Jeanna Fine
Jeanna Fine | |
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Fine accepting an AVN Award in 2000 | |
| Born | Angelique Payson September 29, 1964 Flushing, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 2025 (aged 61) |
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Angelique Payson Bernstein (September 29, 1964 – November 7, 2025) was an American pornographic film actress and erotic dancer whose stage name was Jeanna Fine.
Early life
Fine was born in 1964 in upstate New York.[1]
Career
Fine joined the adult film industry in her early 20s. She starred in the films Skin Hunger, My Surrender, and Cafe Flesh 2.[1] She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 1997.[2] She is also in the X-Rated Critic's Association's Hall of Fame.[3]
Fine had a small role in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints[4] as a dancer.[1][5]
An interview with Fine was featured on the album Try Me by American post-hardcore band Self Defense Family.[6] The 40-minute interview split between two tracks focuses on her childhood and early adulthood before she entered the pornography industry.[6]
Personal life and death
Fine became involved in a long-term relationship with fellow pornographic actress Savannah.[7][8] In a 1999 interview following the airing of the E! True Hollywood Story about Savannah's life and death, Fine commented, "We had an ongoing, on-again, off-again, volatile, loving relationship. At that time I was having a lot of problems myself. Between [Sikki] Nixx and Savannah pushing and pulling, I pretty much at one point ran away from them both. I couldn't take it any longer. But I feel I left her behind when she needed me most. It's very sad."[9]
Fine died from heart failure on November 7, 2025, at the age of 61.[10][1][11] Her death was announced by her friend and former roommate Thomas Taliaferro, who performed in pornographic films under the name Tom Byron.[1]
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | XRCO Award | Incendiary Interracial | — |
| 1991 | Best Actress[12] | Steal Breeze | |
| 1992 | AVN Award | Best Actress[13][a] | Hothouse Rose |
| XRCO Award | Best Actress[12] | Brandy and Alexander | |
| Female Performer of the Year | — | ||
| — | Hall of Fame | ||
| 1996 | Best Actress, Single Performance[14] | Skin Hunger | |
| AVN Award | Best Actress, Film[13] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress—Video[13] | Dear Diary | ||
| 1997 | Hall of Fame | — | |
| Best Non-Sexual Role – Bi, Gay Or Trans Video | Flesh and Blood | ||
| Best Actress, Video[2] | My Surrender | ||
| XRCO Award | Best Actress, Single Performance[14] | ||
| F.O.X.E. Award | Female Fan Favorite[15] | — | |
| 1998 | XRCO Award | Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene with Tiffany Mynx & Stephanie Swift[14] | Miscreants |
| AVN Award | Best Supporting Actress, Video[13] | ||
| Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video[13] | Cellar Dwellers 2 | ||
| 1999 | Best Actress, Video[13] | Cafe Flesh 2 | |
| XRCO Award | Best Actress, Single Performance[14] |
Notes
- ^ Click "select all" to read blue-on-black text on archived page
References
- ^ a b c d e Dana, Jeff (November 10, 2025). "Performer Jeanna Fine Passes Away at 61". XBIZ. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Adult Video News Award Winners – 1996". Rame.net. May 20, 1997. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "XRCO Hall of Fame". Dirtybob.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Mejía, Paula (November 9, 2025). "In the shadows of Hollywood, LA porn stars have two walks of fame". SFGate. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
- ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2002). Screen World: 2001 Film Annual. Vol. 52. New York: Applause Theatre Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-55783-478-2.
- ^ a b Hodge, Lukas (January 8, 2014). "Self Defense Family Based Their Album on the Life of an 80s Pornstar". Vice. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
- ^ McNeil, Legs; Osborne, Jennifer; Pavia, Peter (2006). The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 481–482, 530–531. ISBN 978-0-06-009660-1.
- ^ Sager, Mike (2003). Scary Monsters and Super Freaks: Stories of Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll and Murder. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-56025-563-5.
- ^ "Jeanna Fine Comments on Savannah Documentary". AVN. October 11, 1999. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ^ Angelique Payson Bernstein (Payson)
- ^ Dirty Bob (November 11, 2025). "AVN Hall of Fame Star Jeanna Fine Passes Away". AVN.com.
- ^ a b Van Aarle, Peter (June 7, 1997). "Historical "Best Porn Movie" Winners". Rame.net. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Past Winners". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Best of 1993–2002". Dirtybob.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Adult Video Awards". Canbest.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
External links
- Jeanna Fine at IMDb
- Jeanna Fine at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Jeanna Fine at the Adult Film Database