Porn star Sunny Leone made her Bollywood debut in the film "Jism 2." The pornogrphic actress being casted as well as the movie's lewd content has caused protests, which included the burning of an effigy Pooja Bhatt, the film's director, claims the Hollywood Reporter.

Despite the fact that the erotic thriller featuring the Leone has been called a "forgettable thriller with risible dialogue, an outlandish premise and a sex quotient that won't shock anyone with a cable TV subscription," by film critic Lisa Tsering, the controversy surrounding "Jism 2" has helped Leone make an impression.

Sunny Leone may be causing a stir, but she is far from the first porn star to take part in mainstream cinema. Here's a list of other porn stars that have appeared in movies.

Gianna Michaels

Gianna Michaels made her brief but memorable film debut in the 2010 horror film "Piranha 3D." The porn star didn't have much of a chance to act, but she did have a chance to parasail topless.

In true porn fashion, Michaels decided her parasailing would be more fun without a shirt on. Her character in the film, credited as "Parasailing Girl" met her fate shortly after when her legs were eaten by vicious piranhas.

Fellow porn stars Riley Steele and Ashlynn Brook also had cameos in the film.

Nina Hartley

Nina Hartley adds a little history to this list. The famed 80's porn star made her transition to mainstream movies in the mid 90's with her role in the Oscar nominated "Boogie Nights."

Working on screen with actors like Burt Reynolds and Mark Wahlberg, Hartley plays the comically unfaithful wife of William H. Macy's charatcer. The film was nominated for three Oscars and a Golden Globe, and it won the Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor Burt Reynolds .

Angelina Armani

Angelina Armani also made her debut in the mainstream with a film about the porn industry. Armani might not have been as good at picking a script, since "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" wasn't as praised as "Boogie Nights."

The Happy Madison film featuring Nick Swardson as an unlikely porn star wasn't nominated for any Oscars or Golden Globes, and the film has a 0 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

François Sagat

It's not only porn actresses who work their way into mainstream films. François Sagat, a gay porn star had a role in "Saw VI"

The 2009 torture film featured Sagat as an addict who was trapped in Jigsaw's deadly game. He has since appeared in "LA Zombie" and scored a leading role in "Man in Bath."

Kobe Tai

Kobe Tai breaks out of the small-role standard with her role in the 1998 film "Very Bad Things." Tai plays a stripper who is accidently murdered in the film.

Her time on screen is short and she does go nude in a sex scene, but her importance to the film can't be understated. It's her death that sets a bachelor party on a mission to cover their bloody tracks.

Ron Jeremy

Almost everyone knows who Ron Jeremy is. Even beyond pornography or mainstream cinema, the porn star has made himself into a household name, depending on the kind of household you live in.

Just a few of The Hedgehog's credited films are "Ghostbusters," "The Boondock Saints," "Detroit Rock City" and "Crank: High Voltage." It's hard to imagine where he finds the time, since Jeremy has appeared in over 2 thousand adult films and directed over 200, according ot the Internet Adulat Film Database.

Jenna Jameson

Jenna Jameson is the only name on this list that can compare to Ron Jeremy. The actress has also broken out into the mainstream aside from her film career.

The queen of porn has been in over 150 pornographic films according to IAFD, along with being an animal rights activist. Jameson still managed to find time for films like Howard Stern's "Private Parts," as well as "Dirt Merchant," "Porn n' Chicken" and others.

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