Tera Wray
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| Born | April 14, 1982 Louisville, Kentucky[1] |
| Other names | Tera Wray Static |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg)[1] |
| Spouse | Wayne "Static" Wells (Jan. 2008 – ) |
| No. of adult films | 23 (per IAFD) |
| Website | |
| http://www.terawray.com | |
Tera Wray (born April 14, 1982 in Louisville, Kentucky[1]) is a former pornographic actress.[1] Her stage name is derived from her real first name, Tera, and her best friend's middle name, Wray.[2]
She has said “I’ve wanted to do porn since I was in the fourth grade. I would always tell people that I wanted to be a porn star."[3] Her first job was as an umpire for a youth softball league.[4] When she was 17, she had ovarian cancer, which was able to be removed by lasers and without chemotherapy.[2]
While working as a Hooters Girl, she applied to be an erotic actress with the film company Pleasure Productions, through contacts at her local adult store.[4] In summer 2006, the company signed her as their first contract performer in two years.[5] Her first scene was with Lee Stone in Naughty Auditions, the second of her films to be released. Her first film released was Sweet Smokin' Hotties, on 8 March 2007. Her first lesbian scene was with Nicki Hunter.[4][6]
Wray often appears in movies of the alt-porn genre, and in the summer 2007 film Tattooed & Tight, she probably became the first person to perform a hardcore sex act on film while their partner received a tattoo.[7][8]
She is a fan of heavy metal music, and hosted Matt Zane's[9] adult-oriented music series, Radium, during which she interviewed bands and attended concerts, as well as performing in sex scenes.[10][11]
Later, she travelled with Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest Summer Tour 2007 (as a model for the tour's sponsors, Hustler Lingerie[5]). During the tour, she began dating Static-X frontman Wayne Static,[11][12][13] and on 10 January 2008 the couple married in Las Vegas.[14][15][16] She announced her retirement from the industry in August 2008.[17]
In 2009, Static-X released their sixth studio album, Cult of Static. This album features two tracks entitled "Tera-Fied", followed by "Stingwray", which is a reference to Tera's stage name, as well as the latter song being a reference to her Corvette Stingray. She also appeared in the music video for "Stingwray".
[edit] Awards
- 2008 F.A.M.E. Award finalist – Favorite Rookie Starlet[18]
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Most Outrageous Sex Scene – Tattooed & Tight (with Mark Zane)[7][8][9][11][19]
- 2008 XBIZ Award nominee – New Starlet of the Year[20]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene – The Orifice[21]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Most Outrageous Sex Scene – Tattooed & Tight 3[21]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Personal Bio Tera Wray". IAFD.com. http://www.iafd.com/person.asp?perfid=TaraWray&gender=F. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b Ross, Gene (2007-02-17). "Pleasure Productions Contract Girl Tera Wray Visits KSEX". adultfyi.com. http://www.adultfyi.com/read.php?ID=21912. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ Mikey Fresh (2008-06-11). "Tera Wray Interview". adultstarsmagazine.com. http://adultstarsmagazine.com/index.php/articles/asm/60-asm/334-tera-wray-interview/. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ a b c "Inside Tera Wray". xrentdvd.com. 2007-03-07. http://www.xrentdvd.com/Porn_Star_Interviews/Tera_Wray.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b Sullivan, David (2006-12-28). "Tera Wray Stars in Runaway Brat for Pleasure Productions". avn.com. http://www.avn.com/index.cfm?objectId=DB7BF463-D912-FB85-B64CBCE1A7F791EA. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "20 Question E-Mail Fun With: Tera Wray". qlimax.com. 2007-03-07. http://qlimax.com/tera-wray.php. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b Loftus, Cindi (2007-08-15). "Ouch! Damn That Looks Like It Hurts!!!!". xcitement.com. http://www.xcitement.com/content/naked_truth/naked_truth_aug_13_17_07.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b Homicide, Johnny. "Tattooed & Tight". eros-la.com. http://www.eros-la.com/articles/2007-07-10/dvdreviews0710/. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b Matt and Mark Zane are brothers.
- ^ "Heavy Metal & Hardcore Sex Collide". thegauntlet.com. 2007-03-12. http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1225/7753/.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b c "Society 1 Interview with Matt Zane". The Gauntlet. 2007-10-22. http://www.thegauntlet.com/interviews/712/Society-1.html. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Static-x Vocalist Drops By Metal Skool". thegauntlet.com. 2007-09-26. http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/422/10222/Static-x.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ On his blog on 9 Nov 2007, Mr Static states: "I met Tera Wray during Ozzfest and we have been together since then."
- ^ This page, dated 12 Jan 2008, (and of unknown reliability), states they are married.
- ^ The article "Wayne Static Gets Hitched to Adult Starlet", 2008-01-14, states: "The pair tied the knot in Las Vegas before the AVN Awards which took place on Saturday, Jan 12, 2008".
- ^ David Sullivan (2008-01-17). "Tera Wray Weds Static-X Frontman". AVN. http://www.avn.com/performer/articles/3355.html. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ Tod Hunter (2008-08-13). "Performer Tera Wray Announces Retirement". XBIZ. http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=97888. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "2008 F.A.M.E. Awards Finalists Announced". AVN. 2008-04-25. http://business.avn.com/articles/29854.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "AVN Award Nominees". AVNAwards.com. http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=nominees. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Javors, Steve (2008-01-04). "2008 XBIZ Awards Official Nominees Announced". xbiz.com. http://xbiz.com/news/web/88459. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b "Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVNAwards.com. 2008-11-25. http://avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-26.[dead link]
