Briana Banks
Birth date21 May 1978 (age 48)[1]
Birth placeMunich, West Germany
OccupationPornographic actress · model
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Other namesMirage

Briana Banks (born 21 May 1978) is a German 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 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 13 October 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 28 December 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

YearCeremonyResultCategoryWork
2001AVN AwardMost Outrageous Sex Scene (with Mark Cummings)[13]Perverted Stories 28
Hot d'Or AwardBest New American Starlet[14]
NightMoves AwardBest New Starlet (Fan's Choice)[15]
XRCO AwardStarlet of the Year[citation needed]
Orgasmic Oralist[citation needed]
2002AVN AwardBest Group Sex Scene - Film (with Lola, Aurora Snow & Joey Ray)[16]Taboo 2001
Best Group Sex Scene - Video (with Justine Romee & Joel Lawrence)[16]Tails of Perversity 8
XRCO AwardBest Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Jenna Jameson)[17]My Plaything Jenna Jameson
2003AVN AwardFemale Performer of the Year[18]
Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Chandler, Michele Raven, Cheyne Collins, Dale DaBone & Pat Myne)[18]Vision
Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)[18]Briana Loves Jenna
XRCO AwardBest Girl-Girl Scene (with Jenna Jameson)[19]
AFWG AwardBest All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)[20]
2004AVN AwardBest Supporting Actress - Video[21]Tricks
2005Exotic Dancer AwardAdult Movie Feature[22]
2006AVN AwardCrossover Star of the Year[23]
2007AVN AwardContract Star of the Year[24]Vivid Entertainment
2008AVN AwardBest Actress – Film[25]Layout
Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film (with Penny Flame)[25]
Best Anal Sex Scene - Film (with Kurt Lockwood)[25]
Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Hillary Scott, Evan Stone & Brooke Haven)[25]
Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video[25]Where the Boys Aren't 18
2009AVN AwardBest 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
Best Anal Sex Scene (with Manuel Ferrara)[26]Perfect Match
Best Group Sex Scene (with Mick Blue, Michael Stefano & John Strong)[26]
Hall of Fame[8]
2010AVN AwardBest Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Ben English & Otto Bauer)Flashback
2016XRCO AwardHall of Fame[10]
2017Best Cumback[27]

References

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  5. ^ She explained this in an interview included among the DVD extras for the documentary Thinking XXX.
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  27. ^ "2017 XRCO Award Winners Announced AVN"