She made her debut in
hardcore pornographic films in 1975 with a small part in
Blue Heat. She acted on and off for several years, then began working full-time in 1979. She also did photospreads in
Hustler and
Swank. In the film
Boogie Nights,
Melora Walters' character Jessie St. Vincent was partly based on her. She has been inducted into the
AVN Hall of Fame and, in 1998, was inducted into the
XRCO Hall of Fame. St. James also shares the name of another adult film star who made a series of adult films from 2003 to 2006. ==Filmography==