Lezley Zen
Lezley Zen | |
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Other names | Lezly Zen |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] |
Website | http://www.lezleyzen.com |
Lezley Zen (born February 19, 1974) is an American pornographic actress.
Early life
Zen was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and is of Cherokee and Irish descent.[1] She attended college for three years and was in a pre-law program.[2] She was the manager of a Westin Hotel restaurant prior to her porn career.[1] She also worked as a bartender in Charleston for eight years.[2]
Career
Zen danced at the Crazy Horse in Myrtle Beach for six months.[2] She entered the adult film industry in 2001 after dancing during amateur night at a strip club where she met a porn star who was feature dancing and suggested she do porn.[3] Her first scene was in Serenity’s Roman Orgy for Wicked Pictures.[1]
In June 2005, Zen relocated from the San Fernando Valley to Miami and signed a non-exclusive, one-year contract with Pink TV.[4][5]
Personal life
Zen has two children.[2]
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Result | Category | Film |
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2003 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best New Starlet[6] | — |
2004 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene – Video (with Austin O'Riley, Brandon Iron & Brian Surewood)[7] | Throat Gaggers 3 |
2005 | AVN Award | Won | Best Supporting Actress—Film[8] | Bare Stage |
Nominated | Best Supporting Actress—Video[9] | Fluff & Fold | ||
Nominated | Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film (with Savanna Samson)[9] | Bare Stage | ||
Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene – Film (with Eric Masterson)[9] | |||
Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene-Film (with Jessica Drake & Brad Armstrong)[9] | The Collector | ||
Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene-Film (with Jordan Haze & Rod Fontana)[9] | Debbie Does Dallas: The Revenge | ||
Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene – Video (with Jessica Drake, Monica Sweetheart, Tommy Gunn & Trevor Zen)[9] | Eye of the Beholder | ||
XRCO Award | Nominated | Unsung Siren[10] | — | |
Nominated | Single Performance, Actress[10] | Bare Stage | ||
Nominated | Group Scene (with Jessica Drake, Monica Sweetheart, Tommy Gunn)[10] | Eye of the Beholder | ||
2006 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Actress – Film[11] | Les Bitches |
XRCO Award | Nominated | Best Single Performance - Actress[12] | ||
2016 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Jessica Drake, Remy LaCroix, Katrina Jade & Vicki Chase)[13] | Massage School Dropouts |
References
- ^ a b c d e Dan Miller. "Lezley Zen: An AVNInsider Interview". AVN Insider. Archived from the original on August 1, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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- ^ Mike Ramone (May 26, 2005). "Lezley Zen Relocating to Miami for Start-Up PinkTV.com". AVN. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "2003 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ "AVN 2004 Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2003. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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- ^ "2016 AVN AWARD NOMINATIONS". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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