Stormy Daniels (born Stephanie Gregory Clifford in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on March 17, 1979 ), also known as Stormy Waters and simply Stormy, is an American pornographic actress, screenwriter, and director. She chose her stage name to reflect her love of Mötley Crüe, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Stormy. In 2009 a recruitment effort led her to consider challenging incumbent David Vitter in 2010 Republican Senate primary in her native Louisiana.

Daniels' parents divorced when