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Originally Posted by Daddy Warbucks
Meh, the issue definitely gets fudged because a ton of mainstream actresses could have played those roles too, and i'm sure a ton of porn stars at least tried to be models/actresses and just never got the break.
And i don't think we'll see one who has true mainstream success for a long time because of the conservative element who bankroll the industry. Also, i can't imagine the questions in the marketing run ups to movies "how hard of a transition is it to go from being DP'd to sharing the screen with Robert Pattinson OMG"!
Even if there were zero stigma attached to having a porn background (which will never happen), it would be almost purely coincidental if a pornstar turned out to be a talented actress.
As Thremp said porn acting and real acting are just completely different skillsets with almost no overlap, especially the way porn is done these days (usually no characters, dialogue, no plot... which is imo clearly the way to go). Pretty much the only overlap is the exhibitionist tendencies.
On the other hand it's possible to coast into real acting just by having the right looks, which is why I said you would expect porn actresses to be less good-looking than real actresses. (Or "good-looking" if you want to get nitty)