Asa Akira
Asa Akira (born) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Swift) to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award.
Also recorded as Asa · Akira Lee
Asa Akira

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- Name
- Asa Akira
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress, writer, director
- Born
- 1985 · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- pornographic film
- Education
- Washington Irving High School · City As School
- Known for
- Asa Akira Is Insatiable
- Honours
- AVN Award for Best Solo/Tease Performance
- Languages
- English · Japanese
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Asa Akira (born) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Swift) to win the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award.
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Biography
Biography
Akira hosted the 1st and 2nd ceremonies for the Pornhub Awards. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame, Urban X Hall of Fame, and Brazzers Hall of Fame.
Asa Akira studied at Washington Irving High School and City As School. The recorded working language is English and Japanese. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pornographic film. Works named in the authority record are Asa Akira Is Insatiable.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Asa Akira • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actress, writer, director • Years Active — 2006–present • Website — asaakira.com
Early life
Early life
A native of Manhattan, New York, Akira grew up in an upper middle-class family and attended private schools in New York and Japan. She lived in Tokyo for four years before moving back to the United States in her teens. Before and after moving back to Manhattan, Asa grew up in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. Asa is her real first name, which means "morning" in Japanese. Her professional surname was taken from the anime film Akira.
Pornographic career
Pornographic career
Akira began working as a dominatrix when she was 19 years old. She later worked as a stripper at the Hustler Club in New York. In 2006–2007 she was a regular on the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show and was known as the "Show Whore". Her first boy-girl scene was with Travis Knight for Gina Lynn Productions, after having already done several girl-girl scenes, mainly with Lynn. She then signed a contract with Vouyer Media before becoming a freelancer six months later. Akira received several award nominations for her role in David Aaron Clark's 2009 film, Pure, in which she plays a telephonist at a fetish dungeon who has an affair with the head-mistress' husband. Akira co-hosted the 30th Annual AVN Awards alongside pornographic actress Jesse Jane and comedian April Macie. She won the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award that night. She was also the most awarded person during that ceremony. In 2013, she made her directorial debut with Elegant Angel's Gangbanged 6. On October 9, 2013, Akira announced that she signed an exclusive performing contract with Wicked Pictures. Her debut film as a contract performer for the company was Asa Is Wicked.
Mainstream media appearances
Mainstream media appearances
In January 2014, Akira, Dana DeArmond, Chanel Preston, and Jessie Andrews were featured in a Cosmopolitan magazine article titled "4 Porn Stars on How They Stay Fit." The article was inspired by actress Gabrielle Union's comment made on Conan O'Brien's talk show about striving to follow the fitness routines of the porn stars she saw at her gym. In 2014, Akira was a guest interviewee on the season 3 premiere of the surrealist talk show The Eric Andre Show. In 2017, Akira appeared as herself in the first episode of the sixteenth season of Family Guy in a live-action casting couch cutaway scene with Peter Griffin. Akira later noted that, ironically, this was her first casting couch scene. The episode featured a recurring joke of people asking Peter "who was the girl on the couch" and Peter giving a deadpan reply that he is certain each inquirer already knows who she is. In the eighth episode of the twentieth season after Peter is fired from his job, he tries to clear his browser history, but it is too late as the company IT guy notes that Peter is "all in" on Akira.
Other media
Other media
In 2011, Complex ranked Akira fourth on their list of "The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars Right Now" and at sixth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". LA Weekly ranked her third on their list of "10 Innovative Porn Stars Who Could Be the Next Sasha Grey" in 2013. She was also placed on CNBC's yearly list "The Dirty Dozen", the site's annual ranking of the adult industry's most popular and successful stars in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2013 Akira and artist David Choe started a podcast featuring 90-minute episodes called DVDASA. It is aimed at a young adult audience, with its goal being to help youth with their problems related to sexuality, career, relationships, etc. In June 2014, Akira appeared on a YouTube video with vlogger Caspar Lee. Akira wrote a memoir titled Insatiable: PornA Love Story which was released in May 2014 by Grove Press. In July 2015, she signed a contract with Cleis Press to publish her second book, titled Dirty Thirty: A Memoir, a collection of essays, which was released in the fall of 2016. On April 6, 2015, The Hundreds started releasing episodes for a series titled Hobbies with Asa Akira, which features Akira trying out different activities such as tattooing, boxing, taxidermy, and ice sculpting. Akira was the host of The Sex Factor, a 2016 online reality show where eight men and eight women competed for a $1 million prize.
