Briana Banks
Banks in 2016
Born (1978-05-21) 21 May 1978 (age 45)[1]
Munich, West Germany
Other namesMirage
Occupation(s)Pornographic actress, model
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]

Briana Banks (born 21 May 1978) is a German-American pornographic actress and model. She was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for June 2001. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and XRCO Hall of Fame.

Early life

Banks was born in Munich, Germany to a German father and an American mother. They moved to Britain when she was four, then to the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley when she was seven.[3]

Career

Banks in 2008

Banks modeled as a teenager, appearing on a cover of Teen magazine.[3] She entered the industry under the name "Mirage", but began calling herself "Briana Banks" in 1999, after having the first of two breast enlargement operations.[4] Having had aspirations of being a supermodel, she chose the professional surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks.[5] Her first appearance using the new name was in the film Decadent Whores 9.

In June 2001, Banks was Penthouse magazine's Pet of the Month.

On October 13, 2006, Banks reportedly filed a federal lawsuit seeking more than US$75,000 in damages against Doc Johnson Enterprises, charging that they had created unauthorized products from molds of her genitals.[6]

Starting in 2006, Banks went on hiatus from performing in videos and returned in 2008. That same year she was also nominated for five AVN Awards at the 25th annual Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.[7]

In 2009, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.[8]

In 2011, Banks starred in the porn parody version of the Fox animated series American Dad!, American Dad XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody.[9] Banks portrayed the character of Francine Smith and was featured on the video's box cover. The video was released in September 2011.

On December 28, 2015 Briana Banks announced that she was making a comeback in 2016 after a 5-year hiatus. The same year she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame.[10]

Appearances

Banks was featured in the thirteen episode cable television series Vivid Valley produced by World of Wonder that was broadcast in Europe in 2005 and later had a successful run on Playboy TV. The series featured stories about the real lives of then Vivid Girls Jenna Jameson, Savanna Samson, Mercedez, Tawny Roberts, Banks, and others.[11]

Other ventures

In 2002 Banks was one of the first porn actresses to have an action figure made in her likeness, by Los Angeles-based Cyber F/X and Sota Toys.[12]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Result Category Work
2001 AVN Award Nominated Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Mark Cummings)[13] Perverted Stories 28
Hot d'Or Award Won Best New American Starlet[14] —
NightMoves Award Won Best New Starlet (Fan's Choice)[15] —
XRCO Award Nominated Starlet of the Year[citation needed] —
Nominated Orgasmic Oralist[citation needed] —
2002 AVN Award Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Lola, Aurora Snow & Joey Ray)[16] Taboo 2001
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Video (with Justine Romee & Joel Lawrence)[16] Tails of Perversity 8
XRCO Award Nominated Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Jenna Jameson)[17] My Plaything Jenna Jameson
2003 AVN Award Nominated Female Performer of the Year[18] —
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Chandler, Michele Raven, Cheyne Collins, Dale DaBone & Pat Myne)[18] Vision
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)[18] Briana Loves Jenna
XRCO Award Nominated Best Girl-Girl Scene (with Jenna Jameson)[19]
AFWG Award Won Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)[20]
2004 AVN Award Nominated Best Supporting Actress - Video[21] Tricks
2005 Exotic Dancer Award Won Adult Movie Feature[22] —
2006 AVN Award Nominated Crossover Star of the Year[23] —
2007 AVN Award Nominated Contract Star of the Year[24] Vivid Entertainment
2008 AVN Award Nominated Best Actress – Film[25] Layout
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film (with Penny Flame)[25]
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene - Film (with Kurt Lockwood)[25]
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Hillary Scott, Evan Stone & Brooke Haven)[25]
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video[25] Where the Boys Aren't 18
2009 AVN Award Nominated Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Lanny Barby, Lexie Marie, Nina Mercedez, Monique Alexander, Savanna Samson, Stefani Morgan, Tawny Roberts, Tera Patrick, Lacey & Lyndsey Love)[26] Where the Boys Aren't 19: Arabian Nights
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene (with Manuel Ferrara)[26] Perfect Match
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Mick Blue, Michael Stefano & John Strong)[26]
Won Hall of Fame[8] —
2010 AVN Award Nominated Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Ben English & Otto Bauer) Flashback
2016 XRCO Award Won Hall of Fame[10] —
2017 Won Best Cumback[27] —

References

  1. ^ "Briana Banks". Penthouse. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  2. ^ Cindi Loftus. "Briana Banks". Xcitement. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Briana Banks: From Teen Magazine Cover Girl to Vivid Porn Queen" Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Mike Ramone, AVN Insider, 2002-05-17. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  4. ^ "In Tight with Briana Banks", TeraBabes interview, January 8, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  5. ^ She explained this in an interview included among the DVD extras for the documentary Thinking XXX.
  6. ^ "Porn Star Briana Banks Sues Over Sex Toys" Archived 2007-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, WTAE-TV, October 13, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  7. ^ Staff. "Briana Banks Returns". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b David Sullivan (11 January 2009). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  9. ^ Staff. "Exquisite Films Reports 'American Dad XXX' YouTube Record". XBIZ.com. XBIZ. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b Peter Warren (22 June 2016). "2016 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ^ Staff. "X3Sixty to Stream Vivid Reality Series". XBIZ.com. XBIZ. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Briana Banks: Action Figure" Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Carly Milne, AVN Insider, 2002-06-28. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  13. ^ "2001 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  14. ^ Paul Fishbein (17 May 2001). "Surprise Appearance By Larry Flynt Highlights 10th Annual Hot D'Or". AVN. Archived from the original on 6 June 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Past Winner History". Nightmoves. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  16. ^ a b "2002 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  17. ^ Tricia Devereaux (15 March 2002). "XRCO Nominations". AdultDVDTalk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  18. ^ a b c "2003 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  19. ^ "Belladonna Dominates XRCO Nominations". AVN. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards". AVN. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  21. ^ "AVN 2004 Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  22. ^ "The 2005 Award Winners". ED Publications. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  23. ^ "AVN AWARDS 2006 NOMINEES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  24. ^ "AVN AWARDS 2007 NOMINEES". Archived from the original on 20 April 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  25. ^ a b c d e "The 2008 AVN Awards Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  26. ^ a b c "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  27. ^ "2017 XRCO Award Winners Announced AVN".

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