Perhaps Lex Steele said it best when he mentioned in an interview that the absolute high-point of his own extraordinary porn career was the day he had the chance to finally fuck Nina Hartley.
Friends remarked that Nina and Mariette had a similar sense of style, and the decision to take on a similar last name was an easy one.
Nina Hartley had parents who were Jewish at the time of her birth but they were very open-minded and made the decision to begin practicing Budhism instead while Nina was still young.
Hartley seems to be having a good time, but that is problematical given that she's such a good actress.