Briana Banks

Briana Banks

Briana Banks at the XBIZ Awards in Los Angeles, California on January 15, 2016
Born Briana Bany[1]
(1978-05-21) May 21, 1978[2]
Munich, Germany
Other names Mirage
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Weight 130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st)[3]
Website ocmodeling.com/model/briana-banks/
No. of adult films 321 with compilations (per IAFD, as of May 2016)[4]

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

Early life

Briana Bany 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.[5] 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.[6] She got custody of her sister when she turned 18.[6]

Career

Banks modeled as a teenager, including a cover of Teen magazine.[5] 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.[7] Having had aspirations of being a supermodel, she chose the professional surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks.[8] 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 and also graced the cover of AVN magazine. The same year, she signed with Vivid Entertainment and became a Vivid Girl.

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.[9]

In 2011, Banks starred in the porn parody version of the Fox animated series American Dad!, American Dad XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody.[10] 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 after 5-year hiatus. She announced in press release that she would be making her grand return in 2016. she is currently signed with talent agency OC Modeling. The same year she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

In 2009 Banks launched her own company, Briana Banks Entertainment, LLC. The company is a subsidiary of the Starlet Entertainment Group, which is a group of mainstream angel investors. This coincided with the launch of a new website and social media platform for Banks, www.brianabanksreloaded.com. The official announcement for the website was at a Playboy Mansion Lingerie party in May 2009.[14]

Personal life

She dated porn actor Bobby Vitale in 2003,[6][7] but they broke up in 2006.[15]

Briana Banks at AVN Awards 2004 with her then boyfriend Bobby Vitale

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Result Category Work
2001 AVN Award Nominated Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Mark Cummings)[16] Perverted Stories 28
Hot d'Or Award Won Best New American Starlet[17] N/A
NightMoves Award Won Best New Starlet (Fan’s Choice)[18] N/A
XRCO Award Nominated Starlet of the Year N/A
Nominated Orgasmic Oralist N/A
2002 AVN Award Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Lola, Aurora Snow & Joey Ray)[19] Taboo 2001
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Video (with Justine Romee & Joel Lawrence)[19] Tails of Perversity 8
XRCO Award Nominated Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Jenna Jameson)[20] My Plaything Jenna Jameson
2003 AVN Award Nominated Female Performer of the Year[21] N/A
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Chandler, Michele Raven, Cheyne Collins, Dale DaBone & Pat Myne)[21] Vision
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)[21] Briana Loves Jenna
XRCO Award Nominated Best Girl-Girl Scene (with Jenna Jameson)[22]
AFWG Award Won Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)[23]
2004 AVN Award Nominated Best Supporting Actress - Video[24] Tricks
2005 Exotic Dancer Award Won Adult Movie Feature[25] N/A
2006 AVN Award Nominated Crossover Star of the Year[26] N/A
2007 AVN Award Nominated Contract Star of the Year[27] Vivid Entertainment
2008 AVN Award Nominated Best Actress – Film[28] Layout
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film (with Penny Flame)[28]
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene - Film (with Kurt Lockwood)[28]
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Hillary Scott, Evan Stone & Brooke Haven)[28]
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video[28] Where the Boys Aren't 18
2009 AVN Award Nominated Best 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)[29] Where the Boys Aren't 19: Arabian Nights
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene (with Manuel Ferrara)[29] Perfect Match
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Mick Blue, Michael Stefano & John Strong)[29]
Won Hall of Fame[30] N/A
2010 AVN Award Nominated Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Ben English & Otto Bauer) Flashback
2016 XRCO Award Won Hall of Fame[11] N/A

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Porn Star Briana Banks Sues Over Sex Toys", WTAE-TV, October 13, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Briana Banks". Penthouse. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  3. 1 2 Cindi Loftus. "Briana Banks". Xcitement. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Briana Banks at the Internet Adult Film Database
  5. 1 2 "Briana Banks: From Teen Magazine Cover Girl to Vivid Porn Queen" Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Mike Ramone, AVN Insider, 2002-05-17. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 "Briana Banks", interview by Melissa Monet, June 10, 2001, Pornstarempire.com. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  7. 1 2 "In Tight with Briana Banks", TeraBabes interview, January 8, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  8. ↑ She explained this in an interview included among the DVD extras for the documentary Thinking XXX.
  9. ↑ Staff. "Briana Banks Returns". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Staff. "Exquisite Films Reports 'American Dad XXX' YouTube Record". XBIZ.com. XBIZ. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 Peter Warren (2016-06-22). "2016 XRCO Award Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  12. ↑ Staff. "X3Sixty to Stream Vivid Reality Series". XBIZ.com. XBIZ. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Briana Banks: Action Figure" Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Carly Milne, AVN Insider, 2002-06-28. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
  14. ↑ Staff. "Starlet Entertainment Group Unveils Briana Banks' New Company, Site BrianaBanksReloaded.com Launches as Official Site". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "An indepth interview with Vivid Star Briana Banks", Cindi Loftus, Pornstarz.org, March 2010.
  16. ↑ "2001 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  17. ↑ Paul Fishbein (2001-05-17). "Surprise Appearance By Larry Flynt Highlights 10th Annual Hot D'Or". AVN. Archived from the original on June 6, 2001. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
  18. ↑ "Past Winner History". Nightmoves. Archived from the original on 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  19. 1 2 "2002 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2001-12-08. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  20. ↑ Tricia Devereaux (2002-03-15). "XRCO Nominations". AdultDVDTalk. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  21. 1 2 3 "2003 AVN Awards Nominations List". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 2002-11-27. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  22. ↑ "Belladonna Dominates XRCO Nominations". AVN. 2003-03-05. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  23. ↑ "Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards". AVN. 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  24. ↑ "AVN 2004 Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  25. ↑ "The 2005 Award Winners". ED Publications. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  26. ↑ "AVN AWARDS 2006 NOMINEES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  27. ↑ "AVN AWARDS 2007 NOMINEES". Archived from the original on April 20, 2007. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 "The 2008 AVN Awards Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  29. 1 2 3 "NOMINATIONS 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  30. ↑ David Sullivan (2009-01-11). "2009 AVN Award-Winners Announced". AVN. Retrieved 2014-02-10.

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