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AKA: Dakota, Janine, Janine Linde, Janine Lindemuller, Janine M. Lindemulder, Jeanine Lindemulder
Personal Details
Physical Attributes
Janine Lindemulder
Early Career and Penthouse Years
A cheerleader turned bank teller from La Mirada, California, Janine Lindemulder entered the adult industry in 1987 at age 18 after being discovered by a Penthouse scout. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 1987 and went on to become Pet of the Year runner-up for 1989. These early magazine credits established her visibility before she moved into film work.
Vivid Entertainment and Film Career
Janine signed an exclusive contract with Vivid Entertainment in 1992, marking her transition from softcore modeling to adult film. She remained a Vivid contract star from 1992 to 1999, a period that defined her standing in the industry. Her filmography grew to over 100 titles, with credits including Blondage, The Price of Desire, the Where the Boys Aren't series, and Janine Loves Jenna. For most of her career, Janine performed exclusively in girl-on-girl scenes, a distinction that set her apart from many of her contemporaries.
She returned to Vivid for a second contract period from 2004 to 2007 and also worked with studios including Digital Playground, Wicked Pictures, and Adam and Eve. Her appearance in the high-budget production Pirates was among her later notable credits. Frequent collaborators included Jenna Jameson, Julia Ann, Dyanna Lauren, Christy Canyon, Nikki Tyler, and Asia Carrera. Janine and Julia Ann also maintained a long-term personal relationship during this era.
Awards and Industry Recognition
Janine received the 1993 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene for Hidden Obsessions and the 1997 AVN Award for Best Tease Performance for Extreme Close-Up. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 1999 and the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2002, placing her among the more decorated performers of the 1990s.
Later Years and Retirement
Her career was interrupted by personal and legal difficulties, including a custody dispute with ex-husband Jesse James and a six-month federal prison sentence in 2008 for tax evasion. Janine effectively retired from adult film production around 2007, with a career spanning roughly two decades from her 1987 debut. She is among the tattooed models who helped normalize heavy body art in adult entertainment during an era when it was far less common. Born in 1968, Janine is now 57 and lives privately in California. She maintains an OnlyFans page where she shares both current and archival content.
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