Hungarian actor and writer

Ava Cadell (born Ildiko Eva Csath; June 15, 1956) is a former actress, writer, producer and currently a therapist and speaker on issues of sexuality.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Modeling and acting career
• 3 Sexology career
• 4 Personal life
• 5 Filmography
• 6 Published works
  • 6.1 Books
  • 6.2 Audio books
  • 6.3 Music albums
  • 6.4 Journal articles
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Early life

Cadell was born in Budapest, Hungary, during the Hungarian Revolution and was smuggled out of the country by strangers to Vienna, Austria, where she was left at an orphanage. She never knew her mother. Her father claimed her a few years later and took her to England to live with his new bride. She helped raise 3 of her step siblings

Modeling and acting career

In the 1970s she appeared in several movies. In 1986, she appeared in Celebrity Sleuth, Playboy Magazine in the Grapevine section and did a centerfold for Femme Fatales magazine.

In the 1990s, Cadell appeared in several films, including four Mailbu Bay Films releases.

Sexology career

While doing research for her first book, Hot Spots, Cadell discovered the field of sexology and the Ins*ute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. Cadell went on to obtain a Master's human behavior and counseling and a doctorate in philosophy from Newport University (California) and later a doctorate of education in human sexuality from the Ins*ute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco in 1997. She then embarked upon teaching, writing and lecturing, based out of Los Angeles. Through her private practice, Cadell counsels individuals and couples on personal issues including infidelity, * barriers, performance problems, sexual compulsion, parental concerns, power struggles, anger management, fear of intimacy, lack of communication and lack of desire.

She is a certified counselor listed at the American *ociation of Sexuality Educators Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) She has also served as a continuing education provider for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and the California Board of Nursing. She has previously served as President of the American College of Sexologists International. and currently sits on the organization’s advisory board.

Cadell is the founder of Loveology University, an online university that provides certification for love coaches.

Cadell wrote articles and adult instructional videos for Penthouse's Sex Academy and Zero Tolerance Entertainment. Cadell also starred in an episode of BuzzFeed Blue’s Life Change videos en*led “30 Days of Sex.”

In 2009 and 2010, she was the cohost of the radio show “Sex Drive Radio” with actress Jackie Zeman.

In 2018, Cadell produced the Sexycises by Sexperts line of exercise videos, which consists of yoga and acrobatics exercises for better sex.

Personal life

Cadell was married to attorney Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Peter L. Knecht for more than 20 years until his death in 2014.

Cadell has a black belt in Shotokan karate.

Filmography

Published works

Books

• 1993: Hot Spots. Hot Spots Publishing.
• 1997: Between the Sheets. A.C. Entertainment. ISBN:978-0966262346
• 1998: Love Around the House. A.C. Publishing. ISBN:978-0966262308
• 1999: Confessions to a Sexologist. Los Angeles: Peters Publishing. ISBN:978-0966262322
• 1999: The Stock Market *. Peters Publishing. ISBN:978-0966262315
• 2002: 12 Steps to Everlasting Love. Peters Publishing. ISBN:978-0966262339
• 2004: The Pocket Idiot’s Guide® to Oral Sex. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. ISBN:978-1592572939
• 2005:: Dr. Ava’s Tantra Workbook. Kudos Inc. ISBN:978-0966262384
• 2011: The Sexy Little Book of Oral Pleasure. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. ISBN:978-1615641345
• 2012:: The Sexy Little Book of Sex Games. Indianapolis: Alpha Books. ISBN:978-1101556245
• 2014: Neuroloveology: The Power to Mindful Love & Sex. New York: Open Road Integrated Media. ISBN:978-1624672255
• 2015:: Idiot’s Guides: Kama Sutra. London: DK Publishing. ISBN:978-1615647163

Audio books

• 1997: Between the Sheets, ISBN:0966262344
• 2003, DOC Johnson Presents: Ava's Hot Lips, ASIN:B000ZUBY0A

Music albums

• 1995: Soundz of sex, ASIN:B000008QSL

Journal articles

• Cadell, A. (2010). The loveologist guide to cheating: secrets to why people cheat and how to prevent cheating. Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality.

References

External links

• Official website
• Ava Cadell at IMDb: