American director, model, and former porn actress Jenna Haze was born in 1982. Haze made history by winning the 2009 AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year and the 2003 AVN Award for Best New Starlet, following in Missy’s footsteps. She received inductions into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame in 2012.
Porn Career
On July 18, 2001, Haze made her debut in the adult film industry. She worked as a contract girl for Jill Kelly Productions in the film industry from 2002 to 2005. Because she was faithful to her then-boyfriend, an industry cinematographer, she performed only with ladies for the majority of her tenure with the firm.
With Jules Jordan’s multi-award-winning 2006 release, Jenna Haze Darkside, she resumed her collaboration with men.
She starred in her debut scene with her agent Slim Shady (Dez) and Moorehead, in The Oral Adventures of Craven Moorehead 8. However, in the heat of the moment, she had sex with both, even though it was only intended to be an oral sex scene. The following day, she filmed a scene with Miles Long for Joey Silvera’s Service Animals 4.
Jill Kelly directed a scene for Haze for Jill Kelly Productions (JKP) in February 2002. Haze’s performance left Kelly impressed, and JKP extended an exclusive contract offer to her. After receiving offers from other businesses shortly after, Haze chose to join JKP in April 2002 because it provided the additional flexibility she required to advance her career and earn money.
She started a committed relationship with an industry cameraman shortly after signing with JKP, and she performed only with women for three years. At the 2003 AVN Awards, Haze won Best New Starlet and Best Solo Sex Session for her Big Bottom Sadie masturbation session. She made an appearance on the 2004 HBO documentary Pornucopia, which was a six-part series about the California pornographic industry.
Due in part to Jill Kelly’s recent departure from JKP, Haze chose not to extend her contract with the organization, becoming a free agent in April 2005. Haze went back to working with male performers after splitting from her partner and departing from JKP. The April 2006 release of Jenna Haze Darkside featured her first boy-girl scenes in over three years. Jules Jordan, her new boyfriend, directed and produced the movie. She started penning a sex advice column for Fox, a pornographic magazine, later in the year.
In 2006, she started participating in striptease shows under the representation of Lee Network. Her 2007 Night Moves Awards nomination for Best Feature Entertainer marked the beginning of her feature dancing career. She also received nominations for Female Performer of the Year in 2007 and won AVN Awards for Best Group Sex Scene (Video) and Best Oral Sex Scene (Video) for her film performances.
In April 2007, Jenna Haze Oil Orgy became the first adult film to release in high definition on Blu-ray, HD DVD, and DVD-WMV. Meanwhile, Premium Multimedia unveiled her official website in the same month.
In January 2008, her role in Evil Anal 2 with Manuel Ferrara won her the Best Couples Sex Part (Video) AVN Award. At the 11th annual Adult Nightclub and Exotic Dancer Awards in August 2008, Haze won Adult Movie Entertainer of the Year, marking her first career feature dance victory. Haze won Female Performer of the Year at the 2009 AVN Awards, which she co-hosted with Belladonna on January 10, 2009.
Complex named Haze fifth on their list of “the 10 hottest Orange County women” and sixteenth on their list of “the 50 prettiest porn stars of all time” in 2010. Complex also ranked her twentieth in their 2011 list of “The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now)”. CNBC included her in their annual list of “The Dirty Dozen: Porn’s Most Popular Stars” in 2011 and 2012.
On February 7, 2012, Haze released a press statement and a DIY YouTube video announcing her retirement from performance. She disclosed that she hadn’t shot a scene since April 2011, but that she might still produce and direct.
Haze founded Jennaration X Studios in 2009, with Jules Jordan Video serving as its distributor. Haze is both performing and directing in her film productions.
First published on March 23, 2009, Jennaration X’s first feature film, Cum-Spoiled Sluts, starred James Deen, Haze, Johnny Sins, and Nikki Rhodes. The release of Anal Academics took place on July 6, 2009.
Apperances
Haze has a brief cameo as Vagtastic Voyage Girl #2 in the mainstream comedy Superbad from 2007. In the 2009 action/thriller movie Crank: High Voltage, Haze briefly appeared as a striking porn star.
Published in 2007, the sensual photographic book Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry featured Haze as one of its adult celebrities. The book’s special edition featured a fine art shot of Haze, signed by photographer Michael Grecco.
Haze had a brief cameo in Taylor Momsen’s band The Pretty Reckless’ music video for “My Medicine” shortly after she announced her retirement in 2012. Haze had previously appeared in a layout with Momsen in the March issue of the men’s magazine FHM. After that, she joined the band onstage at their House of Blues performance in Los Angeles on March 13 and spontaneously performed a lap dance for Momsen.
