Asia Carrera, born Jessica Steinhauser on August 6, 1973, in New York City to a German father and Japanese mother, is an American former pornographic actress. Raised in Little Silver, New Jersey, she excelled academically as a spelling bee champion and Mensa member with an IQ of 156. Facing parental pressures, she ran away at 17, attempted suicide, and left Rutgers University to dance and model in Los Angeles. Entering the adult industry in 1993, she starred in over 350 films, winning the 1995 AVN Female Performer of the Year—the first Asian recipient—and a 2000 AVN Best Couples Sex Scene award. Inducted into AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame, she appeared in The Big Lebowski, voiced hentai OVAs, and reviewed games for Maximum PC. Retiring in 2003 after marrying director Bud Lee (divorced 2003), she wed bodybuilder Don Lemmon (2003–2006, died in accident), bearing three children. Holding BS in Psychology, MSEd, and JD, she is an atheist Pastafarian with autism, ADHD, and anxiety.
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