Lezley Zen

Lezley Zen

Lezley Zen in 2006
Born February 19, 1974
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Other names Lezly Zen
Ethnicity Cherokee/Irish[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Weight 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)[2]
No. of adult films 267 (per IAFD)
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 she 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] Her fiancé, pornographic actor Trevor Zen, owned a personal training studio at the time they met and he helped her become a personal trainer.[1]

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] Over the course of her career, she was nominated for several awards, including the 2002 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and four XRCO Awards. In 2005, she won the AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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]

She retired in March 2006 and ventured into mainstream film. Representing herself, she appeared in a number of softcore movies for Playboy TV, HBO, Cinemax and Showtime. In 2010, she made her return to pornography, appearing in films for Brazzers and other studios.

She appeared in a 1995 Bierbitzch beer commercial.

Personal life

Zen has two children.[2]

Awards and nominations

Lezley Zen holding her AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress, Film on January 8, 2005
Year Ceremony Result Award Work
2003 AVN Award Nominated Best New Starlet[6] N/A
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] N/A
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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dan Miller. "Lezley Zen: An AVNInsider Interview". AVN Insider. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Mark Kernes (May 2002). "Fresh Off The Bus: Lesley Zen". AVN. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. ↑ Peter (2014-01-31). "Super hot porn star Lezley Zen spends some time with Barelist". Barelist. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. ↑ Mike Ramone (2005-05-26). "Lezley Zen Relocating to Miami for Start-Up PinkTV.com". AVN. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  5. ↑ Chip Baker (2005-06-07). "Lezley Zen to Host PinkTV Party". AVN. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  6. ↑ "2003 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  7. ↑ "AVN 2004 Nominations" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  8. ↑ "2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced". AVN. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "2005 AVN AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Dirty Bob (2005-04-07). "XRCO Announces Nominations". AVN. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  11. ↑ "AVN AWARDS 2006 NOMINEES" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  12. ↑ "XRCO 2005 AWARD CATEGORIES, NOMINATIONS, AND WINNERS". X-Rated Critics Organization. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

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