Veronica Hart

About

Jane Hamilton (born 1956 or 1957) is an American film director and former pornographic film actress who performed under the stage name Veronica Hart. Described by columnist Frank Rich as “a leading porn star of the late ’70s and early ’80s”, Hart is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson has called her “the Meryl Streep of porn.”

== Early life and education ==
Hart was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in theater arts. After school she worked in England before returning to the United States and moving to New York City.

== Career ==
Hart began appearing in pornographic films in the 1970s, becoming a major star by the 1980s. According to film scholar Chuck Kleinhans, she portrayed the “stylish ‘native New Yorker'” type. She is best known for her performances in Amanda by Night, Wanda Whips Wall Street, Roommates and A Scent of Heather. She left the adult film industry in 1982, eventually returning as a producer and director.
Around 1984, Hart began directing segments on the Playboy TV series Electric Blue, appearing in B movies and working as a stripper to support her…