Cindy Howell is Jesse Jane’s real name. She first became famous in the early 2000s when she was in a number of popular adult movies.
After that, she worked for Playboy and was the host of the live show Night Calls.
She did work outside of the adult industry as well. For example, she had small roles or cameos in Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Entourage (2005), and The Bad Girls Club (2006).
In an interview with GQ in 2018, Jesse talked about how the adult industry had changed since she left it in 2007.
“I became interested in porn at the best possible time, when porn stars were important.” Back then, porn stars were big and beautiful. “When you walked into a room, people looked at you,” she told the news source.
“Everyone knew who you were because they had to buy your stuff, like DVDs and stuff.”
“Everyone watched porn, even though it was very inappropriate.” Even with toy deals and shows, no one makes as much money now as they did back then.
Then she was in the 2009 CNBC film Porn: Business of Pleasure.
The film showed her life when she wasn’t in the spotlight.