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 Serenity in Las Vegas 2000 | |
| Born | (1969-10-29) October 29, 1969 (age 55) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States |
| Other names | Serenity Wilde |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Serenity (born October 29, 1969) is a former erotic dancer and former pornographic actress. She is sometimes credited as Serenity Wilde.
Adult film career
Born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Serenity was an army brat who traveled constantly with her family. They moved throughout the South and East before eventually settling in New England, where Serenity came of age. She trained in ballet since childhood and became a principal ballerina. The skills learned in that field helped her become an exceptional exotic dancer, an occupation that paid her more than ballet did . Serenity's highest achievement as a stripper was her victory in the six-day competition for 1994 Topless Dancer-World Championship over 180 international competitors at the Stardust Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Strip. The first American to ever win the tournament, she recorded the largest point difference ever between the champion and the runner-up, winning over celebrity judges including Diana Ross, Max Baer, and Fabio. Serenity has performed at four major Las Vegas hotels and at four AVN shows.
Porn starlet Alexis DeVell discovered Serenity backstage at a strip club and brought her to L.A. to start doing nude photo shoots. Serenity's debut scene was 1993's Jennifer Ate for Wicked Pictures . The scene was an all-girl orgy with six other females . Serenity's first boy-girl scene was in the movie "Temptation of Serenity," released in 1994. Her next boy-girl scene came over a year later in 1996's "Time Machine."
Serenity always remained more committed to her dancing career than her pornstar career until she signed with Wicked entertainment in 1996 and became one of the longest tenured contract stars in the company's history. In her five years there, Serenity became the first and only person to date to win back-to-back AVN Awards for Best Actress, winning in 2000 for Wicked Picture's Double Feature and 2001 for M: Caught in the Act. Wicked Pictures President Steve Orenstein once said, "Serenity is one of the most reliable, dependable, hardworking, talented women in the business. We can count on Serenity to promote and go the extra mile for the company."
Serenity has mainstream credits including hosting one segment on the E! Channel's Wild On series. She appeared in more than 20 specials for E!, garnering some of the highest ratings for the network at that time. Serenity adds, “It was one of the most exciting aspects of my adult career. Traveling the world, meeting new people, and getting paid for it — and by a Disney corporation of all things!”
Serenity started Las Vegas Novelties, a company that made various sex toys. After a successful six years, Serenity sold Las Vegas Novelties to Pipedream Products.
Serenity never performed a condom-less boy-girl scene. She became a vegetarian in 1999, and she is a staunch animal-rights activist. In 2003, she was nominated for "Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA.
In September 2004, after 14 months of on-screen inactivity, Serenity announced her retirement from performing in adult movies. At the time of her retirement, she was in the third trimester of her first pregnancy. The father of that child is Serenity's husband Steve Lane.
By 2011, Serenity had closed her personal website (Serenity.net) and thereby completely separated herself from the adult-film industry.
Notes
- Serenity's biography on AVN.com says, "the former principal ballerina's first appearance..."
- Before she announced her retirement, her last film was "Serenity in Pornland," which was released in July, 2003 according to iafd
- The cited book "Skin City" says in Chapter 1, "I am introduced to Steve Lane, who with his wife, adult actress Serenity, owns a company called Las Vegas Novelties"
Awards
- 1994 Topless Dancer World Champion
- 1998 Exotic Dancer Award – Adult Movie Entertainer
- 1998 NightMoves Award – Best Actress (Fan’s Choice)
- 1999 CAVR Award – Fan Favorite
- 2000 AVN Award – Best Actress (Video) – Double Feature!
- 2000 NightMoves Award – Best Actress (Fan’s Choice)
- 2001 AVN Award – Best Actress (Video) – M Caught in the Act
- 2005 AVN Hall of Fame inductee
- 2007 NightMoves Hall of Fame inductee
- 2007 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee
References
- ^ "Serenity Pornstar". Excaliburfilms. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- http://www.avn.com/porn-stars/Serenity-219880.html
- http://www.excaliburfilms.com/pornlist/avn/Serenity.htm
- http://www.iafd.com/title.rme/title=jennifer+ate/year=1992/jennifer-ate.htm
- http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=Serenity/gender=F
- ^ "Serenity Makes It Official: She's Retired From Performing". AVN. 2004-09-22. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Serenity-And-Jacklyn-Lick-Up-For-Sexiest-Vegetarian-31237.html
- http://www.skincitylasvegas.com/images/SK_Chapt1.pdf
- https://twitter.com/SerenityWilde/status/105149920486502400
- http://straight.fleshbot.com/6000473/throwback-thursday-wicked-girl-serenity-reigned-supreme
- "The 1998 Award Winners". ED Publications. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Past Winner History". Nightmoves. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- "CAVR Annual Awards Winners 1999". CAVR. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- "2000 AVN Award Winners Announced". AVN. 2000-01-17. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "2001 AVN Awards Winners". AVN. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced". AVN. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Peter Warren (2007-10-11). "2007 NightMoves Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Tod Hunter (2007-04-06). "Hillary Scott Big Winner at XRCO Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
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External links
- Bio at Wicked Pictures
- Serenity at Internet Movie Database
- Serenity on Loveline (Dec 01)
- An interview with Serenity by C. Hensley
- Serenity at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Serenity at the Adult Film Database