Tory Lane is an American

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, and pornographic

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. She was named among the top twenty pornographic actresses at the 2007 Adultcon and has won two

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s. In 2017, she was inducted into the

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. She worked as a

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at a club called The Elbo Room on

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Beach. She also worked at a

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and as a stripper in local Florida

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s. Lane started in the pornographic film industry after being scouted in Florida by Peter North, and she then flew out to

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and signed with the then-new agency LA Direct Models. After signing with LA Direct Models, Lane's first scene in a

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was with

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and Marco In May 2007, Lane signed a two-year contract with

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for both acting and directing. In 2006, Lane was a finalist on the second season of

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reality show '' Jenna's American Sex Star'', but she lost the prize in the final round."Playboy TV – Jenna Jameson – American Sex Star"
, Retrieved October 28, 2007 She was inducted into the

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and features in her 2012 memoir ''I Am Jennie''. Ketcham stated that Lane used the money she made in the industry to provide for her sister, extended family, and self and described her as "one of the few responsible girls in the biz".

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Tory 1980s births Actors from Schenectady, New York American female adult models American pornographic film actresses American pornographic film directors Women pornographic film directors Actresses from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pornographic film actors from Florida American people of Polish descent Living people 21st-century American actresses People from Schenectady, New York Year of birth missing (living people)