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{{short description|American retired pornographic actress (born 1971)}}
{{Infobox adult biography
| name            = Jill Kelly
| image           = Jill Kelly adjusted.jpg
| caption         = Kelly at the 2003 Adult Entertainment Expo
| birth_name      = Adrianne D. Moore;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-13-fi-porn13-story.html |title=Verrier, Richard. "Adult Filmmaker Files for Chapter 11" (''Los Angeles Times'', August 13, 2005) |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2005-08-13 |access-date=2013-11-02}}</ref> 
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1971|2|1}}
| birth_place     = [[Pomona, California]], U.S.
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| spouse          = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Cal Jammer|February 14, 1993|January 25, 1995|reason=died}}
* {{marriage|[[Julian Andretti]]|May 6, 2000|2001|reason=divorce}}
* {{marriage|Corey Jordan|September 20, 2003|October 2004|reason=divorce}}
}}
| height          = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| other_names         = Jill Kellie, Calista Jammer, Jill Kelley, Adrian, Calista J., Calista Jay, Jill Kennedy, Jill Roberts
| website         = 
}}

'''Jill Kelly''' (born February 1, 1971)<ref name=oh545>{{cite book|last=McNeil|first=Legs|author-link=Legs McNeil|author2=Jennifer Osborne|others=with Peter Pavia|title=The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Industry|year=2006|publisher=ReganBooks|location=New York|isbn=0-06-009660-8|page=545}}</ref> is an American [[pornographic actress]], director and producer. Kelly is an [[AVN Hall of Fame]] inductee.

== Career ==
Kelly's [[stage name]] was derived from the names of the ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' characters portrayed by [[Farrah Fawcett]] and [[Jaclyn Smith]].<ref name=AVNInterview>{{cite magazine|url=http://avn.com/html/avn/archives/98_03/inner/invw2.html |title=Innerviews - Jill Kelly |access-date=2014-11-05 |author=Mark Kernes |date=March 1998 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010707132836/http://www.avn.com/html/avn/archives/98_03/inner/invw2.html |archive-date=July 7, 2001 }}</ref> She started out as a [[stripper]] at the Babydolls adult entertainment theater in her hometown, first performing at the age of 15 with [[false identification]]. After she broke up with her then-boyfriend, he informed the club of her true age, which caused them to fire her. When Kelly turned 18 she returned to the club, commenting that "they didn't even recognize me."<ref name=oh545/>

She later did [[live sex shows]] with [[Tiffany Million]] at the [[Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre|O'Farrell Theatre]] in [[San Francisco]].<ref name=oh545/>

===Mainstream appearances===
Kelly has appeared in over 50 [[B movie]]s, including ''[[The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven]]'', ''Toad Warriors'', and ''Big Sister 2000''.<ref name=AVNInterview/> In the spring of 1998, she appeared in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[He Got Game]]''.<ref name=AVNInterview/>

===Other ventures===
Kelly started her own company, Jill Kelly Productions (JKP), in October 1998. In April 2005, following the company's [[bankruptcy]] filing, ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' magazine paid $1.765 million to acquire its assets, which included the entire JKP back catalogue and nearly 60 unreleased features.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://avn.com/video/articles/26198.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707091505/http://avn.com/video/articles/26198.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2012-07-07|title= Penthouse Media Group Obtains JKP Assets for $1.7 M|access-date= 2009-01-17|author= Thomas J. Stanton|date= 2006-04-17|magazine= AVN}}</ref>

==Personal life==
A native of [[Southern California]], Kelly was born in the [[Los Angeles]] suburb of [[Pomona, California|Pomona]]. She "married" porn actor Cal Jammer, whom she met at a CES convention in Las Vegas in 1993.<ref name=Modleski>{{cite journal|last=Modleski|first=Tania|author-link=Tania Modleski|date=2013|title=Historical omission and psychic repression in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights|url=http://www.worldpicturejournal.com/WP_8/PDFs/Modleski.pdf|journal=World Picture|volume=8|issue=1|pages=1–16|access-date=December 3, 2016|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217082338/http://www.worldpicturejournal.com/WP_8/PDFs/Modleski.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were officially married a month later. Jammer introduced her to the world of adult movies and her career was launched. However, she separated from him due to his infidelities off-camera, which she called "the deal breaker".<ref name="newslikethis.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.newslikethis.com/jill-kelly-american-adult-queen-her-personal-life-and-professional-career|title=News Like This|website=www.newslikethis.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530033648/http://www.newslikethis.com/jill-kelly-american-adult-queen-her-personal-life-and-professional-career|archive-date=2015-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Industry|page=547}}</ref> Jammer died by suicide, shooting himself.

On May 6, 2000, she married adult star [[Julian Andretti]], but the couple were divorced by the end of 2001. She then was married for a third time, to porn actor/producer/director Corey Jordan on September 20, 2003. This marriage would not last, either, and the couple parted ways a year later only to finalize their divorce in October 2004.<ref name="newslikethis.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Jill-Kelly-and-Corey-Jordan-Split-40693.html|title=Jill Kelly and Corey Jordan Split - AVN|website=AVN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honestpornreviews.com/pornstar/jillkelly/|title=Jill Kelly pornstar profile and biography|website=www.honestpornreviews.com}}</ref>

