Ashlyn Gere
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Ashlyn Gere is an American pornographic film actress[1] who has also performed in mainstream film and television, including appearances on the science fiction television series The X-Files[2] and Space: Above and Beyond. Gere is an inductee into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.
Early life and education
Gere graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in Theatre Arts and Communications.[2]
Career
In the 1980s, Gere was billed as Kim McKamy in several B movie appearances such as Evil Laugh (1986) and Creepozoids (1987). She also worked as a body double in the films Basic Instinct (1992) and Indecent Proposal (1993).[3]
As a pornographic film actress, Gere was one of the most popular stars of the 1990s, according to Complex.[3] She was nominated for and won several major adult industry awards such as the FOXE, XRCO, and AVN Awards.[1] In the latter half of the 90s, she slowed down on her adult video work and mainly toured as an exotic dancer.[1]
Awards
AVN
- 1993 Best Actress – Film for Chameleons[4]
- 1993 Best Actress – Video for Two Women[4]
- 1993 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Chameleons (with Deidre Holland)[4]
- 1993 Best Group Scene – Video for Realities 2 (with Marc Wallice and T. T. Boy)[4]
- 1993 Female Performer of the Year[4]
- 1995 Best Actress – Film for The Masseuse 2[4]
- 1995 Best Actress – Video for Body & Soul[4]
- 1995 Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for Body & Soul (with Mike Horner)[4]
- AVN Hall of Fame[5]
- 1992 Female Fan Favorite[6]
- 1993 Female Fan Favorite[6]
- 1994 Female Fan Favorite[6]
- 1995 Best American Actress for The Masseuse 2[7]
- 1991 Starlet of the Year[8][better source needed]
- 1992 Best Actress (Single Performance) for Chameleons: Not the Sequel[9]
- 1992 Best Couples Sex Scene for Chameleons: Not the Sequel (with Rocco Siffredi)[9]
- 1992 Best Girl-Girl Scene for Chameleons: Not the Sequel (with Deidre Holland)[9]
- 1992 Female Performer of the Year[9]
- XRCO Hall of Fame[9]
- 2003 Best Actress – Video for Crime & Passion[10]
References
- ^ a b c Weatherford, Mike (November 2, 1997). "Porno for Profits". Las Vegas Review-Journal. ISSN 1097-1645. Archived from the original on September 17, 2000.
- ^ a b Beale, Lewis (January 8, 1995). "Great XXXpectations". Daily News. New York. ISSN 2692-1251 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "17 Mainstream Actors Who've Done Adult Films". Complex. March 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Past AVN Award Winners". avnawards.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007.
- ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". avnawards.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Adult Video Awards" Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, CanBest.com.
- ^ Benza, A. J.; Michael; Lewittes (May 26, 1995). "Riley Ready to Nix Knicks?". Daily News. New York. ISSN 2692-1251. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "Winners of 1991 XRCO Awards". aiwards.com. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "9th annual XRCO Winners" Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, XRCO.com.
- ^ "Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards". Adult Video News. May 1, 2003. ISSN 0883-7090. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
External links
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- Ashlyn Gere at IMDb
- Ashlyn Gere at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Ashlyn Gere at the Adult Film Database
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