Juelz Ventura

Juelz Ventura

Juelz Ventura, Hollywood California on December 17, 2011
Born July 31, 1987[1]
Brasília, Brazil[1]
Residence United States
Nationality American[1]
Other names Layna Laurel, Layna, Julez Ventura, Shayne St. Lucia, Juelz[1]
Years active 2008-active[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Weight 114 lb (52 kg; 8.1 st)[1]
No. of adult films 230 as a performer
(per IAFD)[1]

Juelz Ventura (born July 31, 1987) is the stage name of a Brazilian born American pornographic actress. Juelz grew up near Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Kettle Moraine High School. She is the cover model for the April 2010 issue of Penthouse magazine and was ranked twenty third on Complex's "The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now)" list in 2011.

Career

Ventura started performing in the adult industry in 2008 at age twenty-one and has appeared in over 200 videos. Over the course of her career she has worked with productions companies such as Third Degree Films, Adam & Eve, Brazzers, Danni.com, Diabolic Video, Digital Sin, Elegant Angel, Evil Angel, Hustler Video, Jules Jordan Video, New Sensations, Penthouse Video, Pure Play Media, Shane's World, Vivid Entertainment, Wicked Pictures, and Zero Tolerance Entertainment.[1]

Ventura has performed in several porn parodies such as This Ain't Avatar XXX (2010), Captain America XXX: An Extreme Comixxx Parody (2011), Xena XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody (2012}, Avengers XXX 2: Along Came a Spider: An Axel Braun Parody (2013), and This Ain't Terminator XXX (2013).[1]

In 2010, Ventura was the cover model and featured in a pictorial for the April issue of Penthouse magazine.[2]

Mainstream appearances

Ventura made a cameo appearance in 2013 in a video for the metalcore band Asking Alexandria in a music video for the song "Killing You" alongside Ash Hollywood, Bailey Blue, Andy San Dimas, and Cadence St. John. The video also featured mainstream actress Jessica Booker.[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Result Award Work
2011 AVN Award Nominated Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Chanel Preston, Dale DaBone, Misty Stone, Lexington Steele & Chris Johnson)[4] This Ain't Avatar XXX
Nominated Unsung Starlet of the Year[4] N/A
2012 AVN Award Won Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Brooklyn Lee)[5] American Cocksucking Sluts
Won Best Oral Sex Scene (with Brooklyn Lee)[5]
Nominated Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Teagan Presley, Lexi Love, Asa Akira & Annabelle Lee)[6] Chick Flixxx
2015 AVN Award Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Mischa Brooks, Casey Calvert, Xander Corvus, Tommy Pistol & Michael Vegas)[7] Nymphos

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Juelz Ventura". Internet Adult Film Database. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Penthouse Magazine April 2010". www.penthouse.com. General Media Communications, Inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Gray, Lila. "Porn Stars Appear in Asking Alexandria Music Video". XBIZ.com. XBIZ. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners". AVN. January 22, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "AVN AWARDS 2012 - NOMINATIONS". AVN. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "2015 AVN Award Nominees". avn.com. AVN. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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