Jesse Jane


Cindy Taylor is an American retired pornographic actress and model best known by her stage name Jesse Jane. She is the recipient of numerous awards and nominations over her career in the adult industry including induction into the AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame. Jane is also the Australian Penthouse magazine Pet of the Month for November 2010. She was an exclusive contract performer for Digital Playground between 2002 and 2014. In January 2015, she signed an exclusive, two-year performing contract with Jules Jordan Video.

Early life

Jane was a military brat who grew up on various military bases in the Midwestern United States. She did extensive dance training and was a varsity cheerleader at her high school in Rose Hill, Kansas. She graduated from Moore High School in Moore, Oklahoma in 1998.

Career

Jane read an article on Tera Patrick that said that Patrick worked for adult-film production company Digital Playground. She contacted them and was quickly signed to a contract. Her first scene was with Devon in No Limits. Within months of winning the contract, she appeared on Showtime Network's Family Business, where she was filmed at the Adult Video News awards show and convention. The films in which Digital Playground cast Jane, such as No Limits, Beat the Devil, and Loaded, proved popular enough to warrant her own line of sex toys, as well as secure nominations for several awards. She starred in the Pirates series of erotic films.
In March 2006, Jane and Kirsten Price became the hosts of Playboy TV's most popular live show, Night Calls. In addition, Jane also hosts Playboy TV's Naughty Amateur Home Videos and has been the sex columnist for Chéri, with contributions since the January 2007 issue. With fellow Digital Playground contract performers Devon and Teagan Presley, Jane co-hosts the live, Internet-based adult industry talk show DP Tonight. The show features industry gossip, adult film star guests, and audience/host interactivity.
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Jane has hosted several adult industry award ceremonies throughout her career including the AVN Awards in 2006 and 2013, the F.A.M.E. Awards in 2008, and the XBIZ Awards in 2008 and 2011. In 2007, Jesse also became a sex columnist for the Australian men's magazine Ralph, replying to letters from readers about sex and dating.
In January 2007, an article in The New York Times stated that Jane intended to have her breast enhancement surgery re-done for high-definition movies. On her official website, she wrote that she had her surgery on February 12 that year.
In 2015 interview, she announced she no longer goes by the name "Jesse Jane" but rather simply "Jesse". The reason was that she was in a dispute with her former employer of 12 years, Digital Playground, who owns the rights to her former stage name.
In January 2017, Jane announced that she would retire from the adult industry and that the 2017 AVN Awards would be her last.
On June 26, 2019, Xbiz announced that Jane had come out of retirement and shot her first interracial scene for Blacked.com after which she immediately retired again.

Mainstream appearances

In 2004, Jane made a cameo appearance in the film Starsky & Hutch and appeared on the cover of Drowning Pool's album Desensitized.
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On the July 25, 2006 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, during the "Jay Walking" segment, she gave her name as "Cindy" and said that she currently worked at Hooters. An adult magazine cover featuring her as Jesse Jane was then shown onscreen. In 2005, she was featured as UnRated Magazine's Vixen, to launch the music review magazine's new edition of Vixens.
She was a guest star on the HBO dramedy series Entourage, in the ninth episode of the second season, "I Love You Too", which features the foursome making a trip to Comicon, where they get some help from the "Pussy Patrol," of which Jane is the leader.
On February 28, 2007 she featured on the Danish late night show den 11. time during the show she was interviewed by seemingly three Mads Brüggers.
In 2009 Jesse appeared in the reality series The Bad Girls Club. In a 2009 CNBC documentary titled Porn: Business of Pleasure, Jesse is the focus of the final 10-minute segment, which details her career and her life outside the porn industry.
Jane was the Australian Penthouse Pet of the Month in November 2010.
In January 2011 she was named by freelance journalist Chris Morris as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn which he published on CNBC. Morris stated that she is "for many, the face of modern porn", noting her roles in the popular porn Pirates films, and her Performer of the Year nominations by both AVN and the XBIZ Awards. And again in 2014, Jane was on Morris's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars".

Personal life

In 2000, Jane gave birth to a boy. She stated in 2007 that she was married to fellow porn star Rick Patrick. They live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On March 1, 2012, Jane announced on her official Twitter account that she and Patrick were divorced.
Jane has described herself as bisexual. In 2004, she stated on the Howard Stern Show that she had a hysterectomy due to now dormant cervical cancer.

