Jane Esther Hamilton is an American

United States

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 former pornographic actress and current porn director who performed under the name Veronica Hart during the 1980s. She is sometimes credited as Jane Esther Hamilton, Jane Hamilton, V. Hart, Veronica Heart, Victoria Holt, Kathryn Stanleigh, Randee Styles or just Veronica. Hart is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame

AVN Awards

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Hart was born in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, Nevada

Nevada

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. Hart made adult movies from 1980 until 1984, and is best known for her performances in Amanda by Night, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Roommates and A Scent of Heather. Today, she directs, edits and produces adult films, while making occasional (non-sexual) cameos in both mainstream and adult productions.

Events in her life were the inspiration for the custodial problems of character Amber Waves in Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

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(1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

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. Veronica went on to play a judge in "Boogie Nights," appearing in the scene where Amber and her husband are arguing during a hearing about their son. Veronica would later appear in another Paul Thomas Anderson movie, Magnolia

Magnolia (film)

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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
  Lady Chatterly's Stories
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  , Amy (as Jane Hamilton) - in the episode "The Manuscript" (2001)
• First Years, Lola - in the episode "Porn in the U.S.A." (2001)

Awards

Wins

• 1981

AFAA

Adult Film Association of America

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 for Best Actress – Amanda by Night

• 1982

AFAA

Adult Film Association of America

The Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film awards ceremony.It was founded in 1969 in Kansas...

 Award for Best Actress – Roommates

AFAA

Adult Film Association of America

The Adult Film Association of America, the AFAA, was the first American association of pornographic film producers. It fought against censorship laws, attempted to defend the industry against prosecution for obscenity, and held an annual adult film awards ceremony.It was founded in 1969 in Kansas...

 Award for Best Supporting Actress – Foxtrot

CAFA Award for Best Actress – Roommates

• 1996

AVN Award

AVN Awards

The AVN Awards are movie awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN to honor exceptional performance in various aspects of the creation and marketing of American pornographic movies. They are called the "Oscars of porn"...

 for Best Non-Sex Performance – Nylon

• AVN Hall of Fame
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• Hustler Walk of Fame
• Legends of Erotica
• XRCO Hall of Fame
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Nominations

• 2001

AVN Best Director – Video for White Lightning

• 2002

AVN Best Director – Film for Taken

• 2003

AVN Best Director – Video for Crime and Passion

• 2004

AVN Best Director – Film for Barbara Broadcast Too

• 2005

AVN Best Director – Film for Misty Beethoven: The Musical

• 2006

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Eternity

• 2007

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Sex Pix

• 2008

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Delilah

• 2009

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Roller Dollz

External links

chat transcript for The Secret History of the Other Hollywood

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