Jessica Drake
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Jessica Drake is an American
pornographic actress
.
in different cities including San Antonio
and El Paso
. While majoring in psychology at a college in El Paso, Drake took a job as a house dancer at a local strip club
. Through an agency, she later applied to be feature dancer at another club nearby, and here she met adult film director Michael Raven
, who was photographing a contest. Raven and his wife Sydnee Steele
gradually introduced her to the porn industry. Drake began by posing for magazines and appearing on Playboy TV
, and was later taken to a film set, where she was the "condom and lube girl" for a scene starring Jill Kelly
and Mark Davis.
early in her career, but left the company after about a year and a half as "things did not work out." She gained her first AVN Award in 2001, winning "Best Tease Performance" for her role in VCA Pictures
' Shayla's Web. In 2003, she signed an exclusive contract with Wicked Pictures
, after turning down offers from other companies. In 2004, during a HIV
outbreak in the industry, she stated that she had only performed with men who wore condoms, although gave the opinion that "working without condoms in the industry is less dangerous than going home with someone who you just met randomly in a bar." Her performance in Fluff and Fold, a romantic comedy set around a laundromat, earned her the 2005 AVN Award for "Best Actress, Video" and the 2005 XRCO Award for "Single Performance, Actress." Along with comedian Jim Norton
, Drake was chosen to co-host the 2007 AVN Awards, and stated "this is probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me." At the awards, she won "Best Actress, Film" for her role in Manhunters, for which Drake trained as a bounty hunter
during pre-production. Her directorial debut came in the 2008 film What Girls Like, having gained previous experience working as Brad Armstrong’s assistant director on titles such as 2007's Coming Home. She began writing screenplays during her tenure with Sin City, and has since penned films including Dating 101, Love Always and Just Between Us. In January 2009, she won her third "Best Actress" AVN Award, this time for her performance in Fallen, which she has described as "the best movie I have ever been in." In the film, she plays an angel trapped on Earth after the death of a woman she was sent to protect. Around the time of the awards, she suffered a stress fracture
to her left foot. With porn actress Kayden Kross
, Drake co-hosted the 2009 XRCO Awards
, at which her role in Fallen won the award for "Single Performance, Actress." She and Sunny Leone
co-hosted the F.A.M.E. Awards in July 2010. Drake was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
in 2010 and the XRCO Hall of Fame
in 2011.
Drake has appeared in several television shows. She appeared in one episode of the short-lived TV series The Money $hot, and the pilot episode of Skin
. She made an appearance, along with her former husband Evan Stone
, in the HBO special Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley. The pair appeared in an episode titled Love and/or Sex which pertained to couples working in the adult entertainment business. In November 2007, Drake was among several porn actors to be guests on The Tyra Banks Show
episode, "A Day in the Life of a Porn Star." In 2008, Drake, Kaylani Lei
, and Mikayla Mendez
shot a scene for the mainstream comedy movie, Barry Munday
, in which they played themselves as judges in an air-guitar contest. Drake appears in the music video for the 2010 single "Telephone
" by Lady Gaga
featuring Beyoncé.
Her name is often spelled "jessica drake" (all lower case). Drake's story as to how this came about was she was signing autographs at a convention about three months after starting in the adult business using "Jessica Drake" (proper case) but she was unhappy with how it looked. After the convention, she experimented with various ways of signing and settled on the lower case version of her name.
, but they later divorced in 2004. As of 2009, she was living with Wicked director and performer Brad Armstrong, her partner for six years. She has stated that she wishes to keep her personal relationships out of the spotlight.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pornographic actress
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
.
Early life
Drake spent much of her early life growing up around the state of TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in different cities including San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
and El Paso
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. While majoring in psychology at a college in El Paso, Drake took a job as a house dancer at a local strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
. Through an agency, she later applied to be feature dancer at another club nearby, and here she met adult film director Michael Raven
Michael Raven
Michael Raven is an American adult film director. He is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.While he was working as a car salesman, Raven met Sydnee Steele to whom he sold a new Miata. They married, finding a common interest in pornography and swinging, and moved to Los Angeles, California to turn...
