In Tribute: Savannah died by suicide in 1994 by shooting herself after a car accident. She received injuries to her face during the accident and panicked that her face would be scarred forever. Shannon Michelle Wilsey (October 9, 1970 – July 11, 1994), better known by her stage name Savannah, was an American pornographic film actress who starred in over 100 videos during her career. One of the most prominent adult industry models of her time, she achieved notoriety within her short (1990–1994) career due to her onscreen presence and personal life. In January 2002, AVN ranked her at #19 on their list of the top 50 porn stars of all time. Wilsey began her career as a model and had a few small roles in mainstream movies. Small time actor and porn director Rex Cabo spotted her on an audition and believed she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Ironically Cabo would die from suicide in 2005, nearly 10 years after Savannah's own suicide. He persuaded her to sign with an agent for nude modeling and was convinced she would have porn studios in a bidding war over her. After appearing in Penthouse and Hustler, he would be proven correct as she was offered nearly 10 times what a new actor would get to star in her first adult movie in 1990. As porn was entering the 1990s, it needed a new superstar, and Savannah would be it. Savannah's movies would be the highest-grossing in 1990, and in 1991, Vivid offered her the largest deal ever for a pornstar to shoot for them while also being able to shoot for other companies. While she was at the top of her career, her personal life was chaotic.