Ashlyn Gere is an American

pornographic film actress A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dis ...

who has also performed in mainstream film and television, including appearances on the science fiction television series ''

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'' and '' Space: Above and Beyond''. Gere is an inductee into the AVN and

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Halls of Fame.

Early life and education

Gere graduated from the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes th ...

with a degree in

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and

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Career

In the 1980s, Gere was billed as Kim McKamy in several

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appearances such as ''

Evil Laugh ''Evil Laugh'' is a 1986 American slasher film A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term ...

'' (1986) and ''

Creepozoids ''Creepozoids'' is a 1987 American science fiction horror film, the first 35mm film directed by David DeCoteau, and starring Linnea Quigley, Ken Abraham, Michael Aranda, Richard S. Hawkins and Kim McKamy (also known as Ashlyn Gere). It was remade ...

'' (1987). She also worked as a

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in the films ''

Basic Instinct ''Basic Instinct'' is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wea ...

'' (1992) and ''

Indecent Proposal ''Indecent Proposal'' is a 1993 American erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Amy Holden Jones. It is based on the 1988 novel by Jack Engelhard, in which a couple's marriage is disrupted by a stranger's offer of a million d ...

'' (1993). As a

, Gere was one of the most popular stars of the 1990s, according to ''

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''. She was nominated for and won several major

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awards such as the

FOXE Fans of X-Rated Entertainment (F.O.X.E., also known as FOXE) is a United States-based pornography fan organization founded by adult film actor, director, and critic William Margold and actress Viper.XRCO The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) is a group of writers and editors from the American adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry. After the controversy and criticism of the ...

, and

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. In the latter half of the 90s, she slowed down on her adult video work and mainly toured as an

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Awards

AVN * 1993

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– Film for Chameleons * 1993 Best Actress – Video for Two Women * 1993 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Film for Chameleons (with Deidre Holland) * 1993 Best Group Scene – Video for Realities 2 (with

Marc Wallice Marc Wallice (born Marc Stephen Goldberg; October 3, 1959) is a former American pornographic actor. He performed in over 1,700 pornographic films and has directed as well. Wallice was inducted into both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. He teste ...

and

T. T. Boy T. T. Boy (born April 30, 1968) is an American pornographic performer and podcaster. He made his adult video debut in 1988. He twice won the XRCO Male Performer of the Year award, and was named the 1997 AVN Performer of the Year. In 2000, he ...

) * 1993 Female Performer of the Year * 1995 Best Actress – Film for The Masseuse 2 * 1995 Best Actress – Video for Body & Soul * 1995 Best Couples Sex Scene – Video for Body & Soul (with Mike Horner) *

AVN Hall of Fame The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.FOXE Fans of X-Rated Entertainment (F.O.X.E., also known as FOXE) is a United States-based pornography fan organization founded by adult film actor, director, and critic William Margold and actress Viper."Adult Video Awards"
, ''CanBest.com''. *1993 Female Fan Favorite *1994 Female Fan Favorite

Hot d'Or Award Hot d'Or ( en, Golden Hot) was an adult film industry pornographic award, awarded annually from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes, France

*1991 Starlet of the Year *1992 Best Actress (Single Performance) for Chameleons: Not the Sequel"9th annual XRCO Winners"
, ''XRCO.com''. *1992 Best Couples Sex Scene for Chameleons: Not the Sequel (with Rocco Siffredi) *1992 Best Girl-Girl Scene for Chameleons: Not the Sequel (with Deidre Holland) *1992 Female Performer of the Year *

XRCO Hall of Fame The XRCO Hall of Fame lists well-known adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO Award The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organizat ...

AFWG *2003 Best Actress – Video for Crime & Passion

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