Penny Flame (born February 22, 1983) is an American former porn star, model, and director. She chose her porn pseudonym as a combination of The Beatles song "Penny Lane" and her own smoking habit. Born in Aurora, Colorado, Flame grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She counts her first sexual experience as happening when she was 13; she recalls bullying her then-boyfriend into sex, despite his protestations that he was not ready. Flame entered the adult industry in 2003. She is a graduate of Campolindo High School in Moraga, California. Although for a few years her material was only solo and lesbian in content (often produced by Danni Ashe), Flame first appeared in hardcore pornographic films in 2005. Her first starring role in a big budget production was in James Avalon's 2005 feature Darkside alongside Hillary Scott. The majority of Flame's scenes have been in gonzo and reality porn productions, often for internet pornography sites such as Naughty America and studios like Shane's World. She frequently uses dirty talk in her scenes and has a playful attitude on sets. Flame is noted for her natural auburn hair, as well as assorted freckles regarded as beauty marks. Flame has an exclusive directing deal with Shane's World Studios, having directed the 2005 film Shane's World: Girls Night Out 3 and the 2006 films Shane's World: Girls Night Out 2, Blazed and Confused, and Blazed and Confused 2. Flame is a practicing artist and creates paintings in her spare time, in addition to signing and ballet dancing. On her MySpace accounts and in her films, she has expressed her advocacy for marijuana. She retired from porn in 2009. She wrote a memoir called "I am Jennie." Performances Solo: Masturbation, Dildo Lesbian: Softcore, Dildo Boy/girl: Blowjob, Vaginal, Creampie Special: Bondage