Melissa Lauren, born in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France, is a French pornographic actress and director. Lauren started off studying as a cook for three years and worked in Paris as a pastry chef. After reading an ad in a newspaper from French porn director John B. Root, Lauren began filming six days later, in June 2003. Her directorial debut was for the gonzo pornography company Combat Zone with the film Plucked Then Fucked. She would continue to perform with women, in solo scenes, and in photo shoots. In 2007 she became Diabolic Video’s first female director, and directed a volume of the Unnatural Sex series. She has a tattoo on her right forearm stating Quod Me Nutrit Me Destruit (What Nourishes Me Destroys Me) (Wikipedia).