Sasha Grey

Sasha Grey
Sasha Grey in 2010
Born
Marina Ann Hantzis[1][2][3]

1988 (age 35–36)[4]
North Highlands, California, U.S.[5]
Other namesAnna Karina, Sasha Gray
Occupations
  • Pornographic actress
  • model
  • author
  • DJ
  • musician
Years active2006–present
Known forAdult films
Notable work
Twitch information
Channel
Followers1.2 million
(October 10, 2023)
Websitesashagrey.com

Marina Ann Hantzis (born 1988[4]), known professionally as Sasha Grey,[1][2][3] is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic film actress.[6][7][8] She began her acting career in the pornographic film industry, winning 15 awards for her work between 2007 and 2010, including the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2008.[8] In 2023, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.[9]

After her 2009 feature film debut as the lead in Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience, Grey starred in independent films including Open Windows, the Canadian black comedy horror film Smash Cut and the horror film Would You Rather. In 2011, she played a fictionalized version of herself in the HBO comedy-drama series Entourage.

Grey was a co-founder, singer, and writer of aTelecine,[10] an industrial music band.[11] She is the author of The Juliette Society trilogy of novels and also writes, directs, and co-produces films and music videos.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b Lee, Chris (May 21, 2009). "Porn star Sasha Grey gets a mainstream role". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Chandran 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Tricarico, Giorgio (2018). Lost Goddesses: A Kaleidoscope on Porn. New York: Routledge. p. 89n3. ISBN 978-0-429-91585-7.
  4. ^ a b Commanducci, Massimo (June 25, 2009). "Sasha Grey: Particulars". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gardetta 2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gensler 2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Yenisey, Zeynep (March 14, 2018). "30 Reasons Why Sasha Grey Was Once the World's Buzziest Porn Star". Maxim. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Falzone, Diana (August 29, 2017). "Porn stars who left the biz: Where are they now?". Fox News. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  9. ^ Warren, Peter (May 12, 2023). "Winners of 2023 XRCO Awards Announced".
  10. ^ Brooks, Todd (December 13, 2009). "aTelecine". Pendu Sound Recordings. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  11. ^ Yücel, Ilker (November 23, 2008). "Review ATelecine". ReGenMag.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference TTH Interviews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Barnabe 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).