Lezley Zen
Lezley Zen (born 1974) is an American pornographic actress.
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Lezley Zen
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- Full name
- Tanya Cannon.
- Born
- 1974. · Charleston.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actress.
- Fields
- pornographic film.
- Honours
- AVN Award.
- Languages
- English.
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Lezley Zen (born 1974) is an American pornographic actress.
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Lezley Zen (born 1974) is an American actor, actress and film actor, among other activities. The actor was born Tanya Cannon in Charleston.
Genres include pornographic film. Languages used include English. Lezley Zen received AVN Award.
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Early life
Early life
Zen was born in Charleston, South Carolina. AVN Insider stated in 2003, "This stunner is Cherokee Indian and part Irish". She attended college for three years and was in a pre-law program. She was the manager of a Westin Hotel restaurant prior to her porn career. She also worked as a bartender in Charleston for eight years.
Career
Career
She entered the adult film industry in 2001 after dancing during amateur night at a strip club where she met a porn star who was feature dancing and suggested she do porn. Her first scene was in Serenity’s Roman Orgy for Wicked Pictures. In June 2005, Zen relocated from the San Fernando Valley to Miami and signed a non-exclusive, one-year contract with Pink TV.
Personal life
Personal life
Zen has two children.
Porn stars Lezley Zen and Lexi Bardot at the 2006 Adult Entertainment Expo
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Dan Miller. Lezley Zen: An AVNInsider Interview. AVN Insider.
- 2.Mark Kernes. Fresh Off The Bus: Lesley Zen. AVN. May 2002.
- 3.Peter. Super hot porn star Lezley Zen spends some time with Barelist. Barelist. January 31, 2014.
- 4.Mike Ramone. Lezley Zen Relocating to Miami for Start-Up PinkTV.com. AVN. May 26, 2005.
- 5.Chip Baker. Lezley Zen to Host PinkTV Party. AVN. June 7, 2005.
- 6.AVN.com. 2003 AVN Awards Nominations List.
- 7.AVN 2004 Nominations.
- 8.2005 AVN Awards Show Winners Announced. AVN. 2005-01-08.
- 9.2005 AVN AWARDS NOMINATIONS.
- 10.Dirty Bob. XRCO Announces Nominations. AVN. 2005-04-07.
- 11.AVN AWARDS 2006 NOMINEES.
- 12.X-Rated Critics Organization. XRCO 2005 AWARD CATEGORIES, NOMINATIONS, AND WINNERS.
- 13.AVN Awards. 2016 AVN AWARD NOMINATIONS.
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