The gorgeous brunette Asia Carrera can be seen in over 250 hardcore films. Her image, with the delicate features of an innocent Asian woman and the sexy forms of a European woman, was very fond of the fans. But is that the only thing that sets her apart from porn actresses? Not at all. In addition to the amazing appearance, nature rewarded the girl with intelligence. She is a self-taught web designer, has won an academic scholarship to Rutgers University, and is a member of MENSA, a community of people with a high IQ.
Her motto is “I can do anything if I work hard enough!” How did such a smart girl end up in the adult industry?
- Rebel or nerd
- Personal life and career h2> In 1995, she became the first Asian woman to win the AVN Best Actress of the Year award. The girl herself created a website for herself, and she herself was engaged in its moderation. Asia was one of the first celebrities to share everything that happens in their lives with others online. She came home from the set, updated the page, went to the chat, posted photos, slept a little and went to the shooting again in the morning. Her blog existed long before the word itself. Bad Lee, the director who opened her way to porn, became her husband, and they lived in marriage for 8 happy years, parting on a friendly note. Carrera has voiced several porn anime releases – hentai, Inmu (2001) and Shusaku (1999). In October 2001, she attended several anime festivals as a guest of honor. In 2003, Asia Carrera married nutritionist and writer Don Lemmon. The girl announced that she was leaving porn. The fans were shocked. Every day, hundreds of questions came to her: how to live a normal life, leaving adult films in the past? The girl answered that the concept of the norm can change daily and, most importantly, what she herself feels. The couple moved to St. George, Utah, where in March 2005, Carrera gave birth to their first child, daughter Catalina. But soon the newlyweds suffered misfortune. When Asia was pregnant with her second child, John was in a car accident and died. She gave birth to a baby boy unaided at home 7 weeks later, whom she named Donald Edward Lemmon III. Asia was afraid that she would not be able to feed two children and began to collect donations on her personal page. When journalists expressed condolences to her and advised her to turn to God, she replied: “Religion is stupidity. When you are dead, you become the soil for future flowers and plants. I don't know what's on the other side and it scares me. I would rather fight adversity every day than turn into darkness and nothingness.” In 2007, she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame, an honor given for significant contributions to the porn business. The girl always spoke warmly about the porn industry. “Do not believe the rumors that we are being drugged and raped. All who remain in business are here of their own free will. Trust me, it only takes a couple of scenes to get away. Nobody will hold you. Pornography can't be banned, too many people like it.” What Asia is up to now In 2012, her son Niko was born, but she abandoned the child and gave him to be raised by her friends, continuing to participate in his life as a family friend. Carrera starred in the documentary Life After Porn, in which she talked about what she faced after leaving the industry. The star shared that despite the success and positive attitude of society towards her, she also faced bias and condemnation. For example, the Mensa community, despite her services to the organization, tried not to mention or comment on her once again. In the world of pornography, her story is unusual and amazing. In 2017, Carrera enrolled with her daughter at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. Asia still maintains her blog, but now it does not resemble the spread of an erotic magazine. She talks about her problems and victories, motherhood, her attitude to what is happening around. Asia considers it excellent therapy. She is tired of attention, and she does not seek to maintain close contact with the outside world.
- What Asia is up to now
Rebel or nerd
Asia Carrera was born to a German and a Japanese mother on August 6, 1973 in New York, USA. Her real name is Jessica Andrea Steinhauser. The future porn star grew up in the humble surroundings of the small town of Little Silver, New Jersey. Asia was a very gifted child: at the tender age of 13, she was an excellent performer of Bach's music on the piano, and managed to perform twice at Carnegie Hall before she was 15 years old. It seemed that the future was predetermined.
But at the age of 16, the girl ran away from home, due to pressure from her parents. They believed that she did not spend enough time studying. Once on the street, Asia was forced to start earning on her own in order to pay for her studies at the university. Her career began in New Jersey nightclubs where she worked as a go-go dancer. Asia was afraid of poverty, and threw all her strength into never needing money again, but mountains of gold do not pay for striptease.
In 1993, she took part in a photo shoot for an erotic magazine. This was the starting point: the girl decided to move to California, closer to the bigwigs of the porn industry. A close friend introduced her to director Bud Lee, who immediately offered her to star in one of his films. But it is unfair to accuse her of being led by others. The girl was always independent and knew what she wanted to achieve. Asia's pseudonym hides her origin and surname of the famous feature film actress Tia Carrere.
She signed a contract with Vivid, which she said had many limitations, and she was looking forward to finishing it. After completing the collaboration, she got an intimate piercing, breast augmentation and starred in her first anal sex scene. The actress said that in general, she liked this experiment, but she is not ready to become the queen of this genre. Asia has always been too independent for porn star status: she was disgusted by interracial and group sex, and she easily refused these “bonuses”, despite the fact that they are highly paid.
Personal life and career
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In 1995, she became the first Asian woman to win the AVN Best Actress of the Year award. The girl herself created a website for herself, and she herself was engaged in its moderation. Asia was one of the first celebrities to share everything that happens in their lives with others online. She came home from the set, updated the page, went to the chat, posted photos, slept a little and went to the shooting again in the morning. Her blog existed long before the word itself.
Bad Lee, the director who opened her way to porn, became her husband, and they lived in marriage for 8 happy years, parting on a friendly note. Carrera has voiced several porn anime releases – hentai, Inmu (2001) and Shusaku (1999). In October 2001, she attended several anime festivals as a guest of honor.
In 2003, Asia Carrera married nutritionist and writer Don Lemmon. The girl announced that she was leaving porn. The fans were shocked. Every day, hundreds of questions came to her: how to live a normal life, leaving adult films in the past? The girl answered that the concept of the norm can change daily and, most importantly, what she herself feels. The couple moved to St. George, Utah, where in March 2005, Carrera gave birth to their first child, daughter Catalina. But soon the newlyweds suffered misfortune. When Asia was pregnant with her second child, John was in a car accident and died. She gave birth to a baby boy unaided at home 7 weeks later, whom she named Donald Edward Lemmon III.
Asia was afraid that she would not be able to feed two children and began to collect donations on her personal page. When journalists expressed condolences to her and advised her to turn to God, she replied: “Religion is stupidity. When you are dead, you become the soil for future flowers and plants. I don't know what's on the other side and it scares me. I would rather fight adversity every day than turn into darkness and nothingness.”
In 2007, she was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame, an honor given for significant contributions to the porn business. The girl always spoke warmly about the porn industry. “Do not believe the rumors that we are being drugged and raped. All who remain in business are here of their own free will. Trust me, it only takes a couple of scenes to get away. Nobody will hold you. Pornography can't be banned, too many people like it.”
What Asia is up to now
In 2012, her son Niko was born, but she abandoned the child and gave him to be raised by her friends, continuing to participate in his life as a family friend. Carrera starred in the documentary Life After Porn, in which she talked about what she faced after leaving the industry. The star shared that despite the success and positive attitude of society towards her, she also faced bias and condemnation. For example, the Mensa community, despite her services to the organization, tried not to mention or comment on her once again.
In the world of pornography, her story is unusual and amazing. In 2017, Carrera enrolled with her daughter at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. Asia still maintains her blog, but now it does not resemble the spread of an erotic magazine. She talks about her problems and victories, motherhood, her attitude to what is happening around. Asia considers it excellent therapy. She is tired of attention, and she does not seek to maintain close contact with the outside world.
