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'''Jessica Drake''' (born [[October 14]], [[1974]] in San Antonio, Texas, [[USA]]) is an American [[Porn actor|porn actress]], director and screenwriter of pornographic movies, exotic dancer, radio host, sexologist and philanthropist. | '''Jessica Drake''' (born [[October 14]], [[1974]] in San Antonio, Texas, [[USA]]) is an American [[Porn actor|porn actress]], director and screenwriter of pornographic movies, exotic dancer, radio host, sexologist and philanthropist. | ||
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Active from 1999 until today. | Active from 1999 until today. | ||
== | ==Early life== | ||
[[File:Jessica Drake 4.png|thumb|230px|Jessica Drake, 2015, photo: striptaculous]] | |||
Jessica Drake was born on October 14, 1976 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.<ref name=IAFD/> | |||
She raised in several different cities in Texas, most notably in her hometown of San Antonio and El Paso. Her family is one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and she grew up living that religion. She started working at the age of 14 in a Mexican restaurant, posing as a 16-year-old and using a fake birth certificate, and managed to rise to the position of assistant manager in the restaurant in one year. Then enrolled to study at a college in El Paso, first enrolling to study liberal arts, but later moved to psychology. During her studies, she found a job as a stripper in a nightclub in the city, and later officially registered as an exotic dancer and moved to another club, where she met pornographic director Michael Raven and porn actress Sidney Steele and they both helped her to take his first steps in the pornography industry. Drake did not complete her psychology education in college. | |||
==Career in the adult industry== | |||
Jessica Drake debuted in the adult industry in 1999, when she was 25 years old.<ref name=IAFD/> She worked for about one and a half year as a contract star for the studio [[Sin City]]. | |||
In [[2003]], Drake became a contract star of the studio [[Wicked]]. | In [[2003]], Drake became a contract star of the studio [[Wicked]]. | ||
In [[2004]], Jessica and Evan got divorced. | Drake participates in erotic exhibitions and shows in Auckland, New Zealand; Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; Melbourne, Australia; Las Vegas, Nevada, Los Angeles, State of California; Miami, Florida; Toronto, Canada; Berlin, Germany; Oslo, Norway<ref name=Nor/> and others. | ||
In 2008, Drake appearanced at Norway's Sexhibition 2008, where she represented Wicked and signed autographs, danced, took photos with guests and granted media interviews with TV Norway, Radio P1 and TV Oslo.<ref name=Nor>[https://www.xbiz.com/news/98450 Jessica Drake Returns From Norway]</ref> | |||
For aesthetic reasons, she wrote her nickname in English only in small letters - jessica drake. | |||
==Mainstream appearances== | |||
Drake, along with Kaylani Lay and Mikaila Mendes, appeared in a scene from the comedy film "So Better" and also starred in episodes of the TV series "The Money $ hot" and "Skin". With porn actress Alectra Blue, they participate as special guests in an episode of the fourth season of the American series "Sons of Anarchy". | |||
Drake, again with Alectra Blue, starred in the video for the song "Telephone" by Lady Gaga and Beyonce. | |||
CNN's blog published an article about Drake that included her biographical story, interview, and photo shoot, and the article itself was titled "Lover and Fighter: The Life of a Pornstar."<ref name=cnn>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131103212734/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=165913&mi=all&q=Jessica+Drake Jessica Drake Featured on CNN]</ref> Later, one of Jessica Drake's photos in this article was named the most popular photo on CNN's 2013 blog.<ref name=cnn2>[https://www.xbiz.com/news/173092 CNN Names Jessica Drake Photo Blog ‘Most Popular’ of 2013]</ref> | |||
== Personal life== | |||
In [[2002]], Jessica married the porn actor [[Evan Stone]]. In [[2004]], Jessica and Evan got divorced. | |||
Jessica Drake has been photographed by [[Glenn Francis]] among others. | Jessica Drake has been photographed by [[Glenn Francis]] among others. | ||
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File:Jessica Drake 2.jpg|Jessica Drake, photo: [[Glenn Francis]] | File:Jessica Drake 2.jpg|Jessica Drake, photo: [[Glenn Francis]] | ||
File:Jessica Drake.jpg|Jessica Drake, photo: [[Glenn Francis]] | File:Jessica Drake.jpg|Jessica Drake, photo: [[Glenn Francis]] | ||
File:Jessica Drake 5.jpg|Jessica Drake, Foto: jerone2 | File:Jessica Drake 5.jpg|Jessica Drake, Foto: jerone2 | ||
File:Wicked Girls.jpg|Jessica Drake, photo: [[Glenn Francis]] | File:Wicked Girls.jpg|Jessica Drake, photo: [[Glenn Francis]] | ||
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== Covers == | |||
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File:Public Service.jpg|Jessica Drake On Cover of ''Public Service'' (2008) | |||
File:Lost Love.jpg|Jessica Drake On Cover of ''Lost Love'' (2019) | |||
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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
[[File:Jessica Drake 5.jpg|thumb|230px|Jessica Drake on the red carpet at the 2011 AVN Awards in Las Vegas, photo: jerone2]] | |||
===Hall of Fame and Awards for overall creativity=== | |||
* 2008: [[Eroticline Award]] for outstanding achievements. | |||
* 2009: NightMoves Hall of Fame. | |||
* 2010: [[AVN Hall of Fame]]. | |||
* 2011: [[XRCO Hall of Fame]]. | |||
===Awards=== | |||
* [[2010]]: [[AVN Award]] - Best Group Sex Scene - Fallen | * [[2010]]: [[AVN Award]] - Best Group Sex Scene - Fallen | ||
* [[2009]]: AVN Award - Best Actress - Fallen | * [[2009]]: AVN Award - Best Actress - Fallen | ||