, who was photographing a contest. Raven and his wife Sydnee Steele
Sydnee Steele
Sydnee Steele is an American pornographic actress, free speech activist, sex counselor and author. She appeared in nearly 300 films before her retirement in 2005.- Biography :...
gradually introduced her to the porn industry. Drake began by posing for magazines and appearing on Playboy TV
Playboy TV
Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
, and was later taken to a film set, where she was the "condom and lube girl" for a scene starring Jill Kelly
Jill Kelly
Jill Kelly is the stage name of an American pornographic actress, director and producer.- Career :Over the course of her 16-year career, Kelly has appeared in over 600 pornographic movies...
and Mark Davis.
Adult film career
In 1999, she made the decision to become an adult film actress and shot her first movie, which was directed by Raven. She signed a contract with the studio Sin CitySin City (studio)
Sin City is an American pornographic film studio. The company is owned by David Sturman, who is the son of Reuben Sturman. David's son Jared is the General Manager. In 2007 it signed a two-year exclusive contract with Tory Lane to perform in and direct films...
early in her career, but left the company after about a year and a half as "things did not work out." She gained her first AVN Award in 2001, winning "Best Tease Performance" for her role in VCA Pictures
VCA Pictures
VCA Pictures is an American pornographic film production and distribution company. The company was founded by Russ Hampshire, and was formerly a major player during the 'Golden Age of Porn'. Throughout the 70's and 80's VCA produced big budget, plot-oriented feature films...
' Shayla's Web. In 2003, she signed an exclusive contract with Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures
Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry...
, after turning down offers from other companies. In 2004, during a HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
outbreak in the industry, she stated that she had only performed with men who wore condoms, although gave the opinion that "working without condoms in the industry is less dangerous than going home with someone who you just met randomly in a bar." Her performance in Fluff and Fold, a romantic comedy set around a laundromat, earned her the 2005 AVN Award for "Best Actress, Video" and the 2005 XRCO Award for "Single Performance, Actress." Along with comedian Jim Norton
Jim Norton (comedian)
James Joseph "Jim" Norton, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, author, and actor. He is an on-air personality, often dubbed the 'third mic' on The Opie and Anthony Show, which airs on Sirius XM Radio...
, Drake was chosen to co-host the 2007 AVN Awards, and stated "this is probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me." At the awards, she won "Best Actress, Film" for her role in Manhunters, for which Drake trained as a bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
during pre-production. Her directorial debut came in the 2008 film What Girls Like, having gained previous experience working as Brad Armstrong’s assistant director on titles such as 2007's Coming Home. She began writing screenplays during her tenure with Sin City, and has since penned films including Dating 101, Love Always and Just Between Us. In January 2009, she won her third "Best Actress" AVN Award, this time for her performance in Fallen, which she has described as "the best movie I have ever been in." In the film, she plays an angel trapped on Earth after the death of a woman she was sent to protect. Around the time of the awards, she suffered a stress fracture
Stress fracture
A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones. It is caused by "unusual or repeated stress" and also heavy continuous weight on the ankle or leg...
to her left foot. With porn actress Kayden Kross
Kayden Kross
Kayden Kross is an American pornographic actress and lobbyist for the adult entertainment industry. Kross has also modeled under the alias of Jenna Nikol.-Biography:...
, Drake co-hosted the 2009 XRCO Awards
XRCO awards
The XRCO Awards are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment. Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards.The XRCO online archive is missing results prior to 1993...
, at which her role in Fallen won the award for "Single Performance, Actress." She and Sunny Leone
Sunny Leone
Not to be confused with fellow pornographic actress Sunny LaneSunny Leone is an Indo-Canadian pornographic actress, actress, businesswoman and model. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment...
co-hosted the F.A.M.E. Awards in July 2010. Drake was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame
This is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
in 2010 and the XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame
XRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
in 2011.
