Lezley Zen

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Lezley Zen (born February 19, 1974) is an American pornstar hailing from Charleston, South Carolina.

Biography

Before embarking on a career in the porn industry, Zen already had a career as a bartender and waitress. She was FOH manager at an Italian Trattoria in South Carolina. After divorcing her first husband she began competing in bikini and wet t-shirt contests. She eventually met her future fiancé, Ron(then a personal trainer), and began working with him.

Through contacts made in the various contests she entered, she set up a meeting with Brad Armstrong and Jonathan Morgan of Wicked Pictures.

Her first adult film was Wicked's "Serenity's Roman Orgy" in 2001. She has stated in interviews that she originally became a porn star to both pay off debts she had accumulated from her divorce and to "spite" her fiancé, who began appearing in pornographic movies at the same time she did. The two also appeared in scenes together in several movies.

Zen was represented by herself and appeared in various softcore movies for Playboy TV, HBO, Cinemax and Showtime. She was nominated in 2002 for AVN's "Best New Starlet" Award, and eventually won AVN's "Best Supporting Actress – Film" Award in 2005. She has also been nominated for 4 XRCO Awards, including "Unsung Siren" and "Best Single Performance – Actress".

In March 2006 she retired from the adult industry. However, she recently made a comeback with her first returning scene for Milfslikeitbig.com.

Partial filmography

* "Big Boobs To The Rescue"
* "Blue Angels # 1, # 2"
* "California Bad Girls"'
* "Rear Factor # 2"
* "Yabos #2 (Baby Doll)"
* "Peter North's P.O.V. 9"

Awards

* 2002 – AVN Awards – "Best New Starlet" – Nominee
* 2004 – XRCO Awards – "Unsung Siren" – Nominee
* 2004 – XRCO Awards – "Single Performance, Actress – Bare Stage" – Nominee
* 2004 – XRCO Awards – "Group Scene" – Nominee
* 2005 – XRCO Awards – "Best Single Performance – Actress" – Nominee
* 2005 AVN for Best Supporting Actress (Film) – "Bare Stage"cite web|url= http://avn.com/video/articles/19222.html|title= The 22nd Annual AVN Awards: A Jenna Jameson Kinda Night|accessdate= 2007-08-04|author= Jared Rutter|date= 2005-01-09|publisher= AVN]

Personal life

Zen is a college graduate. She studied for three years in a pre-law program. [cite url|url=http://www.sextabletstars.com/LezleyZen.HTM|title=Profile on sextabletstars.com]

She has been married twice. She divorced her first husband while still working as a restaurant manager. She was then engaged to her personal trainer Ron, who was influential in getting her into the pornography business. She married her second husband Trevor, another pornstar, whom she met at a rave on Memorial Day 1999, but she has since divorced him. [cite url|url=http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=103621194|title=MySpace Fan Page]

Her porn name 'Lezley' is a take on the word 'lesbian'. [cite url|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(uyulxz55f3ttlyqtdykjtdnq))/view.aspx?id=10710&collection=858|title=Am I Annoying Profile]

She is not close to her mother, though not by her choice. [cite url|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(uyulxz55f3ttlyqtdykjtdnq))/view.aspx?id=10710&collection=858|title=Am I Annoying Profile]

Zen is bisexual. She has two children, but has not publicly revealed their names. In an interview with Howard Stern, Zen was quoted as saying, "They have their lives to live and I have mine. I'm not going to live my life for my children." [cite url|url=http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(uyulxz55f3ttlyqtdykjtdnq))/view.aspx?id=10710&collection=858|title=Am I Annoying Profile]

References

External links

* [http://www.avninsider.com/stories/lead061603.shtml Interview] at AVN Insider
* [http://www.lukeisback.com/stars/stars/lezley_zen.htm Interview] at Luke Is Back