Years active: 1993 - 1999 (started around 22 years old; 6 years in the business)
Tattoos: Left ankle (1995)
Piercings: Navel
About Kaitlyn Ashley
Ashley entered the adult film industry with her husband, Jay Ashley, in April of 1993, following his return from eight months of active duty as a United States Marine serving in Somalia. Her first onscreen appearance was in Beach Bum Amateurs #32.
She was active in pornographic movies from 1993 until 1997, appearing in over 300 films. Ashley credits Nina Hartley and Debi Diamond with giving her advice and support during her four year career. She became best known for her anal, double penetration, and lesbian scenes. She also starred in several all-girl films, using strap-on dildos. In 1995, she was offered a contract with VCA Pictures, but the offer was withdrawn when evidence of her husband's drug abuse came to light. This angered Ashley, leading to a separation of several months between the married couple during late 1995 and early 1996. Unable to cope with his continuing drug addiction, she divorced Jay Ashley in the middle of 1997, hooking up with a DJ at a strip club where she was working. This DJ appeared with her in the movie The Private Diary of Tori Welles. She retired from adult films in late 1997 but shot enough scenes that they continued into 2000. She moved to Tennessee where she had a baby. She has no plans to return to the business. An Onlyfans surfaced in 2021 with her name promoting a comeback but it used old pictures and was deleted.
The late porn director Jim Holliday called Ashley a "dishwater blonde trailer park slut who might be the sexiest woman in porn. Those looks she gives you are the hottest thing I have ever seen. One sultry look from her is enough to make any guy cum."
Questions on Reports of Death
There have been reports of her death which have been called into question, primarily because Ashley is protective of her privacy following her retirement from the adult film industry. The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) lists her as still being alive; one user post reported her as still being alive and, through misinformation that was allegedly spread by porn director Roger T. Pipe, who had worked with Ashley in numerous film/video projects, confused with another person who was born on the same day as she. A friend of hers confirmed she is still alive as of 2023.
Freeones.com ranked her as the 12th best pornstar of the 1990s.
