Ming Jade

Ming Jade, also known as China Jade, Hopi Moonshine, and Susan Chang, was an Asian-American adult film performer during the late 1970s Golden Age of Porn, debuting in 1977 likely via modeling or loop circuits in California, with no recorded pre-industry jobs, education, or detailed ethnicity beyond her Asian heritage fitting the era's exotic casting trends. Active from 1977–1980 (with archive footage extending to 1984 and compilations into the 1990s), she appeared in about 14 films, working with studios like VCX, VCA, and directors such as Gerard Damiano and Herschell Gordon Lewis in anthology and feature-length productions often featuring co-stars like John Leslie, Paul Thomas, and Desiree Cousteau in explicit heterosexual, group, and light lesbian scenes emphasizing oral sex, vaginal penetration, and interracial dynamics. Notable titles include Little Orphan Dusty (1978, as Moonshine in a foster home orgy with blowjobs and threesomes), Lust Flight 2000 (1978, as Stephanie Davies in an airplane-themed sex comedy with anal hints), A Taste of Sugar (1978, as China Jade in a candy factory vignette showcasing masturbation and partner play), Disco Lady (1978, as Sherry Winston in dance-floor encounters), Pretty Peaches (1978, uncredited sex performer in a road-trip erotica), and loops like Oriental Dish (1979) and International Boutique (1976, as Hopi in boutique seduction scenes). Known for her playful energy in ethnic fetish narratives, Jade's petite, curvaceous figure—featuring black hair, brown eyes, and smooth olive skin—was praised in vintage reviews on sites like Adult DVD Talk for her full lips, toned legs, and "inviting pussy and ass" in close-up sequences, with no tattoos, piercings, or surgeries documented.

Jade's on-screen sexuality highlighted enthusiastic bisexual-leaning acts in orgies and solo toy play, without any reported off-screen relationships, controversies, or scandals in the unregulated pre-AIDS era; income estimates suggest $300–$700 per scene, likely totaling $5,000–$15,000 annually in the loop-dominated market. No magazine shoots, mainstream roles, or social media presence are noted, confining her to niche adult archives. She retired around 1980 amid the shift to video and industry maturation, leaving a cult legacy as a "sultry 70s Asian vixen" in compilations like Asian Sluts in the 70's (2004), Diamond Collection 032, and Swedish Erotica series, preserved for collectors—fans on The Classic Porn laud her "torrid chemistry in disco romps," while no direct colleague quotes exist; her post-retirement life remains private with no current updates known.