Nina Hartley
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Nina Hartley (born Marie Louise Hartman on March 11, 1959 in Berkeley, California, USA) is an adult film actress.
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Early life
Born to a liberal Jewish family, though her parents were Zen Buddhists when she was a child, Nina Hartley attended nursing school and graduated magna cum laude. In her sophomore year of nursing school she started nude dancing.
Adult film career
She made her foray into the world of pornographic movies during her junior year, in 1984. Her debut performance was in the film Educating Nina which was produced by the veteran porn star Juliet Anderson (better known as Aunt Peg), and this proved to be a massive hit. Since then she has gone on to feature in over 400 first-run adult films, and has become one of the most enduring and recognisable performers in the industry.
She is best known within the adult film industry for her bubble butt buttocks, and her anal and lesbian scenes.
Hartley crossed over into mainstream Hollywood with an appearance in the 1997 film Boogie Nights in which she played a porn star.
Hartley has been an advocate for the adult film industry's right to exist, and, prior to the rise to stardom of Jenna Jameson, had often been called upon when television news programs and talk shows required an articulate, leading adult film actress to support the pro side. She appeared most notably on the Oprah Winfrey show with fellow porn actress Ona Zee. The two came under hard scrutiny from the mostly female audience, but refused to back down and were outspoken in their support of the industry. She and Ona Zee also spoke strongly out against illegal drugs in the industry.
In addition to her more traditional roles in porn films, she has also produced, directed, and starred in a series of Guide to... films covering the entire sexual spectrum, from basic sexual intercourse and foreplay, to anal intercourse and bondage.
Hartley is openly bisexual in her private life, and had what has been described as the longest stable relationship in the adult business, living in a threesome with her husband Dave (whom she met when she was 19), and "wife" Bobby Lilly for 20 years. Hartley has since left that relationship and has married Ira Levine (aka Ernest Greene).
Hartley is also known as an advocate for socialism.
AVN Awards
Nina has won numerous awards throughout her career, from various critic and fan organizations. The following is a list of her Adult Video News Awards.
- Best Specialty Tape - BDSM for Nina Hartley's Private Sessions 13 (2005)
- Best Specialty Tape - Spanking for Nina Hartley's Guide To Spanking (2005)
- Best Supporting Actress - Video for The Last X-Rated Movie (1991)
- Best Couples Sex Scene Film for Amanda By Night II (1989)
- Best Couples Sex Scene - Video for Sensual Escape (1989)
- Best Supporting Actress - Film for Portrait of an Affair (1989)
- Best Actress - Video for Debbie Duz Dishes (1987)
External Links
- Article at Walnut.org
- Article at LukeFord.com
- Biography and Filmography at Porn Star Mallde:Nina Hartley