Nicole Clitman
Also known as Holly Hanson, Shelby Reneé Barrett
Career
Active 2016 – 2018
Biography
About Nicole Clitman
With a petite 5'2" frame, blonde hair, and blue eyes, Nicole Clitman possessed a look that drew comparisons to Nicole Kidman, a resemblance that inspired her stage name. She was born on December 18, 1991, in Decatur, Illinois, and grew up south of Chicago in a middle-class family. Of Caucasian descent, she majored in music with a minor in vocal performance at Millikin University, where she sang opera and played the flute for eight years. After college, she spent four years in Pennsylvania traveling with a non-profit organization, performing gospel music for military veterans at VA medical centers and raising funds through church performances. She entered the adult film industry in May 2016 at age 24, adopting the stage name Nicole Clitman (initially Holly Hanson) after a foot fetish shoot in South Beach, per AVN (2016). Her career spanned roughly two years, during which she appeared in approximately 65 films, working with studios like Evil Angel, Digital Playground, Reality Kings, Tushy, and Girlfriends Films. Notable titles include Manhandled 8 (2016, with Bill Bailey), My Slutty Sister (2016, with Penny Pax and Seth Gamble), and Tushy: Pretty Teen Gets Even (2016). Her anal and lesbian scenes, particularly in Manhandled 8, were noted for their intensity.
Clitman collaborated with performers like Penny Pax, Elena Koshka, Goldie Rush, and Mike Adriano, performing in genres like hardcore, anal, lesbian, and BDSM. Her on-screen repertoire included solo work with full nudity, masturbation, and dildo play; girl-girl scenes featuring kissing, boob touching, boob licking, fingering, and oral; and boy-girl scenes with blowjobs, vaginal, anal, and facial. She also performed bondage scenes. She modeled for adult websites but not magazines, and no mainstream roles are documented beyond a CamSoda skit as Megyn Kelly. Physically, she stood at 5'2", weighed 119 lbs, with a 33-27-35 figure and a 32A natural bust, with no breast augmentation or other surgeries noted. She sported four tattoos: lips on her left ass cheek, "We Are Made Of Love" on her left rib cage, a heart on her right hip, and a dream catcher on her back, with no piercings noted, per The Lord of Porn (2023). Veterans on Babepedia praised her "Nicole Kidman-like beauty" and "petite, natural" figure, finding her "expressive eyes" and "energetic" performances sexy, with her versatility in anal and BDSM scenes cited as unique. She was most known for anal and rough sex scenes.
Controversies included harassment from leaked private photos posted by an ex-boyfriend six years before her debut, contributing to her depression, as she shared in a 2016 AVN interview. She spoke of regaining self-esteem through porn, stating, "It's been a couple years going through a depression… I have my self-esteem back up. I've actually been singing in the shower more." No romantic relationships or children are documented. Her net worth was estimated at $100,000–$500,000, per unverified sources, from her three-year career. Clitman retired from adult films in 2018, with only a few credits that year, and moved to Gaithersburg, Maryland. She passed away on March 12, 2019, at age 27, from undisclosed causes, per the Herald & Review and AVN (2019). As of July 14, 2025, her films remain in vintage adult collections, with fan-run X accounts mourning her as a "talented but tragic" performer whose brief career left a mark.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Died
- Tuesday 12th of March 2019 (age 27)
- Years Active
- 2016-2018 (started around 24 years old; 2 years active)
- Birthplace
- Decatur, Illinois, United States
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
Body
- Hair Color
- Blonde
- Eye Color
- Blue
- Weight
- 119 lbs (or 54 kg)
- Measurements
- 33–27–35 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.77
- Bra/Cup Size
- 32A show conversions - UK: 32A, EU: 70A, AU: 10A, JP: 70A
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
- Tattoos
- Lips On Left Ass Cheek; "We Are Made Of Love" On Left Rib Cage; Heart On Right Hip; Dream Catcher On Back
Performances
- Solo
- Nudity (Full)
- Masturbation
- Dildo
- Girl/Girl
- Kissing
- Boob Touching
- Boob Licking
- Fingering
- Oral
- Boy/Girl
- Blowjob
- Vaginal
- Anal
- Facial
- Special
- Bondage
Frequently asked
Why did she choose the stage name Nicole Clitman?
She adopted the name after a foot fetish shoot in South Beach, where her resemblance to Nicole Kidman inspired the choice, per AVN (2016). Her original stage name was Holly Hanson.
What was her educational background?
She majored in music with a minor in vocal performance at Millikin University, where she sang opera and played the flute for eight years.
What did she do before entering the adult industry?
For four years, she traveled with a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania, performing gospel music for military veterans at VA medical centers and raising funds through church performances.
What were her notable tattoos and their locations?
She had four tattoos: lips on her left ass cheek, "We Are Made Of Love" on her left rib cage, a heart on her right hip, and a dream catcher on her back.
How did her career end?
She retired from adult films in 2018, with only a few credits that year, and moved to Gaithersburg, Maryland. She passed away on March 12, 2019, at age 27.
Did you know
- She was a trained opera singer and flutist before entering the adult industry.
- Her stage name was inspired by Nicole Kidman, per AVN (2016).
- She had a natural 32A bust, with no breast augmentation or other surgeries.
- Her tattoos included a dream catcher on her back and "We Are Made Of Love" on her left rib cage.
- She performed a CamSoda skit as Megyn Kelly, her only documented mainstream-adjacent role.
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