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Briana Banks

American pornographic actress and model


Summary

American pornographic actress and model

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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.

Career

thumb|upright|left|Banks in 2008 Banks modeled as a teenager, appearing on a cover of Teen magazine. 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. Having had aspirations of being a supermodel, she chose the professional surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks. 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.

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.

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

In 2011, Banks starred in the porn parody version of the Fox animated series American Dad!, American Dad XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody. 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.

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.

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.

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyResultCategoryWork
2001AVN AwardMost Outrageous Sex Scene (with Mark Cummings)Perverted Stories 28
Hot d'Or AwardBest New American Starlet
NightMoves AwardBest New Starlet (Fan's Choice)
XRCO AwardStarlet of the Year
Orgasmic Oralist
2002AVN Awardtitle = 2002 AVN Awards Nominations Listpublisher = AVN.comurl = http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.htmlaccess-date = 2014-02-10archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20011208103701/http://www.avnawards.com/nomin-list.htmlarchive-date = 2001-12-08}}Taboo 2001
Best Group Sex Scene - Video (with Justine Romee & Joel Lawrence)Tails of Perversity 8
XRCO AwardBest Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Jenna Jameson)My Plaything Jenna Jameson
2003AVN AwardFemale Performer of the Year
Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Chandler, Michele Raven, Cheyne Collins, Dale DaBone & Pat Myne)Vision
Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)Briana Loves Jenna
XRCO AwardBest Girl-Girl Scene (with Jenna Jameson)
AFWG AwardBest All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)
2004AVN AwardBest Supporting Actress - VideoTricks
2005Exotic Dancer AwardAdult Movie Feature
2006AVN AwardCrossover Star of the Year
2007AVN AwardContract Star of the YearVivid Entertainment
2008AVN AwardBest Actress – FilmLayout
Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film (with Penny Flame)
Best Anal Sex Scene - Film (with Kurt Lockwood)
Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Hillary Scott, Evan Stone & Brooke Haven)
Best All-Girl Sex Scene - VideoWhere the Boys Aren't 18
2009AVN Awardtitle=NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awardsurl=http://www.avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdfaccess-date=2014-02-10url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105164506/http://www.avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdfarchive-date=January 5, 2009 }}Where the Boys Aren't 19: Arabian Nights
Best Anal Sex Scene (with Manuel Ferrara)Perfect Match
Best Group Sex Scene (with Mick Blue, Michael Stefano & John Strong)
Hall of Fame
2010AVN AwardBest Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Ben English & Otto Bauer)Flashback
2016XRCO AwardHall of Fame
2017Best Cumback

References

References

  1. "Briana Banks". Penthouse.
  2. Cindi Loftus. "Briana Banks". Xcitement.
  3. [http://www.avninsider.com/stories/lead0517.shtml "Briana Banks: From Teen Magazine Cover Girl to Vivid Porn Queen"] {{webarchive. link. (May 9, 2007 , Mike Ramone, ''[[Adult Video News). AVN Insider]]'', 2002-05-17. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  4. [http://www.terababes.com/brianabanksinterview.htm "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. [http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/10073090/detail.html "Porn Star Briana Banks Sues Over Sex Toys"] {{webarchive. link. (2007-05-05 , [[WTAE-TV]], October 13, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2007.)
  7. "Briana Banks Returns". Adult Video News.
  8. "Exquisite Films Reports 'American Dad XXX' YouTube Record". XBIZ.
  9. Peter Warren. (2016-06-22). "2016 XRCO Award Winners Announced".
  10. "X3Sixty to Stream Vivid Reality Series". XBIZ.
  11. [http://www.avninsider.com/stories/lead062802.shtml "Briana Banks: Action Figure"] {{webarchive. link. (May 9, 2007 , Carly Milne, ''[[Adult Video News). AVN Insider]]'', 2002-06-28. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  12. "2001 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com.
  13. Paul Fishbein. (2001-05-17). "Surprise Appearance By Larry Flynt Highlights 10th Annual Hot D'Or".
  14. "Past Winner History". Nightmoves.
  15. "2002 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com.
  16. Tricia Devereaux. (2002-03-15). "XRCO Nominations". AdultDVDTalk.
  17. "2003 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com.
  18. (2003-03-05). "Belladonna Dominates XRCO Nominations".
  19. (2003-05-01). "Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards".
  20. "AVN 2004 Nominations".
  21. "The 2005 Award Winners". ED Publications.
  22. "AVN AWARDS 2006 NOMINEES".
  23. "AVN AWARDS 2007 NOMINEES".
  24. "The 2008 AVN Awards Nominations".
  25. "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards".
  26. David Sullivan. (2009-01-11). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced".
  27. "2017 XRCO Award Winners Announced AVN".
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