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Nina HartleyNina Hartley is a true pioneer in the social/sexual arena of America, and she is one of those rare and wonderful women who understand that equality in the bedroom is more than just words and slogans. In her own words sex has become for her "my vocation, my meal ticket, my path to happiness & self understanding as well as my meditation and communion with Ernest" (sex educator and publisher, Ernest Greene, her long-time partner and current fiancé).Nina grew up in the liberal atmosphere of Berkeley, CA. where she developed an interest in theater and the performing arts. She graduated magna cum laude from San Francisco State U. in 1985 with a degree in nursing, although, she says, "I have never earned a paycheck as a nurse." While she was attending college she began dancing on stage as a way to live out her vivid sexual fantasies, perform, meet other bisexual women, and earn extra money. It was during this time that she decided that she wanted to live a sexually free life and to have sex without having to be in love. One year before graduating, she made her first video, "Educating Nina." This was the start of a long career in the video industry. Since then, Nina has performed in over 650 videos and has won many awards for both sexual and non-sexual performances. She is particularly proud of the educational series she did in 1996 for "Adam & Eve." Besides just sexual roles, Nina also expanded her experience to include BDSM and fetish roles in which she almost always plays the dominant role unless she is working with Ernest, in which case, she plays the submissive role to him. Nina on adult seminarNina Hartley, a 15-year veteran of adult movies with no plans to quit, is in Canada until May 9, dancing at clubs and holding "personal instructional seminars" from Toronto to Vancouver, arranged by Adults Only Video. At the $5 per person seminars -- the money goes to Canadian AIDS research -- she relates her experiences and answers questions. |
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In addition to appearing in over 500 XXX features and winning five AVN Awards, Nina has pursued a successful dancing career; directed the popular Nina Hartley's Guide series for Adam & Eve Productions; co-created (with Sharon Mitchell) an orientation tape that's a must-see for incoming porn actresses; been an invited guest at numerous sexuality symposia and on various radio and TV talk shows; and even snagged a key role in the John Holmes-inspired mainstream film, Boogie Nights.