Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada. Her father was a police officer of Italian descent and her mother was a Las Vegas showgirl. Her mother died of cancer when Jenna was three years old. During her childhood, she took ballet classes, which helped her future career as a stripper, and was a frequent entrant in beauty pageants.
At age 16, Jenna ran away from home and began dancing in strip clubs with the help of a fake I.D. Initially rejected from dancing at the Crazy Horse strip club because of her braces, they quickly relented when she removed them herself.
By age 20, and with her father's blessing, this quickly led to her posing nude in such magazines as Hustler, Penthouse and Chéri.
After a bidding war, Wicked Pictures, a pornographic film production company, signed Jameson to an exclusive contract, where she worked with famous male adult film stars Ron Jeremy and Adam Facciponti. After only a few films, she quickly achieved notice and critical success, and, in 1996, won top awards from three major industry organizations.
Jameson has also made cameo appearances in some mainstream movies, including Howard Stern's 1997 film Private Parts.
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, a character in the WWE, in the late-1990's.
In 2001, she was scheduled to debate the merits of porn against a panel of anti-porn activists at the Oxford Union but cancelled at the last minute. The debate was won despite her absence 204 to 27. [citation needed]
Jameson's best-selling autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale, is considered to be a modern lowbrow classic.
In 2002, she voiced Candy Suxxx in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, one of the most recognizable characters in the popular video game.
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.
She currently is co-owner of ClubJenna, a website and movie-production company, along with her husband, porn producer/director Jay Grdina (whose professional pseudonym is "Justin Sterling"). The couple resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. They have stated that they want children one day, and that she will retire from making movies permanently when she becomes pregnant with their first child. [1]
In 2005, her moan tones telephone ringtones were made available for download.
As of April 13, 2005, she and publisher ReganBooks were embroiled in a lawsuit. The point of contention was the new reality show around Jameson's "everyday life" -- a deal inked between her husband and A&E. ReganBooks maintained that the A&E deal was a breach of Jameson's ReganBooks 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, a resolution has not been reached. [1]
In August 2005, she launched Club Thrust, an interactive website for her gay fans, which includes videos, galleries, sex advice, gossip, and downloads. Jameson is one of the few actresses in straight porn to have developed a following among gay audiences.
In October 2005, production began on The Provocateur, in which Jameson made her directorial debut. The film is expected to be released in late 2006. [2]
In 2005 she purchased Babes Cabaret, a strip club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The club faces closure under a new Scottsdale ordinance limiting adult-entertainment venues. [3]
She is currently the host of Playboy channel's Jenna Jameson's American Sex Star. The re-appearance of Jenna on the "American Sex Star" was grouped with reports of massive facial plastic surgery [2]
On February 3, 2006, Jameson, Savanna Samson, and several other Vivid Girls hosted the first ever Vivid Club Jenna Super Bowl Party at the Zoo Club in Detroit, Michigan for a $1,000 ticket price, that featured a lingerie show. When first announced, the party caused controversy with the NFL, which did not sanction this as an official Super Bowl event. In the January 19, 2006 edition of The Detroit Free Press, Jameson attempted to end some of the controversy by assuring that there will be no nudity or sex acts at the party, although the February 6, 2006 edition of The Detroit News reported Jameson did have one planned "wardrobe malfunction" at the party.
Jameson will star in the motion picture, Sin-Jin Smyth, which is due for release in October. Info about her character in the film has been kept classified by the writer and director, Ethan Dettenmaier.
On June 22, 2006 Playboy Enterprises Inc. announced the acquisition of Club Jenna Inc., a multi-media adult entertainment business founded by Jenna Jameson. The acquisition adds a premier and profitable brand to Playboy's Entertainment Group business, with assets including a successful film production business, a library of video content, a network of web sites and a DVD retail distribution deal.
In August 2006 Star magazine and TMZ.com [3] confirmed with Jameson's publicist that she and Grdina separated, and that Jameson is dating musician Dave Navarro.
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Jameson with Savanna Samson in the classic movie The New Devil In Miss Jones (2005)
Pornographic Work- Up And Cummers 11 (1994, 4-Play Video)
- Blue Movie (1995, Wicked Pictures)
- Wicked One (1995, Wicked Pictures)
- Jenna Loves Rocco (1996, Vivid)
- Conquest (1996, Wicked Pictures)
- Wicked Weapon (1997, Wicked Pictures / Vidéo Marc Dorcel)
- Satyr (1997, Wicked Pictures)
- Dangerous Tides (1998, Wicked Pictures)
- Flashpoint (1998, Wicked Pictures)
- Hell On Heels (1999, Wicked Pictures)
- Virtual Sex with Jenna Jameson (1999, Digital Playground FX)
- Dream Quest (2000, Wicked Pictures)
- Briana Loves Jenna (2001, Vivid / Club Jenna)
- I Dream of Jenna (2002, Vivid / Club Jenna)
- Bella Loves Jenna (2004, Vivid / Club Jenna)
- The Masseuse (2004, Vivid / Club Jenna)
- Krystal Method (2004, Vivid / Club Jenna)
- The New Devil in Miss Jones (2005, Vivid)
- Janine Loves Jenna (2006, Vivid / Club Jenna)
- Jenna Depraved (2006, Vivid / Club Jenna)
Jameson voiced an animated version of herself in a 2001 episode of Family Guy entitled "Brian Does Hollywood".
Mainstream Work- Private Parts (1997)
- Ali G, Aiii (2000)
- Family Guy (2001) (Episode: "Brian Does Hollywood")
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (as Candy Suxxx) (2002)
- Porn 'n Chicken (2002)
- Eminem video "Without Me" (2004)
- Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2005)
- What Love Is (2006)
- Sin-Jin Smyth (2006)
Television- Mister Sterling (2003, NBC) Role as girlfriend of a political financier on two episodes of the short-lived, but highly acclaimed, prime time show
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