Drake has appeared in several television shows. She appeared in one episode of the short-lived TV series The Money $hot, and the pilot episode of Skin
Skin (TV series)
Skin is a television serial drama which aired at 9:00 p.m. Monday on Fox in 2003. It followed the tale of two teenagers who came from feuding families on opposite sides of the moral and legal spectrum. Adam is the son of the Los Angeles District Attorney, and Jewel is the daughter of a pornographer...
. She made an appearance, along with her former husband Evan Stone
Evan Stone
Evan Stone is an American pornographic actor. In 2002 he married Jessica Drake whom he has since divorced.Stone's occasional work outside the pornography industry includes his role as "Jimmy" in the 2007 original series The Lair...
, in the HBO special Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley. The pair appeared in an episode titled Love and/or Sex which pertained to couples working in the adult entertainment business. In November 2007, Drake was among several porn actors to be guests on The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired on Friday, May 28, 2010.-2005-2009: Syndication:...
episode, "A Day in the Life of a Porn Star." In 2008, Drake, Kaylani Lei
Kaylani Lei
Ashley Spalding , better known by the pseudonym Kaylani Lei, is an exotic dancer and a porn star currently working for Wicked Pictures....
, and Mikayla Mendez
Mikayla Mendez
Mikayla Mendez is an American pornographic actress. She began appearing in adult films in around 2003 while at the age of about 23, and has since appeared in over 120 movies...
shot a scene for the mainstream comedy movie, Barry Munday
Barry Munday
Barry Munday is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Chris D'Arienzo; it is based on the novel Life is a Strange Place by Frank Turner Hollon. The film stars Patrick Wilson as the titular character, as well as Judy Greer, Malcolm McDowell, Chloë Sevigny, Cybill Shepherd, Billy Dee Williams,...
, in which they played themselves as judges in an air-guitar contest. Drake appears in the music video for the 2010 single "Telephone
Telephone (song)
"Telephone" is a song written and performed by Lady Gaga. It was released from her third extended play and second major release The Fame Monster . The song, featuring American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, was written by Gaga and Rodney Jerkins...
" by Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
featuring Beyoncé.
Her name is often spelled "jessica drake" (all lower case). Drake's story as to how this came about was she was signing autographs at a convention about three months after starting in the adult business using "Jessica Drake" (proper case) but she was unhappy with how it looked. After the convention, she experimented with various ways of signing and settled on the lower case version of her name.
Personal life
In 2002, Drake married fellow porn actor Evan StoneEvan Stone
Evan Stone is an American pornographic actor. In 2002 he married Jessica Drake whom he has since divorced.Stone's occasional work outside the pornography industry includes his role as "Jimmy" in the 2007 original series The Lair...
, but they later divorced in 2004. As of 2009, she was living with Wicked director and performer Brad Armstrong, her partner for six years. She has stated that she wishes to keep her personal relationships out of the spotlight.
Awards
- 2001 AVN Award – Best Tease Performance – Shayla's Web
- 2002 NightMoves Adult Entertainment Award – Best Female Performer, Editor's Choice
- 2003 Adult Stars magazine's Consumers' Choice Award – Best Overall Actress
- 2005 AVN Award – Best Oral Sex Scene, Film – The Collector
- 2005 AVN Award – Best Actress, Video – Fluff and Fold
- 2005 XRCO Award – Single Performance, Actress – Fluff and Fold
- 2006 Eroticline Award – Best Actress, USA
- 2007 AVN Award – Best Actress, Film – Manhunters
- 2007 AVN Award – Best All-Girl Scene, Film – FUCK
- 2008 Eroticline Award – Award for Outstanding Achievements
- 2009 AVN Award – Best Actress – Fallen
- 2009 AVN Award – Best Double Penetration Sex Scene – Fallen
- 2009 XRCO Award – Single Performance, Actress – Fallen
- 2010 AVN Hall of FameAVN Hall of FameThis is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
inductee - 2010 AVN Award – Best Group Sex Scene – 2040
- 2011 XRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
inductee
External links
- Official homepage
- Bio at Wicked Pictures
- Another Bio at Wicked Pictures on 3 June 2009
- Interview on RogReviews.com