Black started her career at age 18 in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was on a summer vacation while attending college. At her parents' insistence on getting a job, Black saw an advertisement for an adult talent agency and sent in her pictures. The agency accepted and, after considering their offer, she accepted and returned to the agency a week later. She was the
Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 2008. Black is the first person in history to win two
AVN Female Performer of the Year Awards, winning back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011. She also won the 2010 and 2011
XRCO Awards for Female Performer of the Year. In 2011 and 2012, she was also named by
CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn and CNBC noted her role as
Catwoman in
Vivid Entertainment's
Batman XXX: A Porn Parody, as well as her 2010 wins by
AVN and
XBIZ and 2011 AVN win and XBIZ nomination as Female Performer of the Year. Black had a guest starring role "Gem and Loan", the third episode of season 2 of the
Showtime series
Ray Donovan where she played porn star Lexi Steele. She also appeared in the film
L.A. Slasher. In 2010, Black was named by
Loaded magazine as the most facially attractive female performer in the industry. Black made her directorial debut with a video for
Elegant Angels' website, featuring their Girl of the Month for June 2014, Alina Li. In 2017, Black, credited as Tori Black, had a small part in the supernatural musical thriller film
American Satan. In March 2020, she featured in KP Wolfe's music video "You Can Call Me". == Personal life ==