Tera Wray (born Tera Elizabeth Lents; April 14, 1982 – January 13, 2016) was an American
pornographic 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 ...
. In his biography of Wray, performing arts researcher Harris M. Lentz III referred to her as "a star of alternative pornography".
Early life
Wray was born in
Owensboro, Kentucky.
Performing arts career
Her name is derived from her real first name, Tera, and her best friend's middle name, Wray.
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."
In summer 2006, Pleasure Productions signed her as their first contract performer in two years.
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 March 8, 2007. Her first lesbian scene was with
Nicki Hunter
Nicki Hunter (born December 19, 1979) is an American pornographic film director, producer, make-up artist, radio personality, and former pornographic actress.
Career
Hunter was born in Lake Worth, Florida. Hunter's first adult video appeara ...
.
Wray was a fan of heavy metal music, and hosted
Matt Zane
Matt "The Lord" Zane (born Matthew Zicari; October 7, 1974) is an American singer, musician, suspension artist, and author.
Biography
Zane was born Matthew Zicari in Rochester, New York. After graduating from Musicians Institute of Technolog ...
's
[Matt and Mark Zane are brothers.] adult-oriented music series, ''Radium'', during which she interviewed bands and attended concerts, as well as performing in sex scenes.
She traveled with
Ozzy Osbourne
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's
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual music festival tour of the United States and sometimes Europe and later Japan, featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Sharon Osbourne and her husband Ozzy Osbourne, both ...
Summer Tour 2007 as a model for the tour's sponsors, ''
Hustler
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Professions
* Hustler, an American slang word, e.g., for a:
** Con man, a practitioner of confidence tricks
** Drug dealer, seller of illegal drugs
** Male prostitute
** Pimp
** Business man, more gener ...
'' Lingerie.
In 2009, she appeared in the music video for "
Stingwray".
Personal life and death
Wray (center) alongside Elena Heiress and her husband Wayne Static, 2007
During the 2007
Ozzfest
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tour, Wray began dating
Static-X frontman
Wayne Static
Wayne Richard Wells (November 4, 1965 – November 1, 2014), known professionally as Wayne Static, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and primary lyricist for metal band Static-X. He released his ...
.
[On hi]
blog
on November 9, 2007, Static said: "I met Tera Wray during Ozzfest and we have been together since then." On January 10, 2008, the couple wed in
Las Vegas
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.
[The articl]
"Wayne Static Gets Hitched to Adult Starlet"
January 14, 2008, states: "The pair tied the knot in Las Vegas before the AVN Awards which took place on Saturday, Jan 12." She announced her retirement from the industry in August 2008. Wray reported quitting drugs in 2009. In 2009, Static-X released their sixth studio album, ''
Cult of Static
''Cult of Static'' is the sixth studio album by industrial metal band Static-X. It was released on March 17, 2009 via Reprise Records. The album's first single "Stingwray" was released and made available on the band's MySpace page on February 17, ...
''. This album features two tracks relating to Wray: "Tera-Fied", a pun on Tera's name, and "
Stingwray", a reference to her Corvette Stingray.
Wray was widowed after Wayne Static died on November 1, 2014. She died by suicide at her home in
Joshua Tree, California
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, on January 13, 2016.
Wray was 33 years old. Her roommate and friend, Jay'e Jones, discovered Wray's body at their home that evening. A note left by Wray instructed Jones to call Wray's mother, her attorney, and several others.
Awards
* 2008
F.A.M.E. Award Finalist – Favorite Rookie Starlet
* 2008
AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet
* 2008 AVN Award nominee – Most Outrageous Sex Scene (''Tattooed & Tight'') with Mark Zane
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* 2008 ]XBIZ Award
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nominee – New Starlet of the Year
Filmography
upWray at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
* ''19 Year Old Cuties POV 2'' (2007)
* ''19 Year Old Cuties POV 3'' (2007)
* ''Asseaters Unanimous 15'' (2007)
* ''Cone Alone'' (2007)
* ''Desperate Housewives Confessions'' (2007)
* ''For Once a Whore and Ever a Whore'' (2007)
* ''House of Ass 5'' (2007)
* ''Impassioned'' (2007)
* ''Maya Hills Is the Runaway Brat'' (2007)
* ''Naughty Auditions'' (2007)
* ''Punkd Ur Ass 1'' (2007)
* ''Punkd Ur Ass 2'' (2007)
* ''Radium 1'' (2007)
* ''Sweet Smokin' Hotties'' (2007)
* ''Tattooed and Tight 1'' (2007)
* ''Tattooed and Tight 2'' (2007)
* ''Tera Wray Is the Runaway Brat'' (2007)
* ''All Holes No Poles 1'' (2008)
* ''Orifice'' (2008)
* ''Radium 2'' (2008)
* ''Strap-On Sally 23'' (2008)
* ''Tattooed and Tight 3'' (2008)
* '' Stingwray'' (music video, 2009)
* ''There Will Be Cum 6'' (2009)
* ''Passionate Pleasures'' (2011)
* ''Pussy Smashin'' (2013)
* ''Lesbian Slut Fest'' (2014)
References
External links
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Tera Ray obituary
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1982 births
2016 deaths
Alt porn
People from Owensboro, Kentucky
American pornographic film actresses
Actresses from Kentucky
Pornographic film actors from Kentucky
Suicides in California
Static-X
2016 suicides
