Serenity (actress)

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Serenity
Actress Serenity.jpg
Serenity at the 2001 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
Born (1969-10-29) October 29, 1969 (age 54)[1]
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Other names Serenity Wilde[2]
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight 121 lb (55 kg; 8.6 st)[2]
No. of adult films 128 (per IAFD, as of May 2016)[2]

Serenity (born October 29, 1969) is an American former pornographic actress.[2]

Early life

Serenity was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, raised "everywhere from Maine to Mississippi", and moved to Las Vegas in the early 1990s.[1] She holds a degree in Journalism.[3] She was a ballet dancer and waitress prior to entering the adult entertainment industry.[4][5]

Career

Serenity started out stripping and modeling for men's magazines.[4][5] Her first scene was with Alexis DeVell and PJ Sparxx in Jennifer Ate for Wicked Pictures in 1993.[1] Her first boy/girl scene was in The Temptation of Serenity.[5] She was a contract performer for Wicked Pictures between 1996 and December 31, 2001.[6] In September 2002, she signed a one-year, multi-picture deal with Hollywood Video.[7] She announced her retirement on September 22, 2004.[8] With the exception of her first boy-girl scene, she always shot with condoms.[9] AVN ranked her 36th on their list of "The Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time".[10] She was also the first performer to win back-to-back AVN Awards for Best Actress - Video.[8]

Mainstream media appearances

Serenity worked as a correspondent on E! during her porn career.[11] She appeared in over twenty specials for Wild On!.[5][8] In 1999, she appeared alongside Julia Ann in a skit for The Man Show.[12] That same year, she appeared on Good Day L.A. reporting from Erotica LA. alongside Stephanie Swift.[13] She made another appearance on the show shortly after.[14] In 2000, she made appearances in Action and Frank Chindamo's The Dalai Camel.[15] The Dalai Camel is part of an anthology titled Love Bytes.[16]

Other ventures

In June 1999, Serenity launched Las Vegas Novelties, a sex toy manufacturer.[17] She co-founded it with Mark Goodman.[18] In 2001, she purchased Goodman's half of the company and became its sole proprietor.[18] Las Vegas Novelties was acquired by Pipedream Products in March 2005.[19]

In November 2002, Serenity, Peter Chan, and Steve Lane launched C & L Wholesalers, a Canberra, Australia-based company that sold adult products such as condoms, personal lubricants, and sex toys.[20]

In May 2000, Serenity began reviewing pornographic films for Adult DVD Empire.[3] She was also the publisher, as well as a columnist, for Showgirls magazine.[4]

Advocacy

Serenity is a strong supporter of PETA.[11] She has done fundraising auctions for PETA as well as radio and television interviews on their behalf.[21] A photo of her wearing fake snakeskin chaps and a pleather corset was featured in PETA's Shopping Guide to Nonleather Products, which was released in October 2001.[22] She's been an outspoken proponent of vegetarianism and received a nomination by PETA for Sexiest Vegetarian in 2003, five years after she became a vegetarian.[21]

Personal life

Serenity identifies as bisexual.[1] She is also a feminist.[23] She married her business partner, Steve Lane.[19] In September 2004, she was in her third trimester of pregnancy with their first child.[8]

Awards and nominations

List of accolades received by Serenity
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals 7 24
Serenity accepting her AVN Award for Best Actress, Video on January 8, 2000
AVN Awards
Year Result Award Film
1997[24] Nominated Best Couples Sex Scene (with Colt Steele) Time Machine
1998[25] Nominated Best All Girl Sex Scene (with Missy) Crazed
Nominated Best Actress
Nominated Best Couples Sex Scene (with Alex Sanders) Lost Angels
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Sindee Coxx & Alex Sanders)
Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
1999[26] Nominated Best Actress Date From Hell
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene (with Ruby) Wicked Covergirls
Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
2000[27][28] Won Best Actress, Video Double Feature!
Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
2001[29][30] Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
Won Best Actress - Video M Caught in the Act
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Video (with Brittany Andrews & Kyle Stone) Wickedgirl.com
2002[31] Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Best Actress - Video XXX Training
Nominated Best Couples Sex Scene - Video (with Ian Daniels) Jack & Jill
2005[32] Won AVN Hall of Fame N/A
NightMoves Awards
Year Result Award
1997[33] Nominated Best New Starlet
1998[34] Won Best Actress (Fan’s Choice)
1999[35] Nominated Best Actress
2000[34] Won Best Actress (Fan’s Choice)
2001[36] Nominated Best Actress
2002[37] Nominated Best Actress
2007[38] Won NightMoves Hall of Fame
XRCO Awards
Year Result Award Film
1998[39] Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
2000[40] Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
2001[41] Nominated Female Performer of the Year N/A
Nominated Single Performance, Actress M Caught In The Act
2002[42] Nominated Single Performance, Actress XXX Training
2007[43] Won XRCO Hall of Fame N/A

References

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