| Kayden Kross | |
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Kayden Kross attending at the "Free Speech Coalition Awards Annual Bash Event" - Los Angeles, CA on November 14, 2009 |
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| Born | September 15, 1985 [1] Sacramento, California, United States[2] |
| Other names | Jenna Nikol, Jenna Nickol, Kayden Cross |
| Ethnicity | Swedish[2] |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
| Weight | 115 pounds (52 kg) |
| No. of adult films | 36 (per IAFD) |
| Website | |
| http://www.clubkayden.com | |
Kayden Kross (born September 15, 1985) is an American pornographic actress and lobbyist for the adult entertainment industry.[3]
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Kross was born and raised in Sacramento, California. She has described herself in high school as "the book nerd".[4] She began stripping at the age of eighteen at Rick's Showgirls in Rancho Cordova, California, to earn extra money to purchase a pony.[5] She was later contacted by an agent and started modeling in adult magazines.[6]
Kross was a senior at California State University, Sacramento, when she signed an exclusive performing contract with Vivid Video in November 2006.[6] Her movies with Vivid included Kayden's First Time, Hard Time, and Be Here Now. Unhappy with the company, she became a free agent one year later when she did not renew her contract.[4] After one month of being a free agent, she signed an exclusive contract with Adam & Eve.[6]
Kross has appeared in several episodes of The Block, a reality snowboarding show that aired on G4TV, in which the Vivid Girls went to The Block hotel for a photo shoot. She also appeared on the Gene Simmons' reality show, Family Jewels.[7] She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for September 2008.[8]
Kross' official web site, ClubKayden.com, launched on September 2, 2008. Alongside a blog she hosts at UnKrossed.com, Kross writes regular updates and opinion columns for MikeSouth.com, an adult industry gossip blog, among other sites.[9]
In October 2008, Kross was charged with grand theft and violations of the California Civil Code involving contracts for purchases of home equity, allegedly conning a disabled veteran and his family.[10][11] In July 2009, the grand-theft charge was dismissed and the real-estate-fraud charge was reduced to a misdemeanor; Kross pleaded no contest to the resulting charges and was sentenced to one day in custody and three years of probation.[12] She blamed her involvement in the situation on her naivety and being scammed by the broker and mortgage lender.[13]
Kross starred in the 2010 AVN Best Feature The 8th Day and portrayed the role of Elin Nordegren in Adam and Eve Pictures film Tyler's Wood.[14]
Kross became exclusive to Digital Playground under a multi-year contract on January 1, 2010. Her first movie with the company, The Smiths, topped sales charts immediately and continues to be a best seller. She was given the lead in their big budget feature, Body Heat, in her third month in contract. She won two Best Actress Awards for the role.[15]
Kross hosted the 2010 AVN Awards show, along with porn actress Kirsten Price and comedian Dave Attell.[16] She was Penthouse magazine's cover girl for September 2008 and 2010.[17] She was named in multiple award titles in 2010 including Pichunter Babe Of The Month for September 2010 and TLA Raw Best Body Overall 2010,.[18][19]
Kross writes columns regularly for magazines such as Complex magazine, Xbiz magazine, and a blogs for xcritic.com.[20][21]
In 2011, she was named by CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn.[22] CNBC noted her consecutive nominations by AVN's for performer of the year.
Kross played a recurring role as Delillah in Cinemax's "Life On Top" Season Two.[23]
Kross has been featured regularly on G4 Television as a host, a reality TV guest star, and as a guest on Attack of the Show.[24]
Kross made an appearance on FX's 'The League' in Season 3, Episode 1. She played the role of a porn actress filming a pornographic film in the apartment of Andre.
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