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Jenna Jameson (born
Jenna Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974)
is an American entrepreneur and former
pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous porn star
and "The Queen of Porn."
She started acting in erotic films in 1993 after having worked as a
stripper and
glamor model. By 1996, she had won the 'top newcomer' award from each of the three major pornographic film industry organizations. She has since won more than 20 adult film awards, and has been inducted into both the
X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) and
Adult Video News (AVN) Halls of Fame.
Jameson founded pornographic entertainment company
ClubJenna in 2000 with
Jay Grdina, whom she later married and divorced. Initially a single website, this business expanded into managing similar websites of other stars and began producing pornographic films in 2001. The first such film,
Briana Loves Jenna (with
Briana Banks), was named at the 2003
AVN Awards as the best-selling and best-renting pornographic title for 2002.
[ By 2005, Club Jenna had revenues of US$30 million with profits estimated at half that.][ Advertisements for her site and films, often bearing her picture, have towered on a 48-foot-tall billboard in New York City's Times Square. Playboy TV hosts her Jenna's American Sex Star reality show where aspiring porn stars compete for a Club Jenna contract.]