Acting
Jodi Taylor
EN, FR, DE cinema · 200 credits
Born
25 July 1991 (age 35)
Birthplace
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also known as Brook Scarlet · Jodie Taylor · Bree · Jessica Pennington · Kimberley · Jess Lanai
Jodi Taylor (born Jessica Pennington on July 25, 1991, in Portland, Oregon) is a former American adult film actress. She grew up as a tomboy in a small town in Idaho, where she was involved in competitive swimming and martial arts. Before entering the adult industry, she worked on a horse ranch (trading labor for riding lessons), ran a dog-sitting business, worked at Dunkin’ Donuts, and briefly modeled. Taylor entered the adult film industry in 2012 at age 21. She quickly gained recognition and appeared in over 200 scenes for studios including Evil Angel, Devil’s Film, Bang Productions, Digital Sin, Mile High, Brazzers, and Naughty America. Notable titles include Anal Cuties, Sloppy Cocksuckers, E.T. XXX: A DreamZone Parody, and Redheads Are Sexy. She received multiple industry nominations, including AVN Awards for Best New Starlet (2014) and Female Performer of the Year (2015), as well as nominations for Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Oral Sex Scene, and Most Outrageous Sex Scene. She retired from adult films after approximately three years. In 2025, she appeared in the mainstream French film Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due (directed by Abdellatif Kechiche), credited as Jessica Pennington in the role of Jessica Patterson. She has also written publicly about her time in the industry and her reasons for leaving it. She is also known under the names Jody Taylor, Brook Scarlet, Bree, Kimberley, Jodi Lanai, and currently writes and maintains a public presence as Jess lanai.
Known for
Filmography
Ultimate Sex Guide 2
as (archive footage)
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due
as Jessica Patterson
Female Masturbation 10
2022
Female Masturbation 10
as (archive footage)
My Ass Is Your Playground
as (archive footage)
Girls Gotta Gape
as (archive footage)
2 Dicks Are Better Than 1
as (archive footage)
Big Toys for Small Girls 2
as (archive footage)
Best Fuckin' Friends
as (archive footage)
My Daughter Has a Big Ass
as (archive footage)
Girls with Great Asses 3
as (archive footage)
Sibling Sleepovers
as (archive footage)
Top Stars 3
as (archive footage)
Carter Cruise & Her Girlfriends
as (archive footage)
The Twenty: Family Love 3
as (archive footage)
Interracial Dreams
as (archive footage)
Tales from the Heart Compendium 2
as (archive footage)
Cum, Cum Now 2
as (archive footage)
Female Masturbation 2
as (archive footage)
Chanel Preston & Her Girlfriends
as (archive footage)
Khaleesi's Cunt
as (archive footage)
You're So Much Bigger Than My Husband
as (archive footage)
Redheads Have More Fun
as (archive footage)
The Twenty: Self Pleasuring
as (archive footage)
Misbehaving Wives
as (archive footage)
Wanted
as Sally
Big Daddy
as (archive footage)
A Party of One
as (archive footage)
Jodi Taylor Unleashed
as (archive footage)
Headcase
as (archive footage)
Cape Fear XXX
as Dani Bowden
