History Main / HookerWithaHeartofGold

* Xaviera Hollander described herself like this in her autobiography ''The Happy Hooker''.

* Despite living in Hell, both Vaggie and Angel Dust in ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' are good people, with the former being far more prominent than the latter. Vaggie was a Salvadoran prostitute while alive, and is now in a relationship with Charlie, the Princess of Hell. Aside from a [[HairTriggerTemper nasty temper]] and a penchant for throwing knives, Vaggie doesn't show any truly evil qualities, and is the [[OnlySaneWoman only member of the main cast with common sense and practical advice]]. She cares about Charlie and has her best interests at heart, regardless if the hotel succeeds or not. Angel Dust was a gay 1940s New York gangster, and is now a spider demon DragQueen porn star turned prostitute/crime boss. He'll sleep with anyone for money, which funds his drug and alcohol addictions. He also loves violence, casually gunning down his enemies in a turf war. He's sarcastic, sassy, and crass, and will take every opportunity to mock and taunt friends and foes alike. However, he ''is'' the first demon to willingly give Charlie's hotel a chance, and clearly wants to comfort her after she bungles her TV interview. He also saves Cherri Bomb from an incoming attack, demonstrating that he is loyal to the people he cares about.

* The made for TV film ''Film/DollyPartonsChristmasOfManyColorsCircleOfLove'', chronicling ''Music/DollyParton'''s childhood in the Appalachin mountains, features a young Dolly being captivated by a kind-hearted 'painted lady' who befriends her.

* "Three Wooden Crosses", a country song by Music/RandyTravis, portrays a prostitute as the hero; the single mother of the singer, who survived a Horrible Accident. Ironically, Travis is, more than any other popular country singer, largely associated with gospel music these days.

* Creator/MeganFox plays Lilah, an archetypal soiled dove, in ''Film/JonahHex''.

* The ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode "Love Me Dead" has a character who ''seems'' to be a textbook example. [[spoiler:She's actually the villain.]]

* Borba is writing a prologue to ''Webcomic/BornToBeAlive'' that features a polar bear prostitute named Katya. She offers to share her income with a vixen friend named Nadja, but the clients want nothing to do with foxes. Nadja calmly accepts the rejection, so she may have a glimmer of gold too. [[labelnote:Spoiler--click to reveal]]She has a daughter to take care of.[[/labelnote]]

* [[http://askicepack.tumblr.com/ Ice Pack]], a fan-made Zebra escort in [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic Ponyville]]. He's good enough that many of his clients are repeat customers. However, he has turned down underage clients before, and when an underage filly attempts to buy his services, [[http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/81547 he takes her to an amusement park instead]].

* ''Theatre/LaNona'': Marthita's actual jobs have always been of a "doing sexual favors" nature, what with her taking night shifts and getting picked up at her home by a man in a luxurious car. The reason she does it, however, is to lend financial support to her family. She could have gone and rented her own place but has decided to stay and give up most of her pay to help buy food and other necessities. Her love for her parents and extended family is genuine too.

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* Canadian band The Dreadnoughts give us [[LongTitle the bountifully titled]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin "Mary The One-Eyed Prostitute Who Fought The Colossal Squid And Saved Us From Certain Death On The High Seas, God Rest Her One-Eyed Soul."]]