Early life

Hart was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She graduated from High School at age 16 and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas at age 19 with a degree in Theatrical Arts. After school she worked in England before returning to the United States and moving to New York City.

Career

Hart appeared in pornographic films from 1980 until 1982 and is best known for her performances in Amanda by Night, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Roommates and A Scent of Heather. Around 1984, she began directing segments on the Playboy TV series Electric Blue, appearing in B-Movies and working as a stripper. In the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s she directs, edits, and produces pornographic films, while making occasional (non-sexual) cameos in both mainstream and adult productions.

With the sale of VCA, her primary production company, to Hustler in 2003, Hart moved on to other work. Including working as a tour guide at the now-closed Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas.

She has acted in off broadway theater productions such as The House of Bernarda Alba, The Dyke And The Porn Star, and The Deep Throat Sex Scandal.

Hart portrays a judge in the film Boogie Nights (1997), appearing in the scene where the characters of Amber and her husband are arguing during a hearing about their son. She would later appear in another Paul Thomas Anderson movie, Magnolia.

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.

Selected TV appearances

• Six Feet Under, Jean Louise Macarthur a.k.a. Viveca St. John - in season 1's episode "An Open Book" (2001)
• Lady Chatterly's Stories, Amy (as Jane Hamilton) - in the episode "The Manuscript" (2001)
• First Years, Lola - in the episode "Porn in the U.S.A." (2001)

Awards

Wins

• 1981

AFAA for Best Actress - Amanda by Night

• 1982

AFAA Award for Best Actress - Roommates

AFAA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Foxtrot

CAFA Award for Best Actress - Roommates

• 1996

AVN Award for Best Non-Sex Performance - Nylon

• 1999

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

• 2004

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

• AVN Hall of Fame
• Hustler Walk of Fame
• Legends of Erotica
• XRCO Hall of Fame

Nominations

• 2001

AVN Best Director - Video for White Lightning

• 2002

AVN Best Director - Film for Taken

• 2003

AVN Best Director - Video for Crime and Passion

• 2004

AVN Best Director - Film for Barbara Broadcast Too

• 2005

AVN Best Director - Film for Misty Beethoven: The Musical

• 2006

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Eternity

• 2007

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Sex Pix

• 2008

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Delilah

• 2009

AVN Best Non-Sex Performance for Roller Dollz

Literature

• Sam Frank (1986). Sex in the Movies. Citadel Press. Dedicated to her, and one chapter covers Hart's early career.
• Nicolas Barbano (1999). Verdens 25 hotteste pornostjerner. Rosinante. Features a chapter on Hart.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]