Biography of Natalie Oliveros (a.k.a.: Savanna Samson)

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Natalie Oliveros , better known by her stage name Savanna Samson, is an American pornographic actress.

Savanna was born in Rochester, New York. She was trained in ballet throughout her childhood and teen years. She became an exotic dancer at Scores in New York City in the mid-1990s. She also became a well known stripper personality on The Howard Stern Show making multiple appearances. Savanna has Italian, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry. She was raised Catholic, and professes she is still devout and practicing to this day, despite her career and lifestyle.

When she started working at Scores Gentlemen's Club night club, she chose Savanna as her stage name in homage to the sister in The Prince of Tides . After she began making movies she found out about the late actress Savannah and added Samson to differentiate.

Savanna made her first adult movie titled Rocco Meats an American Angel in Paris with Rocco Siffredi in 2000. That year she also made an appearance on the TV series Ed in the episode entitled "Better Days. In April 2002, Savanna became a contract actress for Vivid Entertainment.

Savanna contributed chapter content to How To Have A XXX Sex Life , and was the host of the 2005 AVN Awards.

On February 3, 2006, Savanna, Jenna Jameson, and several other Vivid Girls hosted the first Vivid Club Jenna Super Bowl Party at the Zoo Club in Detroit, Michigan, with a $1000 ticket price that featured a lingerie show, but no nudity or sex acts. When announced, the party caused controversy with the NFL who did not sanction this as an official Super Bowl event.

Savanna started a wine company called Savanna Wines, and also had a bit part in a Saturday Night Live sketch. Soon after releasing her wine she was seen at several concerts selling her wine for fans of Deftones, Regina Spektor, and No Sham. She had also been dating Jorge Luis Aguilar Cruz of No Sham for about a year, she addressed the situation on Howard Stern by stating "I love him very much, he knows that, it's beautiful to find someone so young and who is a strong believer in monogamy, he is wise beyond his years." Aguilar Cruz was seen wearing a "Had Savanna" t-shirt at several concerts.

Savanna signed a recording contract with Koch Records, and reportedly had a single called "Kiss Me All Over" that was set to be released before the end of 2007, with an album to follow in February 2008.

In September 2008 Savanna appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as herself playing Katie Couric on a fictional spinoff show, Daily Show Nights , featuring correspondent Jason Jones.