Noname Jane is an American

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. In the majority of the

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in which she appeared, she used the

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Violet Blue. In October 2007, a

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brought by the author

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charged that Jane had adopted the author's name and persona, prompting Jane to change her stage name to Violetta Blue, and then to Noname Jane, in response to an injunction in the case.

Early life

She stated that she began "messing around with boys" at around age seven and that she had

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for the first time at age 13 while her parents were out playing

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. She began studying

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and

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at the age of 16 and was initiated into

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, a

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religious organization, at age 21.

Career

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Prior to making pornographic films, she claimed, in an interview, to have worked as a

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, and she only started acting in pornographic movies in

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after pornographic magazines were not interested in her. She appeared in over 300 pornographic films under the name "Violet Blue".

Retirement

In April 2005, Noname Jane announced that in May, she would return to her home state of Washington and that her husband would stay in Los Angeles to continue working for pornographer Stoney Curtis. Her mother had bought a house for her to live in. In August 2006, Noname Jane announced by email that she would no longer perform in pornographic scenes with men, stating her reasons as a desire to be

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with her boyfriend, Dick Danger. She gave birth to her second child, a girl whom she named "Clover", in May 2007. She also hosts an

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show called ''Recipes for Sex'' on KSEX. In July 2007, she announced a "memorabilia sale", offering the clothing she had worn and

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s that she had used in photo shoots and films. In January 2009, Noname Jane announced on her

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blog that she would resume working with male talent. In August 2010, Noname Jane announced on her MySpace blog that she would only be performing with one male actor, Dick Danger, and that, in spite of her earlier announcement, she had not subsequently worked with any other male talent.

Trademark infringement issue

In October 2007, author

filed suit in federal court alleging trademark violation and

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, as well as

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with author Blue's

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and belatedly-trademarked name being used. The pornographic actress had used the name since 2000 and was financially unable to properly defend herself. The court issued a

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that forced her to stop using the name "Violet Blue" or anything confusingly similar; the stage name Noname Jane was adopted instead.

Awards and nominations

* 2002

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winner - Best New Starlet

References

External links

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