Lezley Zen

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Lezley Zen
Lezley Zen, September 2006.JPG
Zen in 2006
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. [1]
Other namesLezly Zen
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Website www.lezleyzen.com

Lezley Zen (born 1974) is an American pornographic actress.

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Early life

Zen was born in Charleston, South Carolina. [1] AVN Insider stated in 2003, "This stunner is Cherokee Indian and part Irish". [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]

Career

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]

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]

Personal life

Zen has two children. [2]

Awards and nominations

Zen holding her AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress, Film on January 8, 2005 Lezley Zen at 2005 AEE Awards 1.jpg
Zen holding her AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress, Film on January 8, 2005
YearCeremonyResultCategoryFilm
2003 AVN Award NominatedBest New Starlet [6] —
2004 AVN Award NominatedBest 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
NominatedBest Supporting Actress—Video [9] Fluff & Fold
NominatedBest All-Girl Sex Scene – Film (with Savanna Samson) [9] Bare Stage
NominatedBest Oral Sex Scene – Film (with Eric Masterson) [9]
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene-Film (with Jessica Drake & Brad Armstrong) [9] The Collector
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene-Film (with Jordan Haze & Rod Fontana) [9] Debbie Does Dallas: The Revenge
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene – Video (with Jessica Drake, Monica Sweetheart, Tommy Gunn & Trevor Zen) [9] Eye of the Beholder
XRCO Award NominatedUnsung Siren [10] —
NominatedSingle Performance, Actress [10] Bare Stage
NominatedGroup 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 NominatedBest Single Performance - Actress [12]
2016 AVN Award NominatedBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Jessica Drake, Remy LaCroix, Katrina Jade & Vicki Chase) [13] Massage School Dropouts

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dan Miller. "Lezley Zen: An AVNInsider Interview". AVN Insider. Archived from the original on August 1, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mark Kernes (May 2002). "Fresh Off The Bus: Lesley Zen". AVN . Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ Peter (January 31, 2014). "Super hot porn star Lezley Zen spends some time with Barelist". Barelist. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mike Ramone (May 26, 2005). "Lezley Zen Relocating to Miami for Start-Up PinkTV.com". AVN . Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Chip Baker (June 7, 2005). "Lezley Zen to Host PinkTV Party". AVN . Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  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). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2003. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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