder of AdultVisor, with a decade of experience covering the adult entertainment industry. Simon's background includes collaborations with two pioneering adult studios at the forefront of VR tech. His work has been featured in Men's Health, Vice and TechCrunch. Simon is a regular attendee on the adult conference circuit, making appearances at XBiz, The European Summit and AdultCon in 2023. Say hello if you see him!
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