Career Sasha Grey

1 career

1.1 appearances
1.2 advocacy
1.3 modeling
1.4 acting
1.5 music
1.6 books

career

grey @ exxxotica in 2009

in may 2006, grey moved los angeles , began appearing in adult films after turning 18. toyed name anna karina, taken after french new wave actress, before deciding on present name. name sasha taken sascha konietzko of band kmfdm, , grey represents oscar wilde s novel picture of dorian gray. first scene orgy rocco siffredi fashionistas 2 john stagliano. grey made name herself in business after asked siffredi punch in stomach; however, later stated improvising , taken out of context.

in january 2007, grey recipient of awards best 3 way sex scene , best group scene @ avn adult movie awards. nominated best new starlet , lost naomi. grey named penthouse s pet of month july 2007 , photographed fashion photographer terry richardson.

in 2008, became youngest person win avn female performer of year award , best oral sex scene . grey formerly represented herself in adult industry through own agency, l.a. factory girls.

grey has indicated particular appreciation work of andrew blake , kimberly kane. a. o. scott of new york times described pornographic career distinguished both extremity of willing , unusual degree of intellectual seriousness doing it. in 2009, voted number #1 on genesis magazine s 11th annual edition of porn s hot 100 issue.

appearances

less 6 months after entering adult industry, grey featured in november 2006 edition of los angeles flagged potential major star, perhaps next jenna jameson. in december 2006, grey interviewed on syndicated entertainment industry news program insider.

in february 2007, appeared on tyra banks show, discussing teenagers in sex industry. there speculation show heavily manipulated through editing, , did not include defense of pornography career choice. show criticized doing increase dramatic value.

grey profiled in december 2008 rolling stone magazine.

in 2011, named cnbc 1 of 12 popular stars in porn. cnbc noted that, while no longer acting in porn films, current mainstream roles have kept interest in earlier porn work high, , several companies continue release compilations of it. grey filmed last pornographic movie @ age 21, although did not announce retirement time after, realizing many of fans still believed active performer in industry. on april 8, 2011, officially announced retirement adult films on facebook.

advocacy

grey has been advocate adult industry , defended choice porn actress. in march 2014 interview, spoke in defense of industry , on behalf of outed duke university student turned porn star, belle knox.

modeling

she has modeled french fashion designer max azria s ready wear line manoukian, italian footwear brand forfex international campaign, , american apparel. s modeled richard kern part of vice magazine s anti-fashion layout, , appeared in three-part vbs program, shot kern . appeared in taschen s 25th anniversary reprint of terry richardson s terryworld. among other collaborations richardson, has appeared in wives, wheels, weapons, companion book james frey s bright shiny morning. has modeled artists james jean, frédéric poincelet, zak smith, , david choe.

grey has appeared in playboy twice, first in december 2009 pictorial, , cover feature in october 2010. in january 2010, grey appeared nude in ad campaign peta advocating animal birth control. in february 2010, grey stated in peta interview, think spaying , neutering incredibly important. ... [i]t keeps animals out of shelters, , there s many unwanted animals out there .

acting

grey signing autographs in 2013

grey appeared in episode of james gunn s pg porn james gunn, cameo role in dick rude s independent film quit, , stars in 2009 canadian low-budget black comedy/horror film smash cut ottawa-based odessa/zed filmworks. plays tv news personality goes undercover actress in horror film production, discover older sister s murderer. in march 2010, grey cast anti-sex christian in horror film hallows, directed richard o sullivan.

grey played lead role, chelsea , escort paid act clients girlfriend, in academy award-winning director steven soderbergh s film girlfriend experience. soderbergh cast after reading profile in los angeles magazine, commenting that, s kind of new breed, think. doesn t fit typical mold of goes adult film business...i d never heard talk business way talked it. in having grey prepare role in girlfriend experience, soderbergh asked watch jean-luc godard s vivre sa vie , pierrot le fou. vivre sa vie concerns prostitution, while relationship portrayed in pierrot le fou suggested model dynamic between chelsea , boyfriend , clients. grey , soderbergh interviewed 2 escorts, , borrowed character traits , behavior them. critics had mixed assessments of grey s performance.

grey cast seventh season of hbo show entourage, played fictionalized version of herself. character vincent chase s new girlfriend in multi-episode arc. grey co-starred alongside thomas jane, carla gugino, jeremy piven , rob lowe in thriller melt premiered @ sundance film festival in january 2011. starred in indonesian film shrouded corpse bathing while hip-shaking. film premiered in indonesia on april 28, 2011. subsequently starred in french film life, released on dvd in france on august 10, 2011, , voiced character viola dewynter in 2011 video game saints row: third, released in november 2011. in 2013, appeared alongside mariya ocher in german documentary series durch die nacht mit ..., episode airing on german , french television on december 7, 2013.

in february 2011, appeared in music video eminem s song space bound . grey plays role of eminem s girlfriend, whom eminem strangles realize figment of imagination. video premiered on vevo on june 27, 2011. previously, appeared in music video 2008 song birthday girl roots. appears in music video smashing pumpkins song superchrist .

music

in 2008, grey began industrial music collaboration, called atelecine, pablo st. francis. later added members anthony d juan , ian cinnamon. first ep, avigillant carpark, released in 2009 new york label pendu sound on 7-inch vinyl only. grey contributed vocals current 93 album aleph @ hallucinatory mountain , x-tg album desertshore. regularly performs dj in united states , canada. in 2010, atelecine released first lp, ...and 6 dark hours pass, , in november of same year followed lp cassette tape culture. in august 9, 2011, atelecine s first full-length album, falcon , pod, released (this album first of planned trilogy). in addition work eminem, grey listed narnack records website guest artist on repentance, 54th studio album grammy-winning reggae , dub icon lee scratch perry, though perry himself denied involvement in 2009 interview.

atelecine s first live concert took place on october 20, 2012, in kraków @ museum of urban engineering during unsound festival.

in july 2013, announced grey no longer member of group , ian cinnamon , new vocalist, sveio, remaining full-time members.

in august 2015, announced psytrance band infected mushroom grey s vocals featured in upcoming album converting vegetarians ii in track fields of grey.

books

grey s first photo book, neü sex, released on march 29, 2011. second book, juliette society, erotic novel, released on may 9, 2013.