Born in Ontario, Canada, Sunny Leone grew up in idyllic surroundings, loving the cold Canadian winters and the snow that came with them. Building snowmen and ice skating were regular activities outside the Leone household every November through March. With a love for sports, singing and dancing, young Sunny was a consummate performer, basking in the attention it brought her and eating up every word of praise that came her way. Everything changed in 1996, when her family packed up and moved to Southern California. It was a difficult adjustment for the little Canadian girl, whose innocence and naiveté were less than fully appreciated by her new high school classmates. In addition, her adopted hometown lacked the change of seasons she so loved in the Old Country. Sunny persevered, however, and after graduating in 1999, enrolled in a local junior college. After a friend told her she should try modeling - a natural choice for a young beauty - she found a contact who specialized in adult entertainment and decided to give it a try. Though initially wary of taking her clothes off and striking suggestive poses for the camera, curiosity got the better of her and she dived in full force, quickly becoming one of the most sought-after adult models. In 2001 Sunny was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for the March issue, and numerous layouts in other magazines soon followed, including "Cheri", "High Society", "Swank", "Leg World", "Hustler" and "Club International". She also appeared in the _Penthouse: Pets in Paradise released at the Toronto International Film Festival and charted her meteoric rise from pornstar to Bollywood star.
Penthouse Pet of the Year 2003.
Is of Indian ancestry. Her father, a Sikh, was born in Tibet and raised in the Punjab. Her mother was from a small town in Himachal Pradesh state. Her family moved from Ontario, Canada, to Southern California in 1996.
Her pictures as Penthouse Pet of the Month for March 2001 made her the first Indian/South Asian model to be in the magazine.
Loves riding horses, playing with her pet bunny and hanging out with her friends.
2016 - Top Googled celebrity in India for the fourth time in a row.
Has done pantyhose modeling for photographer Ed Fox.
Older sister of Sundeep Vohra.
Is the first ex-adult film star to successfully crossover into mainstream Bollywood cinema in the Indian film industry.
When she made her Bollywood Hindi film debut in Jism 2, there were protesters against its release and posters were burned. Regardless, the film was a hit and made Sunny a promising actress in the industry.
On September 8, 2016, Leone became the first Bollywood actress to walk the runway for New York Fashion Week. She modeled clothes for designer, Archana Kochhar.
In July 2017, Leone and her husband Daniel Weber adopted their first child from Latur, a village in Maharashtra. A baby girl named Nisha was 21 months old at the time of adoption.
