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Aurora Snow, born in the United States, was raised by a single mother as the oldest of three siblings. She entered the adult film industry at 18, initially planning a one-year stint, with her debut in More Dirty Debutantes 152 by Ed Powers. A contract performer and director for Sin City from 2003 to 2005, she debuted as a director with Assploitations and hosted Private Calls on Playboy TV.
Achievements include 2002 and 2003 XRCO Awards for best scenes in Up Your Ass 18, Gangbang Auditions 7, Trained Teens, and Cream Dream; 2003 AVN Female Performer of the Year; and 2011 XRCO and 2017 AVN Hall of Fame inductions. She retired in 2011 after ten years, supporting LA's 2012 Measure B for condom use. Transitioning to directing, writing, and columns for The Daily Beast and Glammonitor on porn and women's issues, she appeared in mainstream media like Superbad and spoke at Harvard Law School.
In 2013, she gave birth to her son, announcing it via a viral Daily Beast letter. She relocated to Macon, Missouri, and remains active as a writer and speaker.