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Lezley Zen

Lezley Zen

Lezley Zen (born February 19, 1974) is an American pornographic actress.

Lezley Zen
Born(1974-02-19)February 19, 1974
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
Other namesLezly Zen
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)[2]
Websitehttp://www.lezleyzen.com [18]

Early life

Zen was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and 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]

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]

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

Lezley Zen holding her AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress, Film on January 8, 2005

Lezley Zen holding her AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress, Film on January 8, 2005

YearCeremonyResultCategoryFilm
2003AVN AwardNominatedBest New Starlet[6]N/A
2004AVN AwardNominatedBest Oral Sex Scene – Video (with Austin O'Riley, Brandon Iron & Brian Surewood)[7]Throat Gaggers 3
2005AVN AwardWonBest 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 AwardNominatedUnsung Siren[10]N/A
NominatedSingle Performance, Actress[10]Bare Stage
NominatedGroup Scene (with Jessica Drake, Monica Sweetheart, Tommy Gunn)[10]Eye of the Beholder
2006AVN AwardNominatedBest Actress – Film[11]Les Bitches
XRCO AwardNominatedBest Single Performance - Actress[12]
2016AVN AwardNominatedBest All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Jessica Drake, Remy LaCroix, Katrina Jade & Vicki Chase)[13]Massage School Dropouts

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.avninsider.comDan Miller. "Lezley Zen: An AVNInsider Interview". AVN Insider. Archived from the original on August 1, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2014. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.adultvideonews.comMark Kernes (May 2002). "Fresh Off The Bus: Lesley Zen". AVN. Archived from the original on June 1, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2014. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.barelist.comPeter (January 31, 2014). "Super hot porn star Lezley Zen spends some time with Barelist". Barelist. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
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[4]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comMike Ramone (May 26, 2005). "Lezley Zen Relocating to Miami for Start-Up PinkTV.com". AVN. Retrieved January 3, 2014. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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[5]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comChip Baker (June 7, 2005). "Lezley Zen to Host PinkTV Party". AVN. Retrieved January 3, 2014. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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[6]
Citation Linkwww.avnawards.com"2003 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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[7]
Citation Link//www.avn.com/imagearchive/05/58/32/55832Nominations.pdf"AVN 2004 Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2003. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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[8]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced". AVN. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-03. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.avnawards.com"2005 AVN AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Archived from the original on November 14, 2004. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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[10]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comDirty Bob (2005-04-07). "XRCO Announces Nominations". AVN. Retrieved 2014-01-03. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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[11]
Citation Linkwww.avn.com"AVN AWARDS 2006 NOMINEES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
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[12]
Citation Linkdirtybob.com"XRCO 2005 AWARD CATEGORIES, NOMINATIONS, AND WINNERS". X-Rated Critics Organization. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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[13]
Citation Linkavnawards.avn.com"2016 AVN AWARD NOMINATIONS". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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[14]
Citation Linkwww.lezleyzen.comOfficial website
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Citation Linkwww.imdb.comLezley Zen
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Citation Linkwww.iafd.comLezley Zen
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Citation Linkwww.adultfilmdatabase.comLezley Zen
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[18]
Citation Linkwww.lezleyzen.comhttp://www.lezleyzen.com
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[19]
Citation Linkweb.archive.org"Lezley Zen: An AVNInsider Interview"
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.avninsider.comthe original
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