A True Porn Pioneer!
The MILF craze has really become a big and popular genre in the industry. However, when you think back to the golden age of porn in the ’70′s there was one name that stood out and who was the first true MILF on the porn scene. Her name was Juliet Anderson, who became much better known as “Aunt Peg” and began her porn career at the age of 40!
Judith Carr was born in Burbank, California on July 23, 1938. Her father was a jazz trumpet player and her mother a nurse. As a young girl she was saddled with both childhood arthritis and Crohn’s Disease and would spend a large part of her growing up years in the hospital or on bed rest. Still, she graduated from high school in 1956 with a straight A average. After school she moved to Japan with her lover who was in the Navy and they were married briefly. After that ended in 1964 she would take the next thirteen years doing various jobs that would include being teaching assistant in high school, and English as a Second Language teacher, and working as a radio journalist in Finland. Fact is, Juliet was an accredited English teacher in Europe before returning to the states in the 70’s.
She did a little modeling and the suggestion was made she should give porn a try. Being mature, and blessed with very elegant, classy, yet sexy looks she decided to give it a try and began, as many did back then, doing “loops” in New York City. From there it was full length features and a whole new career was born for the now newly named Juliet Anderson. The “Aunt Peg” tag actually came from a throw away line in a threeway scene she was in with John Holmes and Sharon Kane. The director jumped on it and the ”Aunt Peg” series of porn films was born and would go on to become huge hits.
In addition to those features, Ms. Anderson also had key roles in the film classics, “Taboo 1 and 2”, “Talk Dirty to Me” and other big hits of the era. Not only did she bring an elegant and mature look to adult, but sexually she was showing, even back then, that age is only a number and that older woman could be very sexual and desirable. One thing about her, she never faked it!
Now in her mid to late 40’s and still a popular star, Juliet decided to go behind the cameras and into production and directing. After a short time behind the scenes Ms. Anderson decided the time had come to settle down and just be a devoted wife to her husband Arthur. While everything was going well in her private life she got the itch again and in 1998 she returned to the industry with the full blessings of her husband to create, write, produce and direct a series called “Ageless Desire”. This was a series featuring real life couples over the age of 50 along with her and her husband. The series was designed to show that older couples could, and do, enjoy sex to the fullest and it was beautifully captured. After doing a couple of these films, she again retired and turned to writing several well received articles on the business. With a large fan base that still exists today, Ms. Anderson was still in demand for awards shows and signings, looking as classy, elegant and sexy as ever.
In 2009, Ms. Anderson announced she was returning to produce some new films, while continuing her excellent and well respected work as a relationships counselor for couples. Unfortunately the film plans she had worked on to bring to the adult public never came to pass. On January 11, 2010, still suffering from Crohn’s Disease, Juliet Anderson passed away at her home in Berkley, California at the age of 71.
Ms. Anderson is a member of both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame and many of her films, as well as the “Aunt Peg” series of films have been re issued on DVD and are available in video stores or for sale on the internet. Juliet Anderson set quite a standard at the time and she also opened the door for other older, more mature women to come through. So while the MILF genre of today is very strong, make sure to check some of the amazingly sexual and well acted performances of a true pioneer from the golden age of porn, Juliet Anderson.
Art Koch, National Features & DVD Editor, NightMoves Magazine and AAN
