Chanel Santini

Chanel Santini is an American performer and director whose breakthrough came with back-to-back XBIZ Trans Performer of the Year wins in 2018 and 2019. She was born on January 7, 1998, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is also known as CiCi and CC Santini. Her professional work includes acting and directing credits, which appear under the same name. Her screen credits include the 2017 feature Buck Angel Superstar and ManyVids appearances. She later pursued creative work in Las Vegas, Nevada. Santini has described leaving a difficult environment in New Mexico, and she has said that responding to an adult-content casting ad became an entry point into a more stable professional path.

Her awards profile developed quickly. She won XBIZ Trans Performer of the Year in 2018, then won the same category again in 2019. In 2019 she also received the AVN Transgender Performer of the Year award. In 2021 she earned an XBIZ Best Sex Scene — Trans award for Trans-Active with Cherie DeVille. Trans-Active is a 2019 feature production associated with that win.

Her screen work reaches at least 2017, and her career includes both performance and directing. She has also worked as a director and performer in feature productions. Her location includes Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. Her career has included recognition from XBIZ and AVN.