Kayden Kross (born September 15, 1985) is an American pornographic actress and lobbyist for the adult entertainment industry. Kross has also modeled under the alias of Jenna Nikol.

Kross was born and raised in Sacramento, California. She has described herself in high school as "the book nerd". She began stripping at the age of eighteen at Rick's Showgirls in Rancho Cordova, California, to earn extra money to purchase a pony that was going to be slaughtered. She was later contacted by an agen