Ashlyn Gere Explained
Ashlyn Gere is an American pornographic film actress[1] who has also performed in mainstream film and television, including appearances on the science fiction television series The X-Files and . Gere is an inductee into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.
Early life and education
Gere graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in Theatre Arts and Communications.[2]
Career
In the 1980s, Gere was billed as Kim McKamy in several B movie appearances such as Evil Laugh (1986) and Creepozoids (1987). She also worked as a body double in the films Basic Instinct (1992) and Indecent Proposal (1993).[3]
As a pornographic film actress, Gere was one of the most popular stars of the 1990s, according to Complex.She was nominated for and won several major adult industry awards such as the FOXE, XRCO, and AVN Awards. In the latter half of the 90s, she slowed down on her adult video work and mainly toured as an exotic dancer.[1]
Awards
AVN
FOXE
- 1992 Female Fan Favorite[6]
- 1993 Female Fan Favorite[6]
- 1994 Female Fan Favorite[6]
Hot d'Or Award
- 1995 Best American Actress for The Masseuse 2[7]
XRCO
- 1991 Starlet of the Year[8]
- 1992 Best Actress (Single Performance) for Chameleons: Not the Sequel[9]
- 1992 Best Couples Sex Scene for Chameleons: Not the Sequel (with Rocco Siffredi)[9]
- 1992 Best Girl-Girl Scene for Chameleons: Not the Sequel (with Deidre Holland)[9]
- 1992 Female Performer of the Year[9]
- XRCO Hall of Fame[9]
AFWG
- 2003 Best Actress – Video for Crime & Passion[10]
Notes and References
- News: Weatherford . Mike . Porno for Profits . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 2 November 1997 . 1097-1645 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000917131456/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Nov-02-Sun-1997/lifestyles/6298490.html . 17 September 2000.
- News: Beale . Lewis . Great XXXpectations . Daily News . New York . 8 January 1995 . Newspapers.com . limited . 2692-1251.
- Web site: . 17 Mainstream Actors Who've Done Adult Films . Complex . 9 March 2013.
- News: Past AVN Award Winners . avnawards.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020212409/http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners. 20 October 2007 . dead.
- News: AVN Hall of Fame . avnawards.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020014724/http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=halloffame. 20 October 2007 . dead.
- http://canbest.com/awards2.html "Adult Video Awards"
- News: A. J. . Benza . Michael . Lewittes . Riley Ready to Nix Knicks? . 6 December 2017 . Daily News . New York . 26 May 1995 . 2692-1251.
- Web site: Winners of 1991 XRCO Awards . aiwards.com . 6 December 2017.
- http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm "9th annual XRCO Winners"
- Evil Angel, The Fashionistas Dominate Adam Film World 2002 Movie Awards . 2014-02-12 . 2003-05-01 . Adult Video News . 0883-7090.