Veronica Hart

Template:Short description Template:Other people Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Jane Hamilton (born Template:Birth year from age at dateTemplate:R) is an American film director and former pornographic film actress who performed under the stage name Veronica Hart.Template:R<ref name="Frammolino 2002">Template:Cite news</ref> Described by columnist Frank Rich as "a leading porn star of the late '70s and early '80s",Template:R Hart is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.<ref name="AVN Hall of Fame">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="AVN Awards">Template:Cite web</ref> Director Paul Thomas Anderson has called her "the Meryl Streep of porn."<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Page needed</ref>

Early life and education

Hart was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref name="Smith 1983">Template:Cite book</ref> She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1976<ref name="Weatherford 1997">Template:Cite news</ref> with a bachelor's degree in theater arts.<ref name="Lieberman 2023">Template:Cite news</ref> After school she worked in England before returning to the United States and moving to New York City.<ref name="Smith 1983"/>

Career

Hart began appearing in pornographic films in the 1970s, becoming a major star by the 1980s.Template:R According to film scholar Chuck Kleinhans, she portrayed the "stylish 'native New YorkerTemplate:' " type.<ref name="Kleinhans 2006">Template:Cite book</ref> She is best known for her performances in Amanda by Night, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Roommates and A Scent of Heather.<ref name="Smith 1983"/>

Around 1984, Hart began directing segments on the Playboy TV series Electric Blue, appearing in B-Movies and working as a stripper.<ref name="Rich 2001">Template:Cite news Reprinted as: Template:Block indent</ref> After retiring from performing in pornographic films, Hart became an executive at film distributor VCA Pictures.Template:R With the sale of VCA to Hustler Video in 2003, and the direction of the company moving from feature, storyline-driven films to gonzo, she left the company when her existing contract expired.<ref name="Anthony 2004">Template:Cite news</ref> Afterwards, Hart moved on to other work, including working as a tour guide at the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas.<ref name="Kernes 2014"/>

Hart has acted in off-Broadway theater productions such as The House of Bernarda Alba,<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/> A Thurber Carnival,<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/> The Dyke And The Porn Star,<ref name="Monji 1999">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and The Deep Throat Sex Scandal.<ref name="Ng 2012">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Morris 2013">Template:Cite news</ref> She portrayed a judge in the film Boogie Nights (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/>

As of 2014 Hart had become a sex educator in China. An article in AVN magazine stated that she has been instructing women through an arrangement with a chain of adult retail stores and clubs called Sediva Maison.<ref name="Kernes 2014">Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Hart has two sons who attended magnet schools for highly gifted students.Template:Sfnp

Selected TV appearances

• Six Feet Under, Jean Louise Macarthur a.k.a. Viveca St. John - in season 1's episode "An Open Book" (2001)
• Lady Chatterly's Stories, Amy (as Jane Hamilton) - in the episode "The Manuscript" (2001)
• First Years, Lola - in the episode "Porn in the USA" (2001)

Awards

Wins

• 1981

AFAA for Best Actress – Amanda by Night

• 1982

AFAA Award for Best Actress – Roommates

AFAA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Foxtrot

• 1991

XRCO Hall of Fame<ref name="XRCO Hall of Fame">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 1994

Free Speech Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 1996

AVN Award for Best Non-Sex Performance – Nylon<ref name="Past AVN Award Winners">Template:Cite news</ref>

AVN Hall of Fame<ref name="AVN Hall of Fame"/><ref name="AVN Awards"/>

• 1999

XRCO Award for Best Video - Torn (directed and produced by Hart)<ref name="XRCO 2002">Template:Cite web</ref>

• 2004

XRCO Award for Best Comedy or Parody - Misty Beethoven: The Musical (directed, edited and produced by Hart)<ref name="XRCO 2004 Winners">Template:Cite web</ref>

• 2006

Porn Block of Fame<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Nominations

• 2001

AVN Best Director – Video for White Lightning<ref name="AVN2001">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2002

AVN Best Director – Film for Taken<ref name="AVN2002">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2003

AVN Best Director – Video for Crime and Passion<ref name="AVN2003">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2004

AVN Best Director – Film for Barbara Broadcast Too<ref name="AVN2004">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2005

AVN Best Director – Film for Misty Beethoven: The Musical<ref name="AVN2005">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2006

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Eternity<ref name="AVN2006">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2007

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Sex Pix<ref name="AVN2007">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2008

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Delilah<ref name="AVN2008">Template:Cite news</ref>

• 2009

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Roller Dollz<ref name="AVN Awards 2008">Template:Cite web</ref>

Literature

• Template:Cite book Dedicated to her, and one chapter covers Hart's early career.
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Further reading

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External links

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