Briana Banks a.k.a (Briana Bank, Brianna Banks, Mirage)
Born in Munich, Germany, Banks moved to Britain and then to the United States when she was seven years old.
She chose U.S. citizenship when she was 18. Her legal name (birth name) is Briana Bany. She held various jobs before entering the adult industry; clerk at an arts and crafts store, file clerk and secretary. Then at age 20, she quit her job as an insurance auditor.
Briana began her career doing nude modeling (1999) for a number of adult magazines. Her first film was University Coeds 18, in which she performed opposite Brandon Iron.
In 2000, Banks appeared in Max Hardcore's Pure Max 1 performing anal, fisting, cum-swallowing and multiple golden shower acts.
In 2000, after having the first of two breast enlargement operations, taking her up to a size 34DD she entered the industry under the name Briana. She has appeared in Penthouse magazine as Pet of the Month in June 2001 and is billed as having the longest legs in the business (36" inseam).
In 2002 Briana had an action figure made in her likeness. The Los Angeles based company Cyber F/X used laser-scanning equipment to create an exact computer model of her body and head. The computer model was then used by Sota Toys to create the action figure.
She married fellow pornstar Bobby Vitale in 2003. On her myspace page Briana recently mentioned that they are sadly no longer together.
Briana was a contributing author in the 2004 book How To Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate Vivid Guide. In the book she and other Vivid contract stars give advice and tips about sex, as well as relate anecdotes from their personal sex-lives.
On 13 October 2006, WTAE-TV News in Pittsburgh, PA reported that Banks, called "a local porn star", was filing a federal lawsuit seeking more than US$75,000 in damages against Doc Johnson Enterprises, a sex toy manufacturer, claiming the company violated an agreement to make molds of her genitals, making 10 unauthorized products from those reproductions while the agreement was that the company would only make two.
Briana was featured in famous Briana Loves Jenna and Island Fever.
My first job was making pizzas, then I worked at an arts and crafts store, then I was a file clerk at an insurance company. Then I got a job as a secretary at a cosmetic company. I worked there for about 6 months. My boyfriend, John and I were breaking up. I was depressed and called in sick at work all the time, so they fired me. After John and I broke up, I had hardened a little bit, I wasn't so naive any more. I decided to do something different. In August of 1999 I decided I wanted to try nude modeling. I looked up a nude photographer in the paper and went and saw him. The next thing ya know, he put me in a porno movie.
And for all the guys who ask me if I prefer anal? Hhhmmm, maybe. Doggy is best and to answer the other question... my favorite guys to work with are Joel Lawrence, Bobby Vitale, Marc Davis and Evan Stone and maybe you perhaps?
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