American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth has revealed she earned $1 million (£740,000) on OnlyFans within nine days.The 52-year-old US actor created her profile on the platform, which is largely associated with adult material, in April 2026.The performer, who rose to prominence playing foreign exchange student Nadia in the 1999 teen comedy, promised to display "the side of me that doesn’t make it into movies".Discussing her staggering success on the platform with Variety, Elizabeth stated: "I crossed 1 million dollars in nine days."It was really surprising, and I was honoured that my fans came out and supported me.Shannon Elizabeth shot to fame thanks to her role in American Pie (PA)"I had no idea what to expect, and the response has been really amazing. I’m chatting with people all the time and it’s been a lot of fun."Elizabeth added: "There are a bunch of actors that have recently gotten on and we’re starting to pull it back to what it was meant to be."It doesn’t have to be only for adult entertainment. It can be whatever you want it to be."On her page, Elizabeth informs subscribers they will access "behind-the-scenes moments", "exclusive photos and videos" along with direct "chatting" opportunities.Following her breakthrough in American Pie, Elizabeth featured in numerous films during the early 2000s, such as Scary Movie, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Thirteen Ghosts and Love Actually.Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 dayNew subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.Try for freeADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.A range of other celebrities have registered on OnlyFans, including Harry Potter actor Jessie Cave, rapper Cardi B and singers Lily Allen and Kate Nash.Cave, who played Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films, revealed earlier this week that she made more from one year on OnlyFans than she has done throughout her “entire acting career”.The 39-year-old started posting videos showing herself brushing her long hair on the social media platform last year, after dealing with rejection in the entertainment industry and struggling financially.Jessie Cave also turned to OnlyFans last year (Getty)Cave was clear from the start that her account would not be “a sexual one” and would instead focus on “sensual” videos of her hair.Speaking to The Times, Cave, who shares four children with comedian fiance Alfie Brown, said that she had reached “a point of complete desperation” after being rejected from an audition.“I couldn’t go and, say, work in a supermarket because I can’t afford the childcare, and also I don’t want people shouting Harry Potter spells at me as I work at Tesco,” she told the paper.“I could retrain but I can’t afford to do a degree. I had a breakdown and I thought, that’s it with acting, I give up. But also we have no money. It was a point of complete desperation.”