Captain Jack: Tell me about Joanna Angel.
Joanna Angel: Alright I will sum it up for you. Hello world! I am Joanna Angel. I am now… 38 years old. I grew up in northern New Jersey with a family of observant religious Jews. I would use every chance I got to escape Jersey and I took the bus into New York City and…um… sat around on the streets of the East Village in ripped fishnet stockings and an assortment of spikes clothing and went to punk shows. I would return home to New Jersey on the last bus of the evening and then act very defiant to my very supportive and loving parents who were just trying to figure out why I listened to such angry music and why I continued to cut holes in all my clothing.
I then went to Rutgers University, I majored in English and Film. I started BurningAngel in my senior year of college and Joanna Angel was born. I still cut holes in my clothing and listen to angry music but I have a very good relationship with my family.
CJ: How long have you been in the industry?
Joanna: Oh lord. BurningAngel started in the year 2002- So I guess…. technically… about 700 years. Oddly, I feel like some kind of new girl in the industry now though, now that my career has gone in a different path!
CJ: You started a website when you were in college. Were you a very sexual person in your teen years?
Joanna: No! Not at all. Well… OK… I was a big slut in my mind… I read a lot of erotica and masturbated to lots of scandalous music videos but I didn’t know how to make these fantasies a reality. It took my body a little while to catch up with my brain- I didn’t lose my virginity until I was 18 and I had very shy awkward sex for quite some time before I blossomed.
CJ: Were you with both men and women before porn?
Joanna: Yes- once again, I knew I was very attracted to women but I was never sure how to approach them sexually. I experimented with a few girls in college. But … I wanted to fuck… all of them. I just wasn’t sure how!
CJ: One of the things you are known for is all your tats. When did you get your first one and what was it?
Joanna: My first tattoo was my “So It Goes” tattoo on my left shoulder. It’s a quote from Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut. I guess it’s also a Billy Joel song- people will occasionally ask me if that’s why I got it. I would like to state for the record that it is in fact not a Billy Joel tattoo.
CJ: Do you have a favorite?
Joanna: The statue of liberty on my left arm. I love that one!
CJ: You ran Burning Angel for a long time. Ran is undercutting it, you owned, produced, directed, starred in… you WERE Burning Angel. You sold it last year to AdultTime. Was that hard to give your baby up?
Joanna: Yes- I didn’t *totally* give it up because I still direct the content but yes, I gave up the ownership. It was a very hard emotional decision. My heart was saying no and my brain was saying yes. My heart is still pretty angry at me, but my brain is very satisfied. Eventually my heart will come around and come to peace with the whole thing. Stupid heart, what good is that thing anyway.
CJ: You have filmed for a lot of different sites over the past couple of years, do you still produce your own content too?
Joanna: I shot a few movies for my newer line- SexUnfiltered.com, but that content can also be found on my Onlyfans. I’m enjoying working for other people, and directing all the products that I do for AdultTime- including BurningAngel. I will eventually put out another Unfiltered movie I’m just not entirely sure when!
CJ: Was it tough to be your own director for so long then have to take direction from someone else?
Joanna: I actually really enjoy getting directed by other people. It feels like a vacation to me!
CJ: For fans that are new to you, what are some of your favorite scenes that you could recommend? Maybe something from Burning Angel and some scenes for others.
Joanna: Oh wow. I have so many favorite scenes. Hmm
OK- watch ANYTHING from the Babysitter Auditions. Outside of that- a recent scene for Digital Playground from the featurette “Parallel Lust.” Definitely my double anal scene from “Double Anal Divas.” or my anal scene from Aiden Riley’s “Fucked up Anal Fantasies.” Oh Oh- and also, a recent Girl/Girl scene with Karma RX on GirlGirl.com “Lesbian Rock Stars.”
CJ: Who are some of your favorite performers and directors?
Joanna: All penises and vaginas and people who hire me are created equal. I truly appreciate each and every single one!
CJ: Are there any performers or directors you would love to work with that you haven’t had a chance to yet?
Joanna: Yes! Well there’s a lot of them — but right now number one on my Fuck it List is Dredd. Come and get me!!!
CJ: What do you like sexually? What turns you on?
Joanna: I like passionate sex with women and filthy sex with men.
CJ: Are you submissive or dominant sexually?
Joanna: I like intense sex where both people are just equally fucking each other’s brains out.
CJ: Did you watch porn before you got into the industry?
Joanna: No! I didn’t.
CJ: Did you have any favorite stars?
Joanna: My favorite star was Janine — but not because I actually watched any of her porn just because she was on the cover of the Blink 182 album and I thought she was very hot.
CJ: What are some new projects you’re working on?
Joanna: I just had a lot of stuff come out- I actually just had a very fun role in a feature for Whitney Wright- for AllHerLuv.com. its tentatively titled “the Path to Forgiveness”. I played a very evil head-mistress of a completely fucked up conversion camp- and I loved it! I can’t wait for everyone to see it.
Three Cheers for Satan was just released on AdultTime and BurningAngel- directed by me and starring Kenzie Reeves, Jane Wilde, and Kira Noir. and I’m so proud of it! I high encourage everyone to watch it on this spooky season. Also- earlier in the year I directed a thriller called “Insomniac” starring Aiden Ashley, and I highly suggest watching, or re-watching that. Also be sure to check out “A Very Adult Wednesday Addams 3” – a quirky vignette full of sarcasm and braids, featuring Marley Brinx, Jessie Lee, Lily Lane and Evelyn Clairs… and “Sex Cult” which stars me, Katrina Jade and Aubrey Kate!
These are all incredibly strong releases this year from the BurningAngel library. Be sure to check them all out!
CJ: What have you learned about yourself sexually since joining porn?
Joanna: That I love anal sex!
CJ: If you weren’t in porn, what would you be doing right now?
Joanna: Ha! I am not sure. I would have probably tried to use my English degree from college and then… found it useless and then wound up working at a restaurant or something.
CJ: You shoot a lot and porn nowadays is a 24/.7 job. Do you ever get a chance to just relax and chill out?
Joanna: I occasionally get a few days off and I go absolutely insane. If I’m not busy to the point where I barely have time to eat or sleep…. then I feel really off.
CJ: What’s the kinkiest thing you’ve ever done off-camera?
Joanna: HMMMM. OK. I did have a threesome behind a bar once while the bar was open- and the girl in the threesome squirted everywhere and then I grabbed a glass from behind the bar and collected some of the girls squirt and then I had the bartender mix it with ice and vodka and I drank it.
CJ: And how can the fans follow you on social media?
Joanna: Just @JoannaAngel on both Twitter and Instagram! I am verified in both places. If a non-verified Joanna Angel asks you to hang out or asks you for money… well feel free to hang out with them or give them money but it will not be me. Maybe it will be someone exciting though- lemme know how it goes!
