Ashlyn Gere
Ashlyn Gere
Ashlyn Gere | |
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| Born | September 14, 1959 Cherry Point, North Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Kimberly Patton, Ashlyn Gear, Ashley Gere, Kimberly Marshall, Kimberly Ashlyn Gere |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Ashlyn Gere (born September 14, 1959) is an American former pornographic actress[2] who performed in both heterosexual and lesbian films and also an actress in mainstream film and television. For her adult film work, Gere is an inductee into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. For her mainstream work, she is best known for her appearances on the science fiction television series The X-Files and Space: Above and Beyond.
Ashlyn Gere | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 14, 1959 Cherry Point, North Carolina, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Kimberly Patton, Ashlyn Gear, Ashley Gere, Kimberly Marshall, Kimberly Ashlyn Gere |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Early life
Gere was born on September 14, 1959, in Cherry Point, North Carolina, and at age three moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] She graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and double majored in Theatre Arts and Communications.[1][3]
Career
Gere at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2002
In the 1980s Gere appeared in several B movies, such as 1987's Creepozoids, in which she plays the character "Kate". She acted under the name Kimberly Patton in the television series Space: Above and Beyond from 1995 to 1996; she also appeared under that name in episodes of Silk Stalkings and Millennium. She has also appeared under the Patton name in the films The One and Willard. She began acting in pornographic films in around 1990 and continued to appear in mainstream minor roles such as her appearance in The X-Files in 1994 in the episode "Blood"[4][5] where she was credited as Kimberly Ashlyn Gere.[6]
As an adult actress, she appeared in nearly 200 films and videos along with directing two videos from 1990 until 2003.[7] Early in her career Gere was nominated for and won several major adult industry awards such as the FOXE, XRCO, and AVN Awards. In the latter half of the 90s, she slowed down on her adult video work and mainly toured as an exotic dancer.[2]
Awards
1993 Best Actress – Film for Chameleons[8]
1993 Best Actress – Video for Two Women[8]
1993 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Chameleons (with Deidre Holland)[8]
1993 Best Group Scene – Video for Realities 2 (with Marc Wallice and T. T. Boy)[8]
1993 Female Performer of the Year[8]
1995 Best Actress – Film for The Masseuse 2[8]
1995 Best Actress – Video for Body & Soul[8]
1995 Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for Body & Soul (with Mike Horner)[8]
FOXE
H'Dor Award
1995 Best American Actress for The Masseuse 2[11]
1991 Starlet Of The Year[12]
1992 Best Actress (Single Performance) for Chameleons: Not The Sequel[13]
1992 Best Couples Sex Scene for Chameleons: Not The Sequel (with Rocco Siffredi)[13]
1992 Best Girl-Girl Scene for Chameleons: Not The Sequel (with Deidre Holland)[13]
1992 Female Performer of the Year[13]
XRCO Hall of Fame[13]
AFWG
2003 Best Actress – Video for Crime & Passion[14]