| Jessie St. James | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 57–58) California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jesie St. James, Jessie Chandler, Sara Jean |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| No. of adult films | 66 (per IAFD) |
Jessie St. James is an American pornographic actress who was one of the biggest stars of the "Golden Age of Porn".
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She made her debut in hardcore pornographic films in 1975 with a small part in Blue Heat.[1] She acted on and off for several years, then began working full time in 1979.[1] Among her earlier films were Blonde Fire, "EASY", and Insatiable. St. James was older than most of her contemporaries, and played characters like housewives or schoolteachers in most of her notable roles.[1] She worked with some of the top names of the 1970s and 1980s such as Brooke West, Desiree West, Juliet Anderson, Marilyn Chambers, Lisa De Leeuw, Samantha Fox, Seka, Serena, Vanessa del Rio, John Holmes, Paul Thomas, and Herschel Savage. Her role in "Easy" with Georgina Spelvin and Desiree Cousteau established her as a star. By the mid-1980s she was regarded as a veteran of the adult industry.[2] In the film Boogie Nights Melora Walters's character Jessie St. Vincent was partly based on her.[3] Her work has been anthologized in several retrospectives of classic performances. She has been inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and in 1998 to the XRCO Hall of Fame.[4] St. James also shares the name of another adult film star using the same name who made a series of adult films between 2003 to 2006.[5]