Nina Hartley Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What Is Nina Hartley’s Net Worth?

An American adult film star, director, feminist, and author, Nina Hartley boasts a net worth of $4 million. Having appeared in 938 adult films and directing over a dozen, her career took off with her first film, “Educating Nina,” which was a significant success. Additionally, she has made appearances in mainstream films such as “Boogie Nights” and “Bubbles Galore.”

Early Life

Berkley, California, was the birthplace of Nina Hartley, who was originally named Marie Louise Hartman and was born on March 11, 1959. She is the youngest of four children born to Louis and Blanche Hartman. Her parents were involved in the Communist Party USA and converted to Buddhism during her childhood. In 1957, her father faced blacklisting due to his communist affiliations. Nina completed her education at Berkeley High School, graduating in 1977, and graduated magna cum laude from the nursing program at San Francisco State University in 1985. Until her license lapsed in 1986, she worked as a registered nurse.

Adult Industry Career

Inspired by the adult film “The Autobiography of a Flea,” Nina began her journey as a stripper during her sophomore year of college, first at the Sutter Cinema and then at the Mitchell Brothers O’Farrell Theatre.

Transitioning to acting in adult films during her junior year, she started with photo spreads in magazines like “High Society” and “Hustler.” Hartley made her adult film debut in “Educating Nina,” where she was influenced by actress Juliet Anderson. Choosing the stage name Nina Hartley was influenced by her desire for it to be easily pronounced by Japanese tourists during her dancing days in San Francisco; she selected “Hartley” for its similarity to her real last name and because she sought a name that sounded authentic.

Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, she took part in various spin-offs of the “Debbie Does Dallas” series, including “Debbie Duz Dishes” (1986) and “Debbie Does Wall Street” (1991). Nina made her directorial debut with “Nina Hartley’s Book of Love” in 1992. For numerous years, she toured as a stripper across the U.S. and Canada, making appearances at adult shops nationally.

Mainstream Films

In the renowned 1997 film “Boogie Nights,” Hartley portrayed the unfaithful wife of William H. Macy’s character. She also appeared in the Canadian film “Bubbles Galore” in 1996. Additionally, that year, she featured in the music video for Tupac Shakur’s “How Do U Want It?”

Sex-Positive Work and Activism

In 1994, she launched a successful series of instructional sex videos branded under Nina Hartley, and she frequently appears on talk shows and at conferences discussing the adult industry, often alongside prominent figures like Jenna Jameson. In 2006, she published “Nina Hartley’s Guide to Total Sex,” and in 2012 co-authored the book series “How to be Kinkier.” That same year, she featured in the documentary “After Porn Ends,” sharing insights about life post-adult film career.

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Nina made her appearance in the award-winning documentary “Sticky: A (Self) Love Story” in 2016. At the Erotic Heritage Museum, she graced the Las Vegas premiere of the film, participating in a Q&A panel alongside adult film actress Ginger Lynn and the film’s writer/producer/director, Nicholas Tana. Throughout the documentary, Hartley shares her sex-positive perspectives on self-love in relation to sexual education.

A board member of the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, she has been a longtime supporter of the adult film industry’s right to exist. Over the years, Nina has lectured at various universities, including Dartmouth, Harvard, and her alma mater, Berkeley. For his book “Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market,” Hartley was interviewed by Eric Schlosser, where she criticized the hypocrisy surrounding anti-porn legislation and actions.

Awards and Accolades

Throughout her extensive career in the adult entertainment industry, Hartley has received numerous accolades. She has earned nine Adult Video News Awards, which include Best Actress for Debbie Duz Dishes, 1987’s Best Couples Sex Scene Film for Amanda By Night II, Best Supporting Actress for The Last X-Rated Movie, and Best Specialty Tape for “Nina Hartley’s Guide to Spanking,” among others. Additionally, she has been honored with seven XRCO Awards. In 1988, she received the Free Speech Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award. Hartley is also a three-time winner of the FOXE Female Fan Favorite for three consecutive years: 1990, 1991, and 1992. In 2014, she was awarded the Fanny Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2019, she won the XBIZ Award for Best Non-Sex Acting Performance for her role in “Future Darkly: Artifamily.”

Personal Life

In her personal life, Hartley identifies as bisexual. From 1981 to 2000, she was in a relationship with both a woman and a man. She married her male partner in 1986, but their marriage ended in divorce in 2003. The year following her divorce, she wed porn director Ira Levine, and they maintain an openly polyamorous relationship.