Biography of Asia Carrera

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Born August 1973 in New York, Asia Carrera was something of a child prodigy. A talented pianist, she performed at Carnegie Hall twice before her fifteenth birthday. She was also a regional spelling champion, a member of MENSA and, by 16, she was teaching English at a Japanese college. Unfortunately, her academic achievements were partly due to her pushy parents and, at 17, she ran away to escape them.

After running away, Asia found herself homeless. Since she had inherited stunning looks from her Japanese father and German mother, she began working as an exotic dancer. Spending the early nineties working in several Go-Go bars, Asia became the highest-paid dancer in the New Jersey area. She began modelling for adult magazines and, in 1993, put together a porn demo tape. Spurred on by the great wages offered by the porn industry, Asia moved to LA, hoping to break into adult film.

Soon after, a mutual friend introduced her to Bud Lee, a porn director who immediately cast Asia in one of his adult movies and would later marry her. After this important meeting, she began a career that would see her sign with Vivid and star in almost 300 hardcore films. In 1995, her skill as a porn actress was recognised when she won a prestigious AVN award for Female Performer of the Year. She added to this win in 2000, receiving an AVN award for Best Couples Sex Scene with James Bonn for their performance in the film, Search for the Snow Leopard. 

Although a gifted actress, Asia was also keen to gain experience behind the camera. She started to direct, produce and write movies, as well as doing her own hair and make-up and that of her fellow actresses.

When Asia’s contract with Vivid ended in the mid-1990s, she relished her newfound freedom. She had her first breast enlargement, which increased her B-cup breasts to at least a C-cup. Later, she had more breast surgery and is now said to be a D-cup or larger. She continued to rebel in 1995, when she performed her first anal scene in A is for Asia. She wrote and owns the rights to this popular film, which was co-directed by Bud Lee.

After a long separation, Asia and Bud Lee divorced in 2003. However, the couple remained good friends and continued to work together. Later in 2003, Asia met nutritionist and author, Don Lemmon, and married him after a whirlwind romance. The couple settled down almost immediately and had two children. Sadly, when Asia was almost 8-months pregnant with their second child, Don was killed in a car accident. Asia now raises the two children alone.

In December 2003, Asia retired from pornography to concentrate on motherhood. Although she has no plans to return to the porn industry, the self-confessed ‘nerd of porn’ will always be remembered for her delicate Asian features, stunning intellect and devastating curves.

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