August Ames
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August Ames biography
August Ames (born Mercedes Grabowski; August 23, 1994 – December 5, 2017) was a Canadian p**ographic actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, including a non-p***ographic film in 2016, and was nominated for several AVN Awards. In 2017, at the age of 23, Ames died by suicide after a social media backlash following a tweet she posted, due to some perceiving the tweet as homophobic.
August Ames Early life
Ames was born Mercedes Grabowski in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on August 23, 1994. She grew up in Petawawa, Ontario, and later lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both her parents were in the army and she spent her early years as a military brat, including a number of years living beside Canadian Forces Base Petawawa.
Ames alleged that she was routinely s**ually molested by her paternal grandfather as a child, but her father refused to believe her and she was sent to live in a group home at 12 years old.Ames studied culinary arts for a year after graduating from high school. Prior to her ad**lt film career, she worked as a nanny, an animal-assisted aide, and a horseback trainer.
August Ames Career
Ames's career as a p**rnographic actress began at the age of 19, in November 2013. She has over 100 IMDb credits, including productions by companies such as Br***zers, Elegant Angel, Evil Angel, Girlfriends Films, Jules Jordan Video, New Sensations and Sweetheart Video. She was nominated for four AVN Awards in her lifetime, including three nominations for Female Performer of the Year.
In 2016, she appeared in the non-p***nographic film Model for Murder: The Centerfold Killer.
August Ames Awards
- 2015 AVN Award – Cutest Newcomer (Fan Award)
- 2015 XRCO Award – Cream Dream
- 2016 Twistys Treat of the Year
- 2017 AVN Award – Most Spectacular B**bs (Fan Award)
- 2017 NightMoves Award – Best B***bs (Editor's Choice)
August Ames Personal life
Ames married Kevin Moore, a p***rnography producer and director for Evil Angel.
Weeks prior to her death, Ames said that she had a history of bipolar depressive disorder and dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality) due to a traumatic childhood, stating: "Some days I'll be fine and if I'm not doing anything I'll get these awful flashbacks of my childhood and I get very depressed and I can't get out of bed and cancel my scenes for like a week or two."
