We Saw What You Did There, Jessa Rhodes
By: Gram Ponante
When we were introduced to her as Carter Cruise`s sexy, shallow, snarky (and ultimately redeemed) roommate in Second Chances, we dug Jessa Rhodes immediately. Here was a stacked-yet-lithe gorgeous blonde who could wink at the standard-issue porn stereotype even while she benefited from it.
I mean, this scowling selfie in her cheerslut uniform says so much, doesn’t it?
Homeschooled in Oregon, Rhodes is the youngest of seven. There is a good chance these biofactoids influenced her stage presence as a stripper and her confidence onscreen ? she refused to be invisible.
Sadly, not all Rhodes’s movies let her rock the versatility she’s capable of, but it’s a pleasure to see at least a little personality shine through even the most formulaic stuff that Porn Valley churns out to keep the lights on.
Here are some of Rhodes’s biggest sellers:
About Gram Ponante
The editor of Naked Truth, Gram Ponante has been writing about pornography since 2002, though he never expected to get more than three months of material out of it. Since then, he has edited and/or contributed to adult industry trade magazines AVN and XBiz, Hustler, Fleshbot.com, and dozens more classy publications. He has written for the great Gamelink since 2006. Gram regularly speaks about issues facing the adult industry ? both entertaining and grim ? at colleges and conferences, and has published several popular eBooks about his time as America’s Beloved Porn Journalist.
