Jessica Simpson in the Nude?

Jessica Simpson is dying to be taken seriously as an actress--so seriously, in fact, that she has been telling those near and dear to her that she intends to bare it all on the big screen.

She turned down a role as a porn star earlier this year because her papa Joe said no to nudity. Rumor has it that the role had Oscar potential, so Jessica is now reportedly regretting nixing that role.

She is currently being considered for another role that requires full frontal nudity but also has the potential to jump start her acting career into the Oscar worthy category.

It is being reported that Jessica wants this role so bad that she is going against family wishes and her own better judgment against performing nude scenes.

Jessica has been dating Dallas Cowboys’ star quarterback Tony Romo recently, but there has been nothing reported regarding how he feels about sharing Jessica’s naked body with the rest of the world.

Of course, the Internet has changed what happens to an actress after baring it all for a role. Once those photos are out there, they are out there forever and will pop up on web site after web site.

Baring it all did wonders for Halle Berry’s career. She showed it all in “Monster’s Ball” in 2001 and ended up winning an Oscar for best actress in 2002 for her role in the film as Leticia Musgrove, the wife of an executed murderer.

That Oscar catapulted Berry’s career into the stratosphere, so Jessica is hoping the same can happen to her, if she shows her goods on the big screen.

Of course, her extraordinary acting in her role is what earned Halle her Oscar, not the nudity. The real question is can Jessica give an Oscar worthy performance?

Video is Jessica singing Public Affair