Jesse Jane
Cynthia Ann Howell, known professionally as Jesse Jane, was an American pornographic film actress originally from Ft. Worth, Texas. In three short years she ascended from Hooters manager to Hawaiian Tropic pageant winner to international porn fame with a Digital Playground contract.
Digital Playground launched Jesse Jane into superstardom with global exposure on hundreds of magazine covers including: FHM, Maxim, Front, Strip Las Vegas and Arena. She has earned leading roles on HBO's "Entourage" and in the feature Baywatch: The Movie, among others. Jesse starred in a multitude of music videos from Drowning Pool to Robbie Williams. All of the exposure Jesse received in various media outlets had contributed to her success but it was her leading role in Digital Playground's benchmark film, Pirates that made Jesse Jane a household name.
In 2005, Jesse landed her own show on Playboy TV, "Naughty Amateur Home Videos" and was named host of a second show, "Night Calls." Her dating and sexual experiences earned Jesse the title of entertainment editor for Cheri magazine. She also penned regular columns for Genesis and Buzz magazines. Jesse's superb ability to entertain garnered her the most prestigious honor in the adult business, the host of the 2006 AVN Awards show.
On January 24, 2024, Jane and her boyfriend were found dead from an apparent drug overdose at their home in Moore, Oklahoma. An autopsy report later confirmed that she died from an overdose of cocaine and fentanyl.
Acting
TV
Entourage
as Jesse Jane
2004
Movie
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as AFA Presenter
2011
Movie
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time
as Self
2015
Movie
Pirates
as Jules Steele
2005
Movie
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
as Self
2016
Movie
Thinking XXX
as Self
2004
Movie
Female Fight Squad
2017
Movie
9to5: Days in Porn
as Self
2008
Movie
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
as Jules Steel
2008
Movie
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
as Bikini Girl (uncredited)
2003
Movie
Top Guns
as Bandit
2011
Movie
Naked Ambition: An R Rated Look at an X Rated Industry
as Self
2009
Movie
Aroused
as Herself
2013
Movie
Body Heat
as Jesse
2010
Movie
Porno Unplugged
as Self
2009
Movie
Frat Party
as Self
2009
TV
AVN Awards
as Self - Host
TV
AVN Awards
as Self
Movie
Fly Girls
2010
Movie
Nurses
as Nurse Jesse
2009
Movie
Teachers
2009
Movie
Babysitters
as Jesse the Babysitter
2007
Movie
Island Fever 3
2004
Movie
Highway to Havasu
as Jesse
2017