Briana Banks

Briana Banks, born Briana Bany, was born in Munich on May 21, 1978, the daughter of a German father and an Italian-American mother. She moved to England with her mother when she was four years old, and when she was seven, they settled in Simi Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA. Since his father stayed in Germany, he grew up with only his mother and sister.

Leaving home at the age of sixteen, Banks took his sister, who was only fourteen, with him and became her legal guardian when she turned eighteen. During her youth, she worked as a model and appeared in publications such as Teen Magazine. During the same period, she worked in different jobs such as pizza maker, handicraft seller and secretary.

In 1999, she started placing advertisements in newspapers to model nude in adult magazines. However, thanks to these ads, she was discovered not by photographers, but by adult filmmakers. Her first film, University Coeds 18, was produced by Dane Entertainment and her scene partner was Brandon Iron. Banks, who initially used the name "Mirage", began using her own name since 2000.

During this period, she underwent breast augmentation surgery twice; Inspired by supermodel Tyra Banks, she chose her surname and her first film under her new name was Decadent Whores 9. In June 2001, she was chosen as Penthouse magazine's "Favorite of the Month" and soon signed a long-term agreement with Vivid Entertainment.

Banks was recognized as one of the performers with the longest legs in the pornography world. She got a lace-patterned tattoo on her lower back and broke up with actor Bobby Vitale, with whom she had been together for many years, in 2006. In 2002, the first action figure was produced in agreement with Cyber ​​F/X and Sota Toys companies.

In 2004, she contributed to the book How To Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide written for Vivid Entertainment; In this book, he shared his memories of the industry as well as the sexual suggestions of the company. In 2006, he filed a lawsuit against Doc Johnson Enterprises for 75 thousand dollars on the grounds that his productions were used without his permission.

Briana Banks has received many awards throughout her career. In 2001, he won the Hot D'Or Cannes “Best American Star” award. In 2003, she received the titles of both "Best Lending Star of the Year" and "Best Selling TV Series Star of the Year" at the AVN Awards. In 2009, he was nominated for an AVN Honor Award.