- The custodial problems faced by the character "Amber Waves" after her divorce in Boogie Nights (1997) were based on the custody battle over her son between Veronica and her ex-husband. In fact, she played the judge in the scene where Amber and her husband are arguing in court about who should get custody of their son.
- Her mother ran a television and appliance store while her father was a television repairman.
- Graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a B.A. in theater.
- Before she started her career in adult movies, she worked as a model.
- As of May 2011, she was working at the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas, NV.
- Nominated for Best Adult-film Director in 2001 by the AVN Award 2002 Show.
- A photo of her talking on the phone with her husband at the time sitting in the background was featured in the coffee table photo book "A Day in the Life of America" in the late 1980s.
- Member of the AVN (Adult Video News) and XRCO (X-Rated Critics Organization) Hall of Fame.
- Retired from performing (sexually) in adult films in the mid-'80s.
- Had a relationship with producer Harold Lime whom she met during the casting for Amanda by Night (1981).
- Profiled in the book "Golden Goddesses: 25 Legendary Women of Classic Erotic Cinema, 1968-1985" by Jill C. Nelson.
- Has two sons, Chris born in 1983 and Max born in 1985.
- Has received numorous best actress awards for her work in the adult film industry.
- Appeared in numerous "B" movies in the mid to late 1980s, many of them directed by Chuck Vincent, who had directed her in several porn films. Vincent has stated that, as a director, she was one of his favorite actresses.
- Started directing adult movies in the mid-' 90s, most of the time for VCA Pictures.
- Graduated from Western High School in Las Vegas, NV.
- Has three sisters.
- She got into a feud with co-star Robert Kerman while filming A Scent of Heather (1980). She would also use her anger and transform it into lust and passion during their sex scene, which was noted by many to be the highlight of the film due to her performance.
- Lived the first six years of her life in a manufactured home.
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