Katsuni
- Birthdate: April 9, 1979
- Birthplace: Lyon, France
- Height: 5 feet, 7 inch (170 cm)
- Nationality: French, Vietnamese
- Ethnicity: Caucasian/Asian
- Hair color: Black
- Eye Color: Brown
- Piercings: None
- Tattoos: None
- Years active: 2001 – 2014
- Body type: Slim
Boobs: Fake/Enhanced - Real name: Celine Tran
- Number of movies: 617+ (As of November 2025)
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Summary of Katsuni’s Biography
| Year | Events |
|---|---|
| April 9, 1979 | - Birth of Katsuni (Lyon, France) |
| 2001 | - Katsuni became a porn actress at the age of 22 |
| 2004 | - AVN Awards ; Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production, Affaire Katsumi (2002) - Venus Awards ; Winner Best European actress |
| 2005 | - AVN awards ; Winner Female Foreign Performer of the Year |
| 2006 | - AVN awards ; Wiinner Female Foreign Performer of the Year |
| 2007 | - Following legal proceedings, "Katsumi" changed its name to "Katsuni" - AVN Awards ; Winner Female Foreign Performer of the Year |
| 2008 | - Urban Spice Awards ; Nominee: Best Female Performer |
| 2010 | - AVN Awards ; Nominee: Web Starlet of the Year |
| 2011 | Xbiz Awards ; Winner Foreign Female Performer of the Year |
| 2012 | - Xbiz Awards ; Winner: Crossover Star of the Year - Xbiz Awards ; Nominee: Foreign Female Performer of the Year |
| 2013 | - AVN Awards ; Nominee: Porn's Best Body - AVN Awards ; Nominee: Sexiest Adult Star - Katsuni announces her retirement from porn |
| 2014 | - AVN Awards ; Inducted: Hall of Fame (Founders Branch) |
Katsuni’s Full Biography
Born Celine Tran on April 9, 1979, in Lyon, France, Katsuni is a former pornographic actress, writer, and blogger. A student of political science, and later literature, she worked as a stripper during her studies. She decided to enter the adult film industry in 2011 at the age of 22. Her career quickly took off due to her striking beauty and extraordinary sex scenes. Katsuni remained at the top of the adult film industry until 2013, the year of her retirement.
Beginning of Katsuni’s pornographic career
Katsusi was born in Lyon, France, to a Vietnamese father and a French mother. Highly intelligent, she enrolled in the Faculty of Political Science in Grenoble at the age of 18. She later abandoned her political science studies after a year to pursue literature. Highly gifted in literature, Katsuni later considered becoming a teacher.
During her studies, she worked as a go-go dancer and stripper without her parents’ knowledge. She was spotted by a photographer from Penthouse magazine who offered her her first pornographic film shoot. Seeing this as a challenge, Katsuni accepted and thus launched her career in porn in 2001 at the age of 22. Her pornographic career quickly took off, so much so that she abandoned her studies and her dream of becoming a teacher to dedicate herself fully to adult films. At the beginning of her career, she filmed mainly in Europe with the studios Colmax, Dorcel, and Blue One under the pseudonym “Katsumi”. She chose this pseudonym in reference to a Japanese manga character she adored [3]. Later, she would go by “Katsuni” due to legal proceedings against her under the name “Katsumi”.
In 2003, Katsuni signed with agent Mark Speigler and began filming in the United States. She mentioned particularly liking filming in the US compared to Europe: “I like shooting in the States because there are so many different great companies to work with. The business is much bigger here than in Europe. There are great movies being made in Europe, but here there are more choices, and I really like working on gonzo films. In Europe, it is not good for a girl to do gonzo.”. [3] In 2005, she decided to move to the United States and settled in Los Angeles.
Exclusive Contract with Digitalplayground
An excellent pornographic actress, Katsuni became, in December 2006, the first actress of French origin to sign an exclusive contract with the major company Digitalplayground.com. In 2008, she was part of the cast of the film “Pirates 2: Stagnetti’s Revenge“, which was the most expensive pornographic film ever made at the time. She remained under contract with Digitalplayground.com until 2010 before becoming independent.
