She knew Coco Charnelle wanted to do porn long before she ever touched camera. She says porn gave her what real life couldn’t: freedom, release and endless orgasms. She’s not pretending. She’s not acting. She’s living her dream one scene at a time. In many of Coco Charnelle’s scenes, her personality keeps the material from feeling anonymous, and that confidence carries through to the final frame. A recurring strength in Coco Charnelle’s work is an easy balance between polish and spontaneity.