Jennifer James, better known as Angel (United States; December 7, 1966), is an American former pornographic actress.^[1]

Born in the United States to a family of German and Irish descent, Jennifer James broke into the porn industry in 1984, shortly after her 18th birthday. She made much of her acting career in the Silver Age of porn cinema, her acting debut being in the film Pleasures of Innocence^[2]. At a time when many actresses averaged five or six films a month, Angel's career averaged six films a year, allowing her to avoid the rough and tired look that many top actresses get after several years.

As an actress, she worked for such industry studios as VCA Pictures, Cal Vista, Caballero Home Video, Metro, Alpha Blue, VCX, Intropics Video, Western Visuals, Command Video, Zebra and Pretty Girl Amateurs.

Between 1984 and 1985, she acted in a dozen high-profile films, earning her industry recognition, which rewarded her in 1986 at the AVN Awards with the award for Best Newcomer.^[3] In October of the previous year, in 1985, she was chosen Penthouse Pet of the Month by Penthouse (magazine).

After this "golden" time in the industry, she gradually retired from the industry and began working as a makeup artist in a Beverly Hills boutique. In 1988 she returned to pornography after signing an exclusive contract with Intropics Video to star in four films with her as the lead role: Angel of the Island,^[4] Angel Rising,^[5] Angel's Back and Honky Tonk Angels.

After fulfilling the contract, she retired again.

She appeared in brief intervals in new productions between 1989 and 1991, the year she finally retired, having appeared in a total of 51 films during her time as an actress.

Other films of hers included Angel of the Night, Blonde Heat, Debbie Does 'Em All, Ginger Rides Again, Hot Blooded, L'Amour, Matinee Idol, Oral Majority, Passions, Too Hot to Touch, Tower of Power or Undercover Angel.