Haze was born in Fullerton, California and grew up mainly in La Habra, California, though she also spent time in Lancaster, California, and Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
She got good grades in school until about junior high school. Then she really discovered boys and sex. She slacked on work and got through seventh and eighth grade alright. She lost her virginity on the first day of high school, at the age of 14, saying "I had just been dumped by this guy who broke up with me because I wouldn't put out. I said screw it and slept with another guy on the first day of high school." Regarding anal sex she has said that "I wasn't a big fan of anal sex until I turned 15. I tried it for the first time and I loved it!"...more
Haze was born in Fullerton, California and grew up mainly in La Habra, California, though she also spent time in Lancaster, California, and Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
She got good grades in school until about junior high school. Then she really discovered boys and sex. She slacked on work and got through seventh and eighth grade alright. She lost her virginity on the first day of high school, at the age of 14, saying "I had just been dumped by this guy who broke up with me because I wouldn't put out. I said screw it and slept with another guy on the first day of high school." Regarding anal sex she has said that "I wasn't a big fan of anal sex until I turned 15. I tried it for the first time and I loved it!".
By age 15, having to get a job, she had dropped out of high school and going on home studies. She had a few off the wall jobs such as a fast food manager, an oil change girl, stocking shelves of a toy store during Christmas and waitressing at a pie shop.
When she turned 18, Haze tried stripping for a day, later recounting that she neither enjoyed being a house girl, nor giving lap dances to men she had to pretend to like while not making enough money, she didn't go back the next day. However, she's also stated that she was a big fan of porn since before she started working in the porn industry, and, when asked by friends in 2000 what her preferred moniker would be if she were an adult actress, offered "Jenna Haze" in honor of her then fiancé (surname Hayes) and Jimi Hendrix's song "Purple Haze".
Then when she was 19 she left her boyfriend of almost 4 years and set upon experiencing life and not being shackled down. She was pretty wild and started going out to dance clubs and after hours parties. She was at her favorite nightclub at the time, in Anaheim, California, when the guy she was seeing introduced her to his friend who apparently had some connections with the adult industry. They both told Haze that she would be perfect for adult films and asked her if she would like to try it. She had always been a big fan of porn, so she jumped at the chance. The very next day she went down to the valley and got her test and the next day after that she was doing her very first scene.
In February of 2002 she did a scene for a company called Jill Kelly Productions who she had never worked for before. Jill Kelly herself was directing the scene and Haze was eager to show her what she could do. After the hot anal scene with Steven St. Croix, Haze was approached to sign a contract with them. Haze was signed as a contract star with Jill Kelly Productions in April 2002 since JKP offered extra flexibility to make more money and build her career, like get residuals from her movies after a year of contract, own her own website, do all the still photography, magazines she wants and JKP doesn't own any of it. The only thing that Haze couldn't do independently is videos. Also they were the company that struck Haze as being the closest and not just a business but a family, which she definitely liked. Haze also enjoyed the idea of having a whole group of girls around her and being with a company that is run by a woman. During that time, Haze performed exclusively with women for about 3 years after forming a serious off-screen relationship with an industry cameraman. Jenna Haze was up for 3 Awards in the 2003 AVN Awards, and she won 2 of them: Best New Starlet and Best Solo Sex Scene.
Also, Haze has an important appearance on the HBO show Pornucopia, which is a six part documentary special featuring the pornography industry in California.
For the time she was a contract star for Jill Kelly Productions, she also began to focus herself on a feature dancing career. She is one of the most sought stars in the industry today and she can be booked for feature dancing through the worlwide agency Lee Network. Her feature dancing and the quality of her shows made her garnering a nomination for Best Feature Entertainer in the 2007 Night Moves Awards. Regarding this nomination Haze said: "I have worked very hard to create a show that my fans will love. Being nominated for Best Feature Entertainer makes all the bumps and bruises I get worth it! I work my ass off on stage and I love interacting with my fans."
In 2006, Jenna Haze is back doing boy-girl scenes again, starring the film Jenna Haze Darkside realeased by Jules Jordan Video and directed by her boyfriend Jules Jordan. The DVD features the first new boy-girl scenes with Haze in over four years, along with her first interracial scene. Regarding her experience doing this multi-awarded film, Haze said to AVN: "I had some sexual energy pent up. Three and a half years of just dildos and licking. I need to get some cock in there. It's a good release of energy. It's a lot of fun. It's really cool. I've been dying to do guys again for so long. It's exciting, I'm glad to be back".
Since her return to the boy-girl side of porn, Haze has been going full-force appearing in XXX films from many of the top adult film companies.
Haze is one of the stars pictured in the photography book Naked Ambition: An R-Rated Look at an X-Rated Industry by photographer Michael Grecco. The special edition of this book includes a fine art photograph of Jenna Haze signed by the photographer.
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