Briana Banks

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox adult biography 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.<ref name=AVNInsider/>

Career

Banks in 2008

Banks modeled as a teenager, appearing on a cover of Teen magazine.<ref name=AVNInsider>"Briana Banks: From Teen Magazine Cover Girl to Vivid Porn Queen" Template:Webarchive, Mike Ramone, AVN Insider, 2002-05-17. Retrieved April 28, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref name=TeraBabes>"In Tight with Briana Banks", TeraBabes interview, January 8, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2007.</ref> Having had aspirations of being a supermodel, she chose the professional surname "Banks" after model Tyra Banks.<ref>She explained this in an interview included among the DVD extras for the documentary Thinking XXX.</ref> 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.<ref name=PittsburghChannel>"Porn Star Briana Banks Sues Over Sex Toys" Template:Webarchive, WTAE-TV, October 13, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2007.</ref>

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.<ref name=2008Return>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2009, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.<ref name="AVN Hall"/>

In 2011, Banks starred in the porn parody version of the Fox animated series American Dad!, American Dad XXX: An Exquisite Films Parody.<ref name=2011AmDad>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="XRCO Hall">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.<ref name=2005VividValley>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=AVNInsider062802>"Briana Banks: Action Figure" Template:Webarchive, Carly Milne, AVN Insider, 2002-06-28. Retrieved May 6, 2007.</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Result	Category	Work
2001	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Mark Cummings)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Perverted Stories 28
	Hot d'Or Award	Template:Won	Best New American Starlet<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Template:N/a
	NightMoves Award	Template:Won	Best New Starlet (Fan's Choice)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:N/a
	XRCO Award	Template:Nom	Starlet of the YearTemplate:Citation needed	Template:N/a
		Template:Nom	Orgasmic OralistTemplate:Citation needed	Template:N/a
2002	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Lola, Aurora Snow & Joey Ray)<ref name=AVN02>Template:Cite web</ref>	Taboo 2001
		Template:Nom	Best Group Sex Scene - Video (with Justine Romee & Joel Lawrence)<ref name=AVN02/>	Tails of Perversity 8
	XRCO Award	Template:Nom	Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Jenna Jameson)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	My Plaything Jenna Jameson
2003	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Female Performer of the Year<ref name=AVN03>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:N/a
		Template:Nom	Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Chandler, Michele Raven, Cheyne Collins, Dale DaBone & Pat Myne)<ref name=AVN03/>	Vision
		Template:Nom	Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)<ref name=AVN03/>	Briana Loves Jenna
	XRCO Award	Template:Nom	Best Girl-Girl Scene (with Jenna Jameson)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	AFWG Award	Template:Won	Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video (with Jenna Jameson)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2004	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Best Supporting Actress - Video<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Tricks
2005	Exotic Dancer Award	Template:Won	Adult Movie Feature<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:N/a
2006	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Crossover Star of the Year<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:N/a
2007	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Contract Star of the Year<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Vivid Entertainment
2008	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Best Actress – Film<ref name=AVN2008>Template:Cite news</ref>	Layout
		Template:Nom	Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Film (with Penny Flame)<ref name=AVN2008/>
		Template:Nom	Best Anal Sex Scene - Film (with Kurt Lockwood)<ref name=AVN2008/>
		Template:Nom	Best Group Sex Scene - Film (with Hillary Scott, Evan Stone & Brooke Haven)<ref name=AVN2008/>
		Template:Nom	Best All-Girl Sex Scene - Video<ref name=AVN2008/>	Where the Boys Aren't 18
2009	AVN Award	Template:Nom	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)<ref name=AVN09>Template:Cite news</ref>	Where the Boys Aren't 19: Arabian Nights
		Template:Nom	Best Anal Sex Scene (with Manuel Ferrara)<ref name=AVN09/>	Perfect Match
		Template:Nom	Best Group Sex Scene (with Mick Blue, Michael Stefano & John Strong)<ref name=AVN09/>
		Template:Won	Hall of Fame<ref name="AVN Hall">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Template:N/a
2010	AVN Award	Template:Nom	Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Ben English & Otto Bauer)	Flashback
2016	XRCO Award	Template:Win	Hall of Fame<ref name="XRCO Hall"/>	Template:N/a
2017		Template:Win	Best Cumback<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:N/a

External links

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• 2009 podcast interview