While some adult actors and actresses need longer to succeed or they never actually do, some gain success soon after they enter the industry. People were a bit sceptical about Bonnie Rotten due to being so heavily tattooed but nothing stopped Bonnie. She worked (and still is) 110% and her fame and fan base started growing quickly, making her one of the most (if not the most) recognizable adult actresses in the world.

Bonnie grew up in a small town of Hamilton, outside of Cincinnati, Ohio, and is of German, Italian and Polish descent. Living in a town of judgemental people, Rotten knew she needs to do what she wants and she was lucky to have such supportive family backing her up. Born on May 9, 1993, Bonnie Rotten started modelling at car and motorcycle shows as a pin-up model when she was 17. While working she was also participating in various competitions in Chicago, Indianapolis, Kentucky and Michigan. Before entering porn industry Bonnie Rotten already made a name for herself as a tattooed model and when she turned 18, she knew she needs to do something different. First she began working as a pole dancer in Dayton, Ohio. Then, while still working as a pole dancer, she won a competition at Horror Con, winning a spread in Girls and Corpses magazine. She flew to LA for the photo shoot and this is when she was introduced to the bondage/fetish world. Soon after she started working as a fetish model Bonnie Rotten decided to go one step further and entered adult entertainment business. In 2012 she attended AVN awards where she talked and exchanged contacts with industry's stars including the most popular agent, Mark Spiegler. At first Mark was in doubt how much work he will get her (due to tattoos), but after her first movies for New Sensation, Bonnie Rotten went back to him and became the Spiegler girl. Her first real thing was the Meet Bonnie DVD. In porn Bonnie learned a lot of new things and new ways how to orgasm and becoming a squirt boss and obsessed with anal are just a couple of them. Before porn she wouldn't even take a finger in her butt and now she is all about anal and double penetrations. There is one thing Bonnie Rotten does not really like - it is her feet being touched. She is very ticklish and you either do it rough or you don't do it. But as hard working and devoted as she is and being all in when it comes to pornography, she will even do a soft and gentle foot fetish scene.

Rotten is a huge Raiders fan, loves cars and motorcycles and got her first unofficial tattoo when she was only 13 years old. She decided to go with the name Bonnie Rotten when she started modeling and it is a name she gave to a pin-up zombie character she has tattooed on her leg.

In her adult career Bonnie was nominated many times and won several industry's awards, but the one she is most proud of is winning 2014 AVN Performer of the Year award.