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Briana Banks

Briana Banks

Briana Banks (born 21 May 1978[2]) is a German American pornographic actress and model. She is the Penthouse Pet of the Month for June 2001.

Born
Other namesMirage
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Weight130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st)[3]
Website

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.[4] Her father still lives in Germany. She moved out of her mother's house when she was 16, taking her 14-year-old sister with her.[5] She got custody of her sister when she turned 18.[5]

Career

Banks modeled as a teenager, including a cover of Teen magazine.[4] 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.[6] Having had aspirations of being a supermodel, she chose the professional surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks.[7] 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.[1]

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.[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

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

YearCeremonyResultCategoryWork
2001AVN AwardNominatedMost Outrageous Sex Scene (with Mark Cummings)[13]Perverted Stories 28
Hot d'Or AwardWonBest New American Starlet[14]N/A
NightMoves AwardWonBest New Starlet (Fan's Choice)[15]N/A
XRCO AwardNominatedStarlet of the YearN/A
NominatedOrgasmic OralistN/A
2002AVN AwardNominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Film (with Lola,Aurora Snow& Joey Ray)[16]Taboo 2001
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Video (with Justine Romee & Joel Lawrence)[16]Tails of Perversity 8
XRCO AwardNominatedBest Girl-Girl Sex Scene (withJenna Jameson)[17]My Plaything Jenna Jameson
2003AVN AwardNominatedFemale Performer of the Year[18]N/A
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Film (with Chandler, Michele Raven, Cheyne Collins,Dale DaBone&Pat Myne)[18]Vision
NominatedBest All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (withJenna Jameson)[18]Briana Loves Jenna
XRCO AwardNominatedBest Girl-Girl Scene (withJenna Jameson)[19]
AFWG AwardWonBest All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (withJenna Jameson)[20]
2004AVN AwardNominatedBest Supporting Actress - Video[21]Tricks
2005Exotic Dancer AwardWonAdult Movie Feature[22]N/A
2006AVN AwardNominatedCrossover Star of the Year[23]N/A
2007AVN AwardNominatedContract Star of the Year[24]Vivid Entertainment
2008AVN AwardNominatedBest Actress – Film[25]Layout
NominatedBest All-Girl Sex Scene - Film (withPenny Flame)[25]
NominatedBest Anal Sex Scene - Film (withKurt Lockwood)[25]
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene - Film (withHillary Scott,Evan Stone& Brooke Haven)[25]
NominatedBest All-Girl Sex Scene - Video[25]Where the Boys Aren't 18
2009AVN AwardNominatedBest 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
NominatedBest Anal Sex Scene (withManuel Ferrara)[26]Perfect Match
NominatedBest Group Sex Scene (withMick Blue,Michael Stefano&John Strong)[26]
WonHall of Fame[27]N/A
2010AVN AwardNominatedBest Double Penetration Sex Scene (withBen English& Otto Bauer)Flashback
2016XRCO AwardWonHall of Fame[10]N/A

References

[1]
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.penthouse.com"Briana Banks". Penthouse. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[7]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgShe explained this in an interview included among the DVD extras for the documentary Thinking XXX.
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[8]
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[19]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Belladonna Dominates XRCO Nominations". AVN. 2003-03-05. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards". AVN. 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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