Personal life
Personal life
Akira states that she is sexually attracted to both men and "girls that look like boys". She dislikes being called bisexual, saying that she leans towards heterosexuality, but is still uncertain. She was once engaged to former pornographic actor Rocco Reed. She was also married to pornographic actor and director Toni Ribas, and she stated that aside from their on-screen work, their relationship was monogamous. Akira identifies as a feminist.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1985
Asa Akira born at New York City.
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Awards
List of accolades received by Asa Akira • * Awards * Award — Won *;AVN Awards *;NightMoves Awards *;Pornhub Awards *;Urban X Awards *;XBIZ Awards *;XRCO Awards *;Others •;Total number of wins • Totals • References • Year — Ceremony — Category — Work • 2011 — AVN Award — Best All-Girl Three-Way Sex Scene (with Alexis Texas & Kristina Rose) — Buttwoman vs. Slutwoman • Best Anal Sex Scene (with Manuel Ferrara) — Asa Akira Is Insatiable • Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Toni Ribas & Erik Everhard) • Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/B/B) (with Prince Yahshua & Jon Jon) • Urban X Award — Best Couple Sex Scene (with Mr. Pete) — Vajazzled • Porn Star of the Year • 2012 — AVN Award — Best Solo Sex Scene — Superstar Showdown 2: Asa Akira vs. Kristina Rose • Best Anal Sex Scene (with Nacho Vidal) — Asa Akira Is Insatiable 2 • Best Double-Penetration Scene (with Mick Blue & Toni Ribas) • Best Group Sex Scene (with Erik Everhard, Toni Ribas, Danny Mountain, Jon Jon, Broc Adams, Ramón Nomar, & John Strong) • Best Tease Performance • Best Three-Way Sex Scene, Boy/Boy/Girl (with Mick Blue & Toni Ribas) • NightMoves Award — Best Gonzo/All Sex Release (Fan's Choice) • Best Ass (Editor's Choice) — rowspan=5 • XBIZ Award — Female Performer of the Year • XRCO Award — Female Performer of the Year • Superslut • AEBN VOD Award — Performer of The Year • Galaxy Award — Best Personal Website (North America) — AsaAkira.com • 2013 — Sex Award — Porn Star of the Year — rowspan=2 • Porn's Perfect Girl/Girl Screen Couple (with Jessica Drake) • Adult Movie of the Year — Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3 • AVN Award — Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene (with Ramón Nomar & Mick Blue) • Best Group Sex Scene (with Erik Everhard, Ramón Nomar, & Mick Blue) • Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Girl/Girl/Boy) (with Brooklyn Lee & James Deen) • Best POV Sex Scene (with Jules Jordan) — Asa Akira to the Limit • Best Star Showcase • Female Performer of the Year — rowspan=4 • XRCO Award — Female Performer of the Year • NightMoves Award — Best Ethnic Performer (Fan's Choice) • Galaxy Award — Best Female Performer (America) • 2014 — AVN Award — Best Porn Star Website (tied with JoannaAngel.com) — AsaAkira.com • NightMoves Award — Best Body (Editor's Choice) • Best All-Girl Release (Editor's Choice) — Alexis & Asa • 2015 — XRCO Award — Mainstream Adult Media Favorite • 2017 — AVN Award — Best Solo/Tease Performance — Asa Goes To Hell • XBIZ Award — Best Supporting Actress — DNA • Urban X Award — Social Media Star of the Year — rowspan=3 • Hall of Fame • 2018 — AVN Award — Mainstream Star of the Year • XBIZ Award — Best Actress – Couples-Themed Release — The Blonde Dahlia • 2019 — AVN Award — Mainstream Venture of the Year — rowspan=7 • Hall of Fame • Pornhub Award — Best Fan Club • 2020 — XRCO Award — Hall of Fame • Pornhub Award — Favorite MILF • 2022 — Favorite Social Media Personality • 2023 — Brazzers — Hall of Fame
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She also worked under the name Asa Akira. The authorities additionally record the headings Asa and Akira Lee. Her recorded languages were English and Japanese. She married Toni Ribas. Recorded as having received AVN Award for Best Solo/Tease Performance.
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