Biography for
Jenna Jameson More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

9 April 1974, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Birth Name

Jennifer Marie Massoli

Nickname

JJ
Heartbreaker
The Queen of Porn

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Jenna Jameson was born and raised in Las Vegas by her father, and by the time she was 18 the bright lights were already drawing her in. She studied ballet, but it was stripping that started her on her road to superstardom. Dancing led to nude modeling, and by her 20th birthday she had appeared in dozens of top men's mags, including "Penthouse", "Hustler", "High Society" and "Cheri". A visit to a porn set piqued her interest in a hardcore career, and Wicked Pictures signed her to an exclusive contract after a bidding war. It took only a few releases for Jenna to become the most popular young starlet around. She catapulted to the top of the porn heap, and in 1996 she scored an unprecedented triple crown by taking home the XRCO Best New Starlet, the F.O.X.E. Video Vixen and the AVN Best New Starlet awards. Jenna has been branching out into more mainstream projects lately, including a featured role in Howard Stern's Private Parts (1997). She remains one of the most popular pornstresses in the industry today.

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Spouse

Justin Sterling	(22 June 2003 - June 2007) (divorced)
Brad Armstrong	(20 December 1996 - March 2001) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Tattoo of her nickname, "Heartbreaker"

Trivia

Her father Larry Massoli is a retired police officer. Her late mother Judith Brooke Massoli (née Hunt) was a showgirl. Both worked in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Engaged to Justin Sterling. [2000]

Her only sibling, a brother Tony Massoli is three years older and owns a tattoo parlor in Tempe, Arizona where he lives with his wife and child.

She and Hugh M. Hefner share the same birthday (April 9).

Her mother was diagnosed with melanoma and died shortly afterwards on February 20, 1976. Before her illness, she had been a showgirl at the Tropicana and the Folies Bergère in Las Vegas.

After deciding to change her last name, Jenna came across Jameson in the phone book and settled once her brother approved saying "I'm drinking Jameson right now".

Has her husband's name tattooed on the ring finger of her right hand.

She wrote (with Neil Strauss) a book about her life, "How To Make Love Like A Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale", that became a bestseller.

Penthouse Pet of the Month January 2004.

Penthouse Pet of the Year 2004.

Is of Italian descent.

Named #24 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)

Named #33 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Both her marriages lasted for 4 years each.

In a relationship with Tito Ortiz [2006-present; 2 children].

Gave birth to twin sons (her first and second child) at age 34, Jesse Jameson Ortiz and Journey Jette Ortiz on March 15, 2009. Children's father is her boyfriend, Tito Ortiz.

In November 2004, when Jenna was pregnant with her first child by her second husband, Justin Sterling, she was diagnosed with skin cancer, from which her mother died. Despite the successful operation to remove a tumor, Jameson suffered a miscarriage. Later, she was unable to get pregnant again even with IVF. On the basis of this, and other problems, she and her husband were separated in August 2006 and divorced in June 2007.

Personal Quotes

I try my hardest to push the point that I am a feminist. I really think it's important that people know that the women in this industry are empowered. They run it, man. It's awesome.

[in response to a question at the 2003 X-Rated Critics Organization Awards] Is it just me, or is a porn award show just not the right place to be discussing your thoughts on the war?

I know that when I do get pregnant, I won't step one foot in the adult industry again.

The funny thing about being a porn star is that everyone automatically assumes that they can sleep with you. This is what I do for a living. I don't just let anyone get into my pants.

Making eye contact during rough sex is roughly the equivalent trying to read [Fyodor Dostoevsky] on a rollercoaster.

I don't know exactly what I'm going to say to my sons, but I do know that I want them to understand that their mother loves them. I don't worry about what people think. I worry about what my sons think.

The moment you become a porn star, you will always be a porn star for the rest of your life.

Where Are They Now

(2004) Owns a bar in the Phoenix area

(2004) Release of her book, "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale" by Jenna with Neil Strauss.

(2008) Release of her book, "Jenna Tales: Something Blue"