Sasha Grey Biography
Sasha Grey is a former pornographic actress, model, writer, and musician from the United States. She is a well-known model who has worked on campaigns for French fashion designers, Italian footwear brands, and American clothing brands, among others. Grey began her career as an actress in the pornographic film industry, where she won 15 awards between 2007 and 2010, including the AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2008. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2023.
How old is Sasha Grey?- Age
She is 34 years old as of March 2022. Grey was born as Marina Ann Hantzis on March 14, 1988, in Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Sasha Grey Education
Sasha graduated at the age of 17 after attending four high schools, including Highlands High in California. She enrolled at Sacramento City College in late 2005 to study film, dance and acting. She did, however, leave after a few months.
Sasha Grey Height- Weight
Grey stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches and she weighs is 52Kg.
Sasha Grey Family- Parents
Grey was born on March 14, 1988, as Marina Ann Hantzis in Sacramento, California, USA. Her father was Greek-American, but her mother is English, Irish, and Polish. Her father worked as a mechanic, and her mother was employed by the state of California. Sasha was only five years old when her parents divorced. In the year 2000, her mother remarried. Sasha’s biological father passed away in June 2015.
Sasha Grey Husband- Married
Grey considers herself an existentialist as well as bisexual. She had a long-term relationship and was engaged to Ian Cinnamon, who is 13 years her senior, but the couple divorced in 2013. In May 2016 interview, rock and pop culture critic Art Tavana compared Grey with Madonna, describing her as “defiantly feminist” and as “novelist, EDM DJ, sex-positive feminist, Formula 1 racer or action star—no matter what it is, it’s more than ‘ex-porn star'”.
Sasha Grey Career
Marina Ann Hantzis moved to Los Angeles in 2006, after turning 18, and began appearing in adult films. She was given the name Anna Karina after a French actress, but she later changed it to Sasha Grey. ‘The Fashionistas 2’ by John Stagliano was her first adult film. She won two awards at the AVN Adult Movie Awards in January 2007. She also founded her own agency, L.A. Factory Girls, and used it to represent herself in the adult industry. She was noticed and praised by the media within six months of entering the adult film industry. ‘Los Angeles magazine hailed her as a potential star, ‘The Insider’ interviewed her, and ‘Rolling Stone’ profiled her.
Sasha has modeled for well-known fashion designers. She has modeled for the clothing line Manoukian by French fashion designer Max Azria, the Italian footwear brand Forfex, and Richard Kern for Vice magazine. She has also walked the runway for James Jean, Frédéric Poncelet, Zak Smith, and David Choe. She was featured twice in ‘Playboy,’ a popular adult magazine. She appeared in a PETA ad in 2010 as an advocate for animal birth control.
Sasha Grey broke into the mainstream with the lead role in Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film ‘The Girlfriend Experience.’ She also appeared in Lee Demarbre’s Canadian horror film ‘Smash Cut’ the same year. In Richard O’Sullivan’s horror film ‘Hallows,’ she played an anti-sex Christian.
‘I Melt with You,’ a thriller directed by Mark Pellington, cast her. She also appeared in the Indonesian film ‘Shrouded Corpse Bathing While Hip-Shaking,’ as well as the French film ‘Life.’ On television, she appeared in season seven of HBO’s ‘Entourage,’ portraying herself in a fictional version. Sasha formed telecine, a music collaboration with Pablo St. Francis, in 2008. Their first EP, ‘vigilant Carpark,’ was released in 2009, followed by their first LP, ‘And Six Dark Hours Pass,’ in 2010. ‘A Cassette Tape Culture’ came after. ‘The Falcon and the Pod,’ ATelecine’s debut album, was released in August 2011. In July 2013, she left the group. Sasha contributed vocals to the album Current 93.
Sasha Grey’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 3 million dollars.
Sasha Grey Movies and TV Shows
MOVIES:
- 2017 Black Licorice
- 2014 Open Windows
- 2014 The Scribbler
- 2012 The Girl from the Naked Eye
- 2012 Would You Rather
- 2012 Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story Unreleased;
- 2011 I Melt With You
- 2011 Membunuh: Murder
- 2010 Quit Mini-mart
- 2010 The New Erotic: Art Sex Revolution
- 2009 The Girlfriend Experience
- 2009 Smash Cut
- 2009 This Ain’t Star Trek XXX
- 2009 Seinfeld: A XXX Parody
- 2009 Sexpo Australia
- 2008 9 to 5: Days in Porn
- 2008 Circa ’82
- 2007 Homo Erectus
- 2007 Broken
TV SHOWS:
- 2020 Grey Area
- 2018 Into the Dark
- 2013 Sexy NSA Commercial
- 2013 Durch die Nacht mit …
- 2010 Entourage
- 2009 Porn: Business of Pleasure
- 2009 James Gunn’s PG Porn