Biography

Sasha Grey

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Overview

Born
March 14, 1988 · Sacramento, California, USA
Birth name
Marina Ann Hantzis
Height
5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Mini bio

Sasha Grey first made her name as one of the most notorious adult film stars in recent history; but with a no regrets attitude, she moved on from her former career, in 2009 at age 21. She has gone on to star in HBO's Entourage, published NEÜ SEX a book of photographs, and she DJ's internationally. In 2013, she published her first novel, the internationally successful The Juliette Society, in 25 countries. She regularly tours internationally, as an artist, author, actress, and DJ.
- IMDb mini biography by: Little Brown UK

Family

Relatives

Trademarks

Her smirk-like smile
Long waist length brown hair
Expressive face
Hazel eyes
Energetic personality

Trivia

Starred in approximately 224 adult films, including re-releases.
On April 8, 2011, she announced her retirement from adult films on her official page on Facebook, though she quit performing in 2009.
She has Greek, English, Polish, and Irish ancestry.
Auditioned for the role of Abigail in The Favourite (2018).
Frequently tours as a DJ, and has been making music since 2008. She was the Co-founder of the industrial noise band aTelecine, reports show she left the band in 2013. She's since recorded a full length album entitled, Transmission with Death In Vegas.

Quotes

Reading was very important to me as a kid. It was very inspirational to me. I went to a school where that wasn't encouraged so much but my parents encouraged that and it has made me part of who I am.

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.

To challenge non-profit education programs is an exercise in futility, counter-productive and anti-educational.

(On the Read Across America Controversy)

Nov 2011
You know, I commit to most things I do in life, so I don't really have any serious regrets. But I'll say this, there are plenty of people that I wish I could unmeet. It's kind of an L.A. syndrome. (On regrets).

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better. (On dreams and disappointment).

-December 2011
-Information just comes and goes so quickly, or it can be misconstrued. I can be a very sarcastic person, and sometimes people take every word I say literally. (On social media)

-It's Godard. You either get it or you don't, you know? [laughs] He is definitely one of those people, like a David Bowie, who has always challenged himself and the way things are done. He's constantly evolving, breaking rules, creating new ones, and breaking those rules. I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do. I really admire that. (On why she likes Godard)

-May 2009
Well, that's the thing. I don't want to segregate it from art because, for me, it is art. I think a lot of people don't look at it that way but I do. So right now I want to have my hands in everything. (On leaving the adult industry behind). -2009
[on entering the porn industry] I really thought about it numerous times before I made my decision and it did not bother me after a while. It especially did not bother me after I told my sister and my mother. That was really hard, but once I told them and got over that hump I knew I could tell anyone. That was really hard because I knew they would be judgmental.