Asa Akira
- Awards: AVN Female Performer of the Year 2013; AVN, XRCO, Urban X and Brazzers Halls of Fame; around 48 award wins
- Born: 3 January 1985, New York City
- Eye colour: Brown
- Hair colour: Black
- Languages: English, Japanese
- Videos: 2
Asa Akira has 48 award wins and a seat in four halls of fame. She also wrote a memoir. Insatiable came out in 2014 and got reviewed like real literature, not a novelty, and it got read by people who would never watch one of her scenes.
Her first name is real, and Asa means morning in Japanese. She was born on 3 January 1985 in New York City. She’s 41.
How Asa Akira became porn’s most literary star
She came in sideways. She worked as a dominatrix at 19 and stripped at the Hustler Club in New York before her first scene in 2006, and once she started she didn’t slow down. AVN named her Female Performer of the Year in 2013, the halls of fame followed, and the wins climbed to 48. Then came three books and a podcast, DVDASA, co-hosted with the artist David Choe.
Her scenes here run through blowjob and anal work she built her name on.
What Asa Akira does now
She moved behind the camera and into the culture, hosting and writing and running the fan side through her own channels, which is roughly what you’d expect from someone who always treated this as a career rather than a phase, and who kept a paperback on shelves while she did it. She posts as @AsaAkira on X and @asahole on Instagram. Both are hers.
Asa Akira: frequently asked questions
How old is Asa Akira?
41. She was born on 3 January 1985 in New York City.
How tall is Asa Akira?
5 ft 2 in, about 157 cm.
Where is Asa Akira from?
New York City. She is of Japanese descent and spent part of her childhood in Japan.
Is Asa Akira married?
She was married to the performer Toni Ribas from 2012 to 2017.
What awards has Asa Akira won?
Around 48 in total, including AVN Female Performer of the Year in 2013, and she is in the AVN, XRCO, Urban X and Brazzers halls of fame.
Did Asa Akira write a book?
Three. Insatiable: Porn, A Love Story (2014), Dirty Thirty (2016), and Asarotica (2017), with the first drawing real mainstream reviews.
When did Asa Akira start?
2006. She had worked as a dominatrix from 19 and stripped at the Hustler Club in New York before her first scene.
Where does Asa Akira post?
X @AsaAkira and Instagram @asahole, plus her own site asaakira.com.