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardWorkCo-winners/co-nominees
2004Best New Starlet
2004Best Tease PerformanceErotique
2005Best Actress – VideoLoaded
2006Best Actress – VideoPirates
2006Best All-Girl Sex Scene – VideoPiratesJanine
2006Best All-Girl Sex Scene – VideoPiratesCarmen Luvana
2006Best Oral Sex Scene – VideoPiratesScott Nails
2006Crossover Star of the Year
2007Crossover Star of the Year
2007Contract Star of the YearDigital Playground
2007Best All-Girl Sex Scene – VideoIsland Fever 4Teagan Presley, Jana Cova & Sophia Santi
2008Best Group Sex Scene – VideoNaked Aces 2Rebeca Linares, Brianna Love & Marco Banderas
2008The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year
2008Female Performer of the Year
2009Female Performer of the Year
2009The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star Of The Year
2009Best Actress'
2009Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene'Belladonna
2009Best All-Girl Group Sex SceneCheerleadersShay Jordan, Stoya, Adrianna Lynn, Brianna Love, Lexxi Tyler, Memphis Monroe, Sophia Santi & Priya Rai
2009Best Couples Sex SceneCheerleadersManuel Ferrara
2009Best Tease PerformanceCheerleaders
2009Best Threeway Sex SceneJesse Jane: Kiss KissJenna Haze & Charles Dera
2010Best Couples Sex SceneJesse Jane: Atomic TeaseScott Nails
2010Best Group Sex SceneNursesKatsuni, Shay Jordan, Stoya, Riley Steele & Erik Everhard
2010Best Threeway Sex SceneNursesRiley Steele & Manuel Ferrara
2010Female Performer of the Year
2011Crossover Star of the Year
2011Best All-Girl Group Sex SceneBody HeatKayden Kross, Riley Steele, Katsuni & Raven Alexis
2011Fan Award - Wildest Sex SceneBody HeatKayden Kross, Riley Steele, Katsuni & Raven Alexis
2012Best Supporting ActressFighters
2012Best Boy/Girl Sex SceneFightersScott Nails
2012Best Group Sex SceneBabysitters 2Riley Steele, Kayden Kross, Stoya, BiBi Jones & Manuel Ferrara
2012Best Group Sex SceneTop GunsKayden Kross, Riley Steele, Stoya, Selena Rose & Tommy Gunn
2012Best Threeway Sex Scene AssassinsBiBi Jones & Manuel Ferrara
2012Crossover Star of the Year
2012Female Performer of the Year
2012Most Outrageous Sex SceneBad Girls 6Tommy Gunn
2012Best Porn Star WebsiteJesseJane.com
2012Fan Award - Hottest Sex SceneBabysitters 2Riley Steele, Kayden Kross, Stoya, BiBi Jones & Manuel Ferrara
2013Best Group Sex SceneNurses 2Riley Steele, Kayden Kross, Selena Rose & Manuel Ferrara
2013Hall of Fame
2014Best ActressCode of Honor
2014Best Group Sex SceneBridesmaidsStoya, Kayden Kross, Brooklyn Lee & Johnny Sins
2015Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene4EverBonnie Rotten

in 2007
YearResultAwardWork
2006Favorite Adult Actress
2006Hottest Body
2006Favorite Butt
2007Hottest Body
2007Favorite Female Starlet
2007Favorite Breasts
2008Hottest Body
2008Favorite Female Starlet
2009Hottest Body
2009Favorite Female Starlet
2009Favorite Star WebsiteJesseJane.com
2010Favorite Female Starlet
2010Favorite Oral Starlet
2010Hottest Body

YearResultAward
2003Best New Starlet
2006Best Actress
2008Hall of Fame
2010Best Feature Dancer
2012Best Female Performer
2012Best Overall Body
2013Best Female Performer
2013Best Overall Body
2014Best Overall Body

YearResultAwardWorkCo-winners/co-nominees
2008Female Performer of the Year
2009Female Performer of the Year
2009Crossover Star of the Year
2010Female Performer of the Year
2011Female Performer of the Year
2011Porn Star Site of the YearJesseJane.com
2012Female Performer of the Year
2012Crossover Star of the Year
2012Acting Performance of the Year - FemaleFighters
2012Porn Star Site of the YearJesseJane.com
2013Porn Star Site of the YearJesseJane.com
2013Best Actress—Feature MovieMothers & Daughters
2013Best Scene - All-GirlMothers & DaughtersKayden Kross, Riley Steele, Selena Rose & Vicki Chase
2014Female Performer of the Year
2014Crossover Star of the Year
2014Best Actress - Feature MovieBridesmaids
2014Best Actress—Couples-Themed ReleaseLove Jesse
2014Best Scene - Feature MovieCode of HonorStoya, Kayden Kross, Riley Steele, Selena Rose & Manuel Ferrara
2014Best Scene - Feature MovieBridesmaidsStoya, Kayden Kross, Brooklyn Lee & Johnny Sins
2015Best Actress - Couples-Themed ReleaseLollipop
2015Best Scene - Couples-Themed ReleaseLollipopChad White
2016Best Sex Scene - Gonzo ReleaseJesse: Alpha FemaleManuel Ferrara

YearResultAwardWorkCo-winners/co-nominees
2004New Starlet
2006Female Performer of the Year
2006Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
2007Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
2009Single Performance – Actress'
2009Best On-Screen ChemistryBelladonna
2009Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
2012Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
2012Hall of Fame
2014'Best ActressCode of Honor''

;Other awards

Selected filmography

;Notable pornographic films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003'Bikini GirlUncredited Role
20058MM 2Girl in Photo ShootUncredited Role
2009Middle MenHerself
2009Frat PartyHerself
2010Let the Game BeginTemptations
2011AFA Presenter

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005EntourageHerselfSeason 2, Episode 9
2006The Tonight Show with Jay LenoJaywalking Interviewee
2007Den 11. timeJulesSeason 1, Episode 12
2007Dr. 90210HerselfSeason 5, Episode 2
2007Gene Simmons Family JewelsHerselfSeason 2, Episode 8
2009Bad Girls ClubHerselfSeason 3, Episode 11
2009Porn: Business of PleasureHerselfCNBC TV Documentary
2012Dave's Old PornHerselfSeason 2, Episode 8
2017Exposed with Deborah NorvilleHerselfReelz TV Special