Breast Augmentation
In May 2006, Katsuni decided to have breast augmentation surgery, increasing her cup size from 85B to 90D. She mentioned in an interview that this breast augmentation was beneficial to her career as a pornographic actress: “I immediately did more magazine covers, and I sincerely think that my new look appealed to Digital Playground, who immediately offered me an exclusive contract…which I accepted. Big breasts sell very well.” But there’s also a market for small breasts. In the end, what matters is the actress’s performance, her ability to seduce and excite her audience. Breast size can be a bonus. Anyway, I have it for myself, not for my job.” [4]
Katsuni’s Sexual Performance
Katsuni quickly established herself as a major porn star due to her striking exotic beauty, athletic figure, large surgically enhanced breasts, and, above all, her exceptional sexual performances. Her videos have garnered billions of views on major porn sites. Katsuni filmed over 617 scenes during her porn acting career between 2001 and 2014.
Excellent hardcore sex scenes with the beautiful Katsuni can be viewed on sites such as 21sextury.com, Brazzers.com, Digitalplayground.com, Elegantangel.com, and Evilangel.com.
Katsuni also starred in numerous films for the Dorcel studio. Some of these films were wildly successful, such as “In Bed With Katsuni”. “L’Affaire Katsumi”, and “French conneXion.”
Katsuni’s Awards
Katsuni has won a multitude of awards throughout her porn acting career. She won the prestigious “Female Foreign Performer of the Year” award at the 2005, 2006, and 2007 AVN Awards. She also won the “Foreign Female Performer of the Year” award at the 2011 Xbiz Awards. Katsuni was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2014 AVN Awards.
Listing all the awards won by the French-Vietnamese porn star is too extensive for this biography. However, it’s worth noting that Katsuni has won over 38 international awards during her 13-year career as a pornographic actress between 2001 and 2013 [5]. As of February 2020, she was the only actress to have won the AVN Award for Best Foreign Performer of the Year three times (2005, 2006, and 2007) [5].
In 2011, the magazine “Complex” ranked porn star Katsuni fourteenth on its list of “The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars”. The same magazine ranked her third on its list of “The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time” [2].
Katsuni’s Sexuality
Katsuni is a size queen and she doesn’t hide it. She particularly loves filming with actors who have very big cocks, like Mandingo and Lexington Steele [3]. It should also be noted that she was in a long-term relationship with French actor Manuel Ferrara, who has one of the biggest white dicks in the porn industry..
Lawsuit and Name Change
At the beginning of her pornographic career, Celine Trans, her real name, used the pseudonym “Katsumi”, a common name in Japan. In 2006, she was sued by a woman named “Mary Katsumi”, who believed that the porn actress was harming her reputation by using the same name. She won her case in court in January 2007, and the porn actress “Katsumi” changed her stage name to “Katsuni”.
Retirement from Pornography
After more than 12 years as a porn actress, Katsuni announced her retirement from porn in August 2013 at the age of 34. She left Los Angeles and returned to France. She now uses her real name, Celine Tran, and focuses on mainstream cinema and writing. She has appeared in films such as the French comedy “Porn in the Hood” and the Cambodian action film “Jailbreak”. She also works as a wellness coach. In 2018, Celine Tran published her autobiography, “Ne dis pas que tu aimes ça” (Don’t Say That You Like It), with Fayard publishers. In 2020, she released the English version of her book, titled “Don’t Say That You Like It” [5]. In a short promotional video for her book, Katsuni mentions, among other things, that: “I feel ready to share my story with you. It’s been very successful in France and now it’s time to have the translation in English… It’s not a book about porn. It’s a book about the story of a porn star from when she was a kid until today, which means it’s very, very intimate. It’s about what I felt in my body, in my mind. How did I feel when I did my very first scene? How did I start and why? » [5].
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1 – IAFD @ Katsuni
3 – “Porn Star Interview – Katsuni” ; 28th October 2010 ; Hush hush
4 – “Katsuni : « Le live, l’avenir du porno » ; March 30, 2012 ; Masculin.com
5 – “Katsuni Launches Kickstarter for English Version of Book” ; February 4, 2020 ; AVN
