(Los Angeles, CA / February 2, 2021) — Maitland Ward was recognized as 2021’s Best Actress at the XCritic Awards, in honor of her exceptional talents as a leading lady in the wildly-popular feature from Vixen Media Group/Deeper, Muse.

The gorgeous flame-haired film star was lauded for her riveting onscreen role as a professor who challenges her students in an eye-popping class assignment. XCritic reviewer Don Juan DeMarko hailed Ward as “the essence of sexuality… as this ageless beauty refines her femininity in her prime and within ours and her glorious world of XXX.”

Of her prestigious win, Ward said, “Thanks so much to the XCritic reviewers who voted for me, and for Muse, which also won two awards for Best Feature and Best Director-Feature to honor Kayden Kross’ mind-blowing creativity.

“It takes a lot of time, patience and collective talent to produce and put together a film like Muse, and I’m so privileged and pleased to work with the very best in the business. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and brought me to this moment.”

Ward is well-known as a pop culture icon, having starred in a string of popular TV shows and films, such as Bold and the Beautiful, Boy Meets World and White Chicks, but it was her sizzling erotic scenes that got a new legion of fans to sit up and take notice of her expertise as a powerhouse performer.

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Southern California-born and bred Maitland Ward has quickly become one of the fastest-rising stars in adult entertainment, after an-already successful career as an American model, actress and cosplay personality. The star, who joined the cast of Bold and the Beautiful as a teen and found fame as Rachel McGuire on the beloved ABC sitcom Boy Meets World, jumped headfirst into shooting adult films in 2019 without much persuasion.

The statuesque (5’10”) all-natural redhead is unique in that not only is she beautiful and built for the porn biz, Ward’s talent as an actress means she can also carry dramatic and comedic scenes with ease. Her playful energy, professionalism and open sexuality got her an exclusive performance contract with worldwide brand Vixen Media Group and in 2020 the star won three AVN Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Three-Way Sex Scene-G/G/B for her work in Deeper mega-hit feature Drive, as well as Favorite Camming Cosplayer.