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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Hart was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref name="Smith 1983">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Kent |last2=Moore |first2=Darrell W. |last3=Reagle |first3=Merl |title=Adult Movies |date=1983 |publisher=Pocket Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-671-46844-6 |page=120 |language=en}}</ref> She graduated from the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] in 1976<ref name="Weatherford 1997">{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Movie sparks memories for porn star |url=http://www.lvrj.com:80/lvrj_home/1997/Nov-02-Sun-1997/lifestyles/6294534.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000917131339/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Nov-02-Sun-1997/lifestyles/6294534.html |archive-date=September 17, 2000 |date=November 2, 1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with a bachelor's degree in [[theater arts]].<ref name="Lieberman 2023">{{cite news |last1=Lieberman |first1=Hallie |title=Club 90: The Secret Women’s Club That Rocked the Porn World |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/club-90-the-secret-womens-club-that-rocked-the-porn-world/ |access-date=May 5, 2025 |work=The Daily Beast |date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423072441/https://www.thedailybeast.com/club-90-the-secret-womens-club-that-rocked-the-porn-world/ |archive-date=April 23, 2025 |language=en |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |quote=Jane, who went by Veronica Hart on screen, was at a crossroads. The 26-year-old, classically beautiful [...]}}</ref> After school she worked in England before returning to the United States and moving to New York City.<ref name="Smith 1983"/>
Hart was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref name="Smith 1983">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Kent |last2=Moore |first2=Darrell W. |last3=Reagle |first3=Merl |title=Adult Movies |date=1983 |publisher=Pocket Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0-671-46844-6 |page=120 |language=en}}</ref> She graduated from the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] in 1976<ref name="Weatherford 1997">{{cite news |last=Weatherford |first=Mike |title=Movie sparks memories for porn star |url=http://www.lvrj.com:80/lvrj_home/1997/Nov-02-Sun-1997/lifestyles/6294534.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000917131339/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Nov-02-Sun-1997/lifestyles/6294534.html |archive-date=September 17, 2000 |date=November 2, 1997 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with a bachelor's degree in [[theater arts]].<ref name="Lieberman 2023">{{cite news |last1=Lieberman |first1=Hallie |title=Club 90: The Secret Women's Club That Rocked the Porn World |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/club-90-the-secret-womens-club-that-rocked-the-porn-world/ |access-date=May 5, 2025 |work=The Daily Beast |date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423072441/https://www.thedailybeast.com/club-90-the-secret-womens-club-that-rocked-the-porn-world/ |archive-date=April 23, 2025 |language=en |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |quote=Jane, who went by Veronica Hart on screen, was at a crossroads. The 26-year-old, classically beautiful [...]}}</ref> After school she worked in England before returning to the United States and moving to New York City.<ref name="Smith 1983"/>


==Career==
==Career==
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With the sale of VCA to [[Hustler Video]] in 2003, and the direction of the company moving from feature, storyline-driven films to [[Gonzo pornography|gonzo]], she left the company when her existing contract expired.<ref name="Anthony 2004">{{cite news |last1=Anthony |first1=Andrew |title=Risky Business |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/aug/01/features.magazine37 |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=The Observer |issn=9976-1971 |date=1 August 2004}}</ref> Afterwards, Hart moved on to other work, including working as a tour guide at the [[Erotic Heritage Museum]] in Las Vegas.<ref name="Kernes 2014"/>
With the sale of VCA to [[Hustler Video]] in 2003, and the direction of the company moving from feature, storyline-driven films to [[Gonzo pornography|gonzo]], she left the company when her existing contract expired.<ref name="Anthony 2004">{{cite news |last1=Anthony |first1=Andrew |title=Risky Business |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2004/aug/01/features.magazine37 |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=The Observer |issn=9976-1971 |date=1 August 2004}}</ref> Afterwards, Hart moved on to other work, including working as a tour guide at the [[Erotic Heritage Museum]] in Las Vegas.<ref name="Kernes 2014"/>


