Stormy Daniels (born Stephanie Gregory Clifford in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on March 17, 1979), also known as Stormy Waters and simply Stormy, is an American (United States) pornographic actress (Pornographic actor), screenwriter, and director (Film director). She chose her stage name to reflect her love of M�tley Cr�e, whose bassist, Nikki Sixx, named his daughter Stormy. In 2009 a recruitment effort led her to consider challenging incumbent David Vitter for the 2010 Senate election (United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2010) in her native Louisiana.