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Jewel, born on August 5, 1976 in Wetmore, Colorado, United States, is a pornographic actor, film actor and pornographic film director. As of 2026, Jewel is 50 years old. Listed accolades include AVN Female Performer of the Year Award (2001), AVN Hall of Fame (2009), NightMoves Award (1999, 2002) and 4 more. The listed height is 157 cm.
My Take
What strikes me about Jewel De'Nyle is the trajectory from performer to director. Plenty of people get inducted into Halls of Fame, but she earned spots in the NightMoves, AVN, and XRCO ones while also stepping behind the camera to build her own productions. That move from being framed to doing the framing reflects an ambition I respect regardless of the industry. A petite woman from rural Wetmore, Colorado, asserting creative control in a male-dominated field is no small thing. She has since retired, but I read her career as one shaped by agency rather than circumstance, and that distinction matters to me.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jewel
- Name (Japanese)
- ジュエル・デ・ナイル
- Reading
- じゅえる・で・ないる
- Born
- August 5, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Wetmore, Colorado, United States
- Height
- 157 cm
- Occupation
- pornographic actor / film actor / pornographic film director / film director
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2001 AVN Female Performer of the Year Award
- 2009 AVN Hall of Fame
- 1999 NightMoves Award
- 2000 XRCO Award
- 2000 Hot d'Or
- 2004 Adam Film World Guide Awards
- 2009 XRCO Hall of Fame
- 2002 NightMoves Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.jeweldenyle.net/
- Xhttps://x.com/JewelDeNyle
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel%20De'Nyle
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268165
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jewel born?
Born August 5, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Jewel from?
Jewel is from Wetmore, Colorado, United States.
What does Jewel do?
Jewel works as pornographic actor, film actor, pornographic film director, film director.
How tall is Jewel?
Jewel is 157 cm.
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