Hart has acted in off-Broadway theater productions such as ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'',<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/> ''[[A Thurber Carnival]]'',<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/> ''The Dyke And The Porn Star'',<ref name="Monji 1999">{{cite news |last1=Monji |first1=Jana J. |title=New Steps in Dance Toward Romance |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-27-ca-4054-story.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=27 August 1999 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 1, 2000 |title=HOT! Gay/Bi Thespian Action! |url=http://www.papermag.com/hot-gaybi-thespian-action-1425144426.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601165337/http://www.papermag.com/hot-gaybi-thespian-action-1425144426.html |archive-date=June 1, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2019 |website=Paper |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The Deep Throat Sex Scandal]]''.<ref name="Ng 2012">{{cite news |last1=Ng |first1=David |title='Deep Throat' play set for L.A. with porn star Veronica Hart |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-deep-throat-play-porn-20121207-story.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 December 2012 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="Morris 2013">{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Steven Leigh |title=’'The Deep Throat Sex Scandal'' Celebrates a Famous First Amendment Victory But Ignores the Bigger Issue |url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-deep-throat-sex-scandal-celebrates-a-famous-first-amendment-victory-but-ignores-the-bigger-issue-2612840 |newspaper=LA Weekly |date=February 7, 2013 |archive-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002204329/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-deep-throat-sex-scandal-celebrates-a-famous-first-amendment-victory-but-ignores-the-bigger-issue-2612840 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Hart has acted in off-Broadway theater productions such as ''[[The House of Bernarda Alba]]'',<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/> ''[[A Thurber Carnival]]'',<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/> ''The Dyke And The Porn Star'',<ref name="Monji 1999">{{cite news |last1=Monji |first1=Jana J. |title=New Steps in Dance Toward Romance |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-27-ca-4054-story.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=27 August 1999 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=March 1, 2000 |title=HOT! Gay/Bi Thespian Action! |url=http://www.papermag.com/hot-gaybi-thespian-action-1425144426.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601165337/http://www.papermag.com/hot-gaybi-thespian-action-1425144426.html |archive-date=June 1, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2019 |website=Paper |language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The Deep Throat Sex Scandal]]''.<ref name="Ng 2012">{{cite news |last1=Ng |first1=David |title='Deep Throat' play set for L.A. with porn star Veronica Hart |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-deep-throat-play-porn-20121207-story.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 December 2012 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name="Morris 2013">{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Steven Leigh |title=''The Deep Throat Sex Scandal'' Celebrates a Famous First Amendment Victory But Ignores the Bigger Issue |url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-deep-throat-sex-scandal-celebrates-a-famous-first-amendment-victory-but-ignores-the-bigger-issue-2612840 |newspaper=LA Weekly |date=February 7, 2013 |archive-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002204329/http://www.laweekly.com/arts/the-deep-throat-sex-scandal-celebrates-a-famous-first-amendment-victory-but-ignores-the-bigger-issue-2612840 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
She portrayed a judge in the film ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/>
She portrayed a judge in the film ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.<ref name="Weatherford 1997"/>


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*'''1994'''
*'''1994'''
[[Free Speech Coalition]] Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980611115426/http://www.freespeechcoalition.com:80/industry/news/stars.html</ref>
[[Free Speech Coalition]] Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.freespeechcoalition.com:80/industry/news/stars.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980611115426/http://www.freespeechcoalition.com:80/industry/news/stars.html | archive-date=June 11, 1998 | title=Night of the Stars }}</ref>


*'''1996'''
*'''1996'''

Revision as of 09:16, 5 June 2025

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Early life and education

Hart was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.[5] She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1976[6] with a bachelor's degree in theater arts.[7] After school she worked in England before returning to the United States and moving to New York City.[5]

Career

Hart began appearing in pornographic films in the 1970s, becoming a major star by the 1980s.Template:R According to film scholar Chuck Kleinhans, she portrayed the "stylish 'native New YorkerTemplate:' " type.[8] She is best known for her performances in Amanda by Night, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Roommates and A Scent of Heather.[5]

Around 1984, Hart began directing segments on the Playboy TV series Electric Blue, appearing in B-Movies and working as a stripper.[9] After retiring from performing in pornographic films, Hart became an executive at film distributor VCA Pictures.Template:R With the sale of VCA to Hustler Video in 2003, and the direction of the company moving from feature, storyline-driven films to gonzo, she left the company when her existing contract expired.[10] Afterwards, Hart moved on to other work, including working as a tour guide at the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas.[11]

Hart has acted in off-Broadway theater productions such as The House of Bernarda Alba,[6] A Thurber Carnival,[6] The Dyke And The Porn Star,[12][13] and The Deep Throat Sex Scandal.[14][15] She portrayed a judge in the film Boogie Nights (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.[6]

As of 2014 Hart had become a sex educator in China. An article in AVN magazine stated that she has been instructing women through an arrangement with a chain of adult retail stores and clubs called Sediva Maison.[11]

Personal life

Hart has two sons who attended magnet schools for highly gifted students.Template:Sfnp

Selected TV appearances

Awards

Wins

  • 1981

AFAA for Best Actress – Amanda by Night

  • 1982

AFAA Award for Best Actress – Roommates

AFAA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Foxtrot

  • 1994

Free Speech Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award[16]

  • 1996

AVN Award for Best Non-Sex Performance – Nylon[17]

  • 1999

XRCO Award for Best Video - Torn (directed and produced by Hart)[18]

  • 2004

XRCO Award for Best Comedy or Parody - Misty Beethoven: The Musical (directed, edited and produced by Hart)[19]

Nominations

  • 2001

AVN Best Director – Video for White Lightning[21]

  • 2002

AVN Best Director – Film for Taken[22]

  • 2003

AVN Best Director – Video for Crime and Passion[23]

  • 2004

AVN Best Director – Film for Barbara Broadcast Too[24]

  • 2005

AVN Best Director – Film for Misty Beethoven: The Musical[25]

  • 2006

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Eternity[26]

  • 2007

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Sex Pix[27]

  • 2008

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Delilah[28]

  • 2009

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Roller Dollz[29]

Literature

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References

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Further reading

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External links

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