Serenity (actress)


Serenity is an American former pornographic actress.

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. She holds a degree in Journalism. She was a ballet dancer and waitress prior to entering the adult entertainment industry.

Career

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

Mainstream media appearances

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

Other ventures

In June 1999, Serenity launched Las Vegas Novelties, a sex toy manufacturer. She co-founded it with Mark Goodman. In 2001, she purchased Goodman's half of the company and became its sole proprietor. Las Vegas Novelties was acquired by Pipedream Products in March 2005.
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.
In May 2000, Serenity began reviewing pornographic films for Adult DVD Empire. She was also the publisher, as well as a columnist, for Showgirls magazine.

Advocacy

Serenity is a strong supporter of PETA. She has done fundraising auctions for PETA as well as radio and television interviews on their behalf. 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. 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.

Personal life

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

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardFilm
1997Best Couples Sex Scene Time Machine
1998Best All Girl Sex Scene Crazed
1998Best ActressCrazed
1998Best Couples Sex Scene Lost Angels
1998Best Group Sex Scene Lost Angels
1998Female Performer of the Year
1999Best ActressDate From Hell
1999Best All-Girl Sex Scene Wicked Covergirls
1999Female Performer of the Year
2000Best Actress, VideoDouble Feature!
2000Female Performer of the Year
2001Female Performer of the Year
2001Best Actress - VideoM Caught in the Act
2001Best Group Sex Scene - Video Wickedgirl.com
2002Female Performer of the Year
2002Best Actress - VideoXXX Training
2002Best Couples Sex Scene - Video Jack & Jill
2005AVN Hall of Fame

YearResultAwardFilm
1998Female Performer of the Year
2000Female Performer of the Year
2001Female Performer of the Year
2001Single Performance, ActressM Caught In The Act
2002Single Performance, ActressXXX Training
2007XRCO Hall of Fame