Jenna Jameson

Jenna Jameson (born Jennifer Marie Massoli on 9 April 1974) is an American pornographic actress. She is one of the most succesful female porn stars in the world, sometimes given the unofficial title "The Queen of Porn".

Biography
Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, her father was a police officer while her mother was a showgirl. Her mother died when Jameson was three years old. During her childhood, she took ballet classes, which helped future career in dancing, and was a frequent entrant in beauty pageants.

At age 16, Jameson began dancing in strip clubs with the help of a false I.D. Initially rejected from dancing at the Crazy Horse strip club because of her braces, they quickly relented when she removed them herself. During her dancing, she became a voracious drug user, using such drugs as acid and speed.

When she was 18, she moved to California, where her father had moved, and with his help she became clean. By age 20, and with her father's blessing, this quickly led to nude pictorials in such magazines as Hustler, Penthouse and Cheri.

After a bidding war, Wicked Pictures, a pornographic film production company, signed Jameson to an exclusive contract. After only a few films, she quickly achieved fame and critical success, and, in 1996, won top awards from three major industry organizations.

Jameson has also made cameo appearances in some mainstream movies and other media, including Howard Stern's 1997 film Private Parts and, in 2002, as the voice of a porn star called "Candy Suxxx," in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

In 1997, she made an appearance for an Extreme Championship Wrestling PPV as the valet for the Dudley Boyz, followed by a few months where she was the ECW interviewer. She also filmed a vignette with Val Venis in the WWF.

In 2001, she debated the merits of porn against a panel of anti-porn activists at the Oxford Union and won the debate 204 to 27.

In 2004, Jameson's autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale (ISBN 0060539097) was released. Co-written with Neil Strauss, it was an instant best-seller.

Jenna helped launch Vivid Entertainment's V2 Division, which has grossed over $1.2 billion in sales and revenues; she reportedly earned $72 million from the sale of her company. She currently is co-owner of clubjenna -- a website and movie-production company -- along with her husband, porn-director Jay Grdina (who performs and directs under the stage name of "Justin Sterling"). The couple reside in Arizona. She was previously featured on CNNfn in a segment which showed her new Gulfstream jet and the home in Italy that she was then building.

In 2005, her moan tones (moaning sounds) were made available for downloads as ringtones.

As of April 13, 2005 she and publisher ReganBooks are currently in the midst of a lawsuit. The point of contention is the new reality show around Jenna's "everyday life" -- a deal that was being inked out between her husband and A&E. ReganBooks indicates however that this is a breach of Jenna's contract, as the contract indicates that ReganBooks has a stake in the profits generated by two different venues: a one-hour special based on her memoir and reality-based series. As of this writing, an agreement has not been reached regarding this suit.

Gossip
Jameson has been linked romantically with numerous celebrities. In her autobiography, she discusses her (off-screen) sexual relationships with Marilyn Manson and Tommy Lee. She denies having had a relationship with Howard Stern, however. She also reports that, when she worked as a lap-dancer, Nicholas Cage was one of her regular customers. As well, she was linked to Mick Jagger in a later faulty report.

As an openly bisexual actress, Jenna has also admitted relationships with or been linked to a number of female celebrities including Krista Allen, Josie Maran, Nikki Tyler, Melissa Ann, Sydney Moon, Jennifer Rovero, Kimberly Spicer, Kristi Cline, Summer Altice and Krystal Steal.

The Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet and the South African Sunday Times both reported that Jameson had had a lesbian relationship with Britney Spears. Spears' publicists have repeatedly denied this rumour.

It is widely rumored that Jameson will officially retire from adult films once she becomes pregnant with her first child with husband Grdina.

Selected Filmography

Jameson with Savanna Samson in The New Devil In Miss Jones (2005)
Up And Cummers 11 (1994, 4-Play Video)
Blue Movie (1995, Wicked Pictures)
Jenna Loves Rocco (1996, Vivid)
Conquest (1996, Wicked Pictures)
Wicked Weapon (1997, Wicked Pictures)
Satyr (1997, Wicked Pictures)
Dangerous Tides (1998, Wicked Pictures)
Flashpoint (1998, Wicked Pictures)
Hell On Heels (1999, Wicked Pictures)
Dream Quest (2000, Wicked Pictures)
Briana Loves Jenna (2001, Vivid / Club Jenna)
Bella Loves Jenna (2004, Vivid / Club Jenna)
The Masseuse (2004, Vivid / Club Jenna)
The New Devil In Miss Jones (2005, Vivid)
Janine Loves Jenna (2006, Vivid / Club Jenna)