Jelena Jensen is an American pornographic film actor and webmaster.[1][2]
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Early life and education
editAccording to OC Weekly, Jensen's parents were "groupies" who met at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood, California.[3] She was raised partly by her grandparents: Ken, a retired truck driver, and Erica, a housewife who grew up in Nazi Germany.[3]
As a teenager, Jensen worked at a shooting range in Duarte, California while also volunteering to produce TV shows. She also worked at a coffeehouse in Costa Mesa.[3] She graduated from Chapman University in May 2003 with a Bachelor of Film and Television degree.[4][2][5]
Career
editWhile still in college, Jensen started working as a product and marketing manager for a pornographic DVD retail website.[6] She says she was approached at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2003 with the suggestion to model nude, which she soon began doing as her sole occupation.[2] Her first nude modeling appearance was in Club magazine.[1] Jensen had originally planned to continue modeling for a year to pay off her student debt.[6] She later decided to launch a website featuring her own adult films.[5] In 2009, she added hardcore pornography to her website.[7]
Jensen has appeared in four erotic films by director Andrew Blake and hosted the hidden-camera series Totally Busted on Playboy TV.[6] she also hosted The J Spot on Vivid Radio[2][8] and has created erotic ASMR content for director Nica Noelle.[9]
Awards
edit- 2010: "Pet of the Month" March in Penthouse[10]
- 2010: Winner of "Web Babe of the Year" by XBIZ[11]
- 2013: Winner of "Best Solo Girl Website" by AVN Awards[12]
- 2016: Winner of "Girl of the Year" by Girlsway[13]
- 2017: Winner of "MILF of the Year" by Girlsway[14]
- 2020: Added to the AVN Hall of Fame[4][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jelena Jensen inducted Into the AVN Hall of Fame". AVN. January 16, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Saint Thomas, Sophie (August 31, 2014). "The Internet Turned Porn Star Jelena Jensen into an Entrepreneur". Vice. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c Lowery, Steve (February 11, 2015). "Jelena Jensen Has to Do More Than Just Films to Be a 21st Century Porn Princess". OC Weekly. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "2020 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees Announced". AVN. January 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Yuscavage, Chris (January 29, 2013). "Rides Girl: Jelena Jensen". Complex.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c Javors, Steve (August 12, 2010). "Cybersiren of the Month: Jelena Jensen". AVN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Duncan, Edward (June 18, 2009). "Jelena Jensen Re-Launches Site, Goes Hardcore". AVN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Bibbiani, William (August 26, 2014). "The Blue Movies Podcast Presents: Jelena Jensen". Mandatory. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Alexander, Kathryn (February 9, 2020). "How ASMR porn gave the web the tingles". GQ. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Jelena Jensen Penthouse Pet March 2010". Penthouse. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Katz, Lyla (February 11, 2010). "XBIZ Awards 2010 Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Neuwave, Robert (January 23, 2013). "The 2013 AVN Award Winners!". AVN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Miller, Dan (January 6, 2017). "Jelena Jensen Named 2016 Girlsway Girl of the Year". AVN. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Pardon, Rhett (January 15, 2018). "Girlsway Announces 2017 Fan Awards Winners". XBIZ. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
Further reading
edit- Moye, David (June 19, 2013). "Porn Star Jelena Jensen Laughs Off Bizarre Connection To Bret Michaels' Brain Hemorrhage". HuffPost.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jelena Jensen at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Jelena Jensen at the Adult Film Index
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