dhanni

Her name is Dhanni Dawson. No, not really. It’s Mary Louise Folkenstorm, and she’s the daughter of a high school math teacher and an elementary school nurse from Abilene, Texas, and she’s just finished her first porn shoot – “Dhanni Dearest” – in the basement of a rented home five miles outside Juarez, Mexico. Her parents have no idea she’s done it. They think she’s waiting tables in Hookstraw, Oklahoma, and living with a female friend of a friend of a friend. Fifteen years later, when asked by a website reporter how she managed herself through the first of her 250-some porn shoots, she’ll say, “I don’t know, exactly. It was as though I were in a cloud.” At that time, she’ll be retired from the business, with a net worth of $40 million. When the reporter asks, “Are you proud of what you’ve done?” she’ll answer: “I’m not sure. I’m still trying to figure that out.” When he asks, “What’s your biggest regret?” she’ll answer: “I wanted a life. I ended up with a sentence.” Then she shrugs and smiles, a bit too sadly. Or, a lot.