Alana Evans is an American pornographic actress She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015 and the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2019 Alana Evans was born in Fort Campbell Kentucky where her father was a soldier When she was a few months old her parents divorced and her mother moved with her and her sister to California Growing up in Milpitas California Alana spent her time studying theatre at a young age She performed in numerous community theatre projects developing her love for acting After her mothers passing while Alana was a teen she soon married and had a child She and her husband became part owners in a strip club where Alana began dancing and soon she was dancing in various clubs in the area After falling in love with performing Alana began looking for a way to build her career as a feature entertainer To build a brand the openminded Evans began working in the adult film industry in 1998 and her career took off from 1998 to 2016 Alana continued to perform in adult films With multiple award nominations from AVN Alana began working in other avenues of mainstream entertainment She became president of the Adult Performance Artists Guild APAG a federally recognised union in February 2018 having previously been vicepresident before her predecessor Sean Michaels resignation