Serena (actress)

Serena (born February 20, 1951) is an American former pornographic actress.

Serena
Serena at the FOXE Awards in Los Angeles, February 2006
Born (1951-02-20) February 20, 1951
United States
Other namesSerena Blaquelord, Sirena, Jenn Gillian, Sweet Chastity[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]

A teenage runaway, Serena was discovered by a make-up artist. She began by modelling for men's magazines, then moved on to film.[2] She starred in over 110 pornographic films between 1975 and 1988, including Sweet Cakes (1976), Fantasm Comes Again (1977), Sensual Encounters of Every Kind (1978), Dracula Sucks (aka Lust At First Bite) (1978) and The Ecstasy Girls (1979).

Playboy magazine published an interview with Serena in 1978, together with other "top adult performers". In 1979, she appeared in the film Hardcore in an uncredited role. She has dated Warren Beatty.[3] She was last reported to be living in the San Francisco Bay Area working as an artist.[2]

Serena was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame as a "film pioneer".[4]

Additional references
Interviews
  • Hustler (USA) July 1983, by: Jamie Gillis & Lisa DeLeeuw, "Are Porn Stars Really Good in Bed?"
  • High Society (USA) March 1983, "What Ever Happened to Serena?"
  • Adult Cinema Review (USA) January 1983, Vol. 2, Iss. 7, pg. 38+40+42+44-46+48+86-88, by: Sindi Sorrell, "Serena's Scrapbook: Staying *Saucy in Sausalito--The retired Queen of Kink regales our editor with lustful tales of yore."
Articles
  • Metasex (USA) 2001, Vol. 1, Iss. 4, pg. 54–55, by: Michelle Clifford, "The Dynamic Duo, Serena and Jamie Gillis"
  • Cinema-X Review (USA) March 1981, Vol. 2, Iss. 3, pg. 24–26, by: Serena, "Serena Shares Serena"
Pictorial
  • High Society (USA) March 1991, "Porn Star Hall of Fame"
  • High Society (USA) May 1986
  • The Very Best of High Society (USA) 1986, Vol. 1, Iss. 4, pg. 81–86, "Serena: Brush Strokes"
  • Eros Sex Stars (USA) February 1985, Vol. 1, Iss. 5, pg. 23–29, by: The POM Agency, "Her Highness Serena"
  • Mr. February (USA) February 1984
  • Expose! (USA) September 1983, Vol. 3, Iss. 7, pg. 46–53, by: n/a, "Serena"
  • Erotic Film Guide (USA) July 1983, Vol. 1, Iss. 7, pg. 20–25, by: Sneed Hearn, "Serena & Jamie: together again"
  • Eros (USA) May 1983
  • High Society (USA) April 1983, by: Bruce Kennedy
  • Mr. April (USA) April 1983
  • High Society (USA) March 1983, by: Don Lau, "What Ever Happened to Serena?"
  • Adult Cinema Review (USA) January 1983, Vol. 2, Iss. 7, pg. 38–51, "Serena's Scrapbook: Staying Saucy in Sausalito..."
  • Harvey (USA) December 1981
  • Velvet Talks (USA) August 1981
  • Eros (USA) May 1981
  • Playboy (USA) November 1980, Vol. 27, Iss. 11, pg. 180, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex In Cinema 1980"
  • Club (USA) August 1980, by: Serge Jacques
  • Cinema-X Review (USA) April 1980, Vol. 1, Iss. 4, pg. 49–53, by: Ted Snyder, "Serena"
  • Playboy (USA) November 1979, Vol. 26, Iss. 11, pg. 180, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex In Cinema 1979"
  • Playboy (USA) December 1978, Vol. 25, Iss. 12, pg. 245, by: Jim Harwood, "Sex Stars Of 1978"
  • Mr. November (USA) November 1978
  • Playboy (USA) July 1977, Vol. 24, Iss. 7, pg. 136, "The New Girls Of Porn"
  • Pix (USA) June 1975, Vol. 1, Iss. 6
Magazine cover photo
  • Erotic Film Guide (USA) July 1983, Vol. 1, Iss. 7
  • Eros (USA) May 1983
  • Cinema-X Review (USA) April 1980, Vol. 1, Iss. 4
  • Pix (USA) June 1975, Vol. 1, Iss. 6
  • Beaver Fever (USA) 1975

References
  1. "Serena at the Internet Adult Film Database". Iafd.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  2. Gene Ross (2007-01-09). "Conversations with Serena". Adult FYI. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  3. Legs McNeil, Jennifer Osborne, Peter Pavia (2009). The Other Hollywood. Harper Collins. ISBN 0061955493.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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