Kelly also had an off-screen relationship with her fellow female colleague P.J. Sparxx in the mid-'90s. The pair would tour together and dance on stage as part of a dance duo act called "Fire & Ice". They also released a porn feature film of the dance act called ''Fire & Ice: Caught In The Act''.<ref name="Petkovich">
{{cite book
| last = Petkovich
| first = Anthony
| year = 2002
| title = X Factory, The: Inside the American Hardcore Film Industry (2nd Ed.)
| publisher = Critical Vision
| location = USA
| isbn = 1900486245
}}</ref> Kelly and Sparxx elucidated on their relationship in the "Behind the Scenes" documentary series ''Sex Under Hot Lights''. Sparxx posited that she and Kelly had similar sexual personalities. Kelly stated that Sparxx had supported her following her husband's suicide in January 1995. Sparxx and Kelly claimed to be exclusively involved in terms of women, but were in an open relationship in regards to other men, with Kelly claiming she was also involved with a boyfriend at the time.<ref>{{cite episode|title = The Couples|series = Sex Under Hot Lights|airdate = 1995|season = 1|number = 4}}</ref>

Kelly identifies as [[bisexual]].<ref name=AVNInterview/>

== Awards ==
*1996 [[AVN Award]] – Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) – ''Takin' It To The Limit 6'' <small>(with Careena Collins, Felecia, Misty Rain, & Traci Allen)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://avnawards.avn.com/past/winners/1996 |title=1996 Winners |access-date=2014-03-07 |publisher=AVN Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204730/http://avnawards.avn.com/past/winners/1996 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref>
*1996 [[XRCO Award]] – Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene – ''Takin' It To The Limit 6'' <small>(with Careena Collins, Felecia, Misty Rain, & Traci Allen)</small><ref name=XRCOWINS>{{cite web|url= http://dirtybob.com/xrco/oldies.html|title= XRCO Winners|access-date= 2014-03-07|publisher= [[X-Rated Critics Organization]]}}</ref>
*1997 AVN Award – Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) – ''Dreams of Desire'' <small>(with [[Melissa Hill]])</small><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.avn.com/avn_main/1997awards.html |title=1997 AVN Award Winners |access-date=April 29, 2015 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971012101924/http://www.avn.com/avn_main/1997awards.html |archive-date=October 12, 1997 }}</ref>
*1998 XRCO Award – Female Performer of the Year<ref name=XRCOWINS/>
*1999 AVN Award – Best Couples Sex Scene (Video) – ''Dream Catcher'' <small>(with Eric Price)</small><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://avn.com/awards/winners.html |title=Last Year's Winner's |access-date=April 29, 2015 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000919065410/http://www.avn.com/awards/winners.html |archive-date=September 19, 2000 }}</ref>
*1999 [[Hot d'Or Award]] – Best American Actress – ''Exile''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://avn.com/html/avn/archives/99_07/bone/by0799_026.html |title=Wicked's Flashpoint and Video Marc Dorcel Big Winners at 8th Annual Hot d'Or |access-date=2014-11-04 |author=Paul Fishbein, Richard Face & Bobby Wax Hoff |date=July 1999 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010716171036/http://www.avn.com/html/avn/archives/99_07/bone/by0799_026.html |archive-date=July 16, 2001 }}</ref>
*1999 [[NightMoves Award]] – Best Actress (Editor's Choice)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nightmovesusa.com/awards-show/past-winner-history.html |title=Past Winner History |access-date=2014-03-07 |publisher=NightMoves |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219210715/http://nightmovesusa.com/awards-show/past-winner-history.html |archive-date=December 19, 2013 }}</ref>
* 2001 [[FOXE Award]] – Female Fan Favorite<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://digitalod.com/avn/query/?eid=9215&for=news |title=Kelly, Kerkove, Marcus, Others Win FOXE Awards |access-date=2014-08-22 |author=Heidi Pike-Johnson |date=2001-07-09 |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215151952/http://digitalod.com/avn/query/?eid=9215&for=news |archive-date=February 15, 2002 }}</ref>
* 2002 FOXE Award – Female Fan Favorite<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/bone/by0802_03.html |title=Marcus, Stone, Patrick, Kelly and Lake Are FOXE Favorites |access-date=2014-08-24 |author=Wayne Hentai |magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021222155548/http://www.adultvideonews.com/bone/by0802_03.html |archive-date=December 22, 2002 }}</ref>
*2003 [[AVN Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/2003-AVN-Awards-Winners-Announced-Awards-Presented-Big-Year-for-Evil-Angel-32917.html|title= 2003 AVN Awards Winners Announced: Awards Presented Big Year for Evil Angel...|access-date= 2014-03-07|author= Heidi Pike-Johnson|date= 2003-01-21|magazine= [[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|archive-date= 2012-07-07|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707062516/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/2003-AVN-Awards-Winners-Announced-Awards-Presented-Big-Year-for-Evil-Angel-32917.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* 2003 FOXE Award – Female Performer of the Year<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Fans-of-X-Rated-Entertainment-Honors-Favorite-Performers-31590.html|title= Fans of X-Rated Entertainment Honors Favorite Performers|access-date= 2014-08-22|date= 2003-06-22|magazine= [[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|archive-date= 2014-03-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140307111623/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Fans-of-X-Rated-Entertainment-Honors-Favorite-Performers-31590.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
*2006 [[Free Speech Coalition]] Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite web | title=FSC Celebrates 'Night of the Stars' | date=17 July 2006 | url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/15998/fsc-celebrates-night-of-the-stars }}</ref>
*2007 [[NightMoves Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/2007-NightMoves-Award-Winners-Announced-26278.html|title= 2007 NightMoves Award Winners Announced|access-date= 2014-03-07|author= Peter Warren|date= 2007-10-11|magazine= [[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|archive-date= 2012-02-28|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120228202315/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/2007-NightMoves-Award-Winners-Announced-26278.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
*2011 Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web | title=Legends of Erotica 2011 AVN | url=https://avn.com/galleries/Legends-of-Erotica-2011-7485 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.avn.com/porn-stars/Jill-Kelly-219470.html Biography] at [[AVN (magazine)|''AVN'']]

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