The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time
From earning PhDs to starting small businesses, here are the smartest, geekiest and most driven porn stars of all time. Porn Stars are often derided for being unintelligent and shallow, but let's be honest, they were smart enough to make a living at something we all do for free. These women have been successful academically as well as financially, from founding succesful enterprises outside of the porn industry to leading an Oxford debate team to victory. These 13 adult film actresses prove they have big brains to match their other large assets.
- 1Up 636Down 250Here's a video of Sasha Grey describing her 5 favorite films.
Only in her early 20s, Sasha Grey has starred in over 170 adult films.
She's been on various programs throughout television and the internet defending her lifestyle and those who choose it. She has been quoted as saying that she's never done anything she didn't want to do.
How is she intelligent enough to be on this list? Well, she turned to p*********y as an art form. She says she used to watch it when she was in college and used it to m********e, and was a huge fan, but always felt like something was "missing" from it.
Her unique brand of name-calling and vocal reactions to what is happening in every one of her scenes are what she describes as a sort of "psychological warfare" she wages on her co-stars and the audience in order to challenge them all.
In addition to her successful adult film career, she's also starred in mainstream director Stephen Soderberg's film The Girlfriend Experience and even has her own band.
She has since used her popularity to herald such causes as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' initiative for animal birth control. She also recently went and read to school children, mostly clothed. - 2Up 371Down 192Not to be mistaken with Wayne's World's Tia Carrera, Asia Carrera was born in New York City and studied piano as a child (which is probably where she gets her fast fingers). She was so good at this, in fact (the piano playing), that she performed at Carnegie Hall TWICE before even turning 15.
She's starred in over 275 adult films in her career (as well as some Mainstream Films) and has as IQ of 156. She also attended Rutgers University from which she earned a full scholarship, where she double-majored in Business and Japanese. She was also an avid Woman's Basketball fan.
She never quite finished her full degree, though, because she made more money at the stripping job she had during college and according to her just "had more fun" and, according to Cyndi Lauper, that's all girls want to do anyway, so everything seemed to work out.
She's gone on to own the rights to some of her most famous films, including "A is for Asia", and has become one of the most well-known adult film stars of all time.
She's the self proclaimed "nerd of porn" and is an avid player of Unreal Tournament (a popular First-Person-Shooter game). She even went as far as designing her own game skins.
Her gamertag is megabitchgoddess, for anyone who's interested.
You may recognize her from the fake porn film in The Big Lebowski (Not to be confused with the Real Porn version of the Fake Big Lebowski) or from the action figures of her that are sold in some novelty stores.
In this video: Asia's rocky journey to success, fueled primarily by her intelligent survival. - 3Up 278Down 172Coming from Buddhist parents, Nina Hartley started working in strip clubs during her sophomore year of nursing school to support herself. She graduated magna c*m laude (must not... make... joke....) from San Francisco State University's nursing school, and is a registered nurse.
One of her best quotes is: "Sex isn't something men do to you. It isn't something men get out of you. Sex is something you dive into with gusto and like it every bit as much as he does." She's a well-known sex educator and sex-positive feminist.
Before Jenna Jameson's rise to fame, she was pretty much THE go-to eloquent, well-spoken spokesperson FOR p*********y. She even appeared on Oprah Winfrey defending the subject in front of dozens of angry women in the audience.
She is also a really experienced and wise sex educator and teaches via a series of "Guide to..." films that pretty much cover the entire spectrum of sexuality. She has a "How to" video on how to do just about anything and will teach you and your partner to do all that stuff you've always been afraid to do. - 4Up 236Down 145Shy Love has starred in over 250 adult films during her career.
She legitimately graduated high school at the age of 16, then earned a bachelor's degree and two Masters Degrees. She got her Bachelor's degree in Accounting, then got her Master's Degree in Accounting immediately afterward.
Soon after, she became the comptroller of a multi-national pet pharmaceutical company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And during her employment there, she found the time to take night classes to earn her second Master's Degree in Taxation. By the age of 25, she was a certified public accountant, which means she's probably REALLY fun at parties.
She's currently a talent manager, as she even started her own talent management agency.
Here's a video about this lovely lady's lucrative career and how she runs some of her business from her bed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPBuM9qp4UY - 5Up 210Down 128
A.J. Bailey
The Scottish 29-year-old blonde holds a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and studied art at St Andrews, the top Scottish university attended by Prince William.
While she attended the university and was in MBA courses with some of Prince William's friends, she got her first spread in Hustler magazine.
She's admitted that she spends a lot of her free time reading Tolstoy and Oscar Wilde.
"I quite like being called the world's brainiest porn star... it is a cliche that all porn stars are airheads."
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The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 2/08/2012 9:11 AM
she said she supports pakistan and would go on howard sterns show wrapped in the palistinian flag
howard stern got her dumb ass though when he told her she should go and live their and see what the do to one of the most raunchy p**nstars ever
what a dummy
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 1/07/2012 7:56 PM
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Nina Hartley at 9/27/2011 3:23 PM
Lisa Sparxxx at 9/27/2011 2:40 PM
T. J. Hart at 9/27/2011 2:38 PM
Laurie Wallace at 9/17/2011 2:00 AM
Jenna Jameson at 9/17/2011 1:56 AM
Nina Hartley at 9/17/2011 1:54 AM
Shy Love at 9/17/2011 1:51 AM
Asia Carrera at 9/17/2011 1:19 AM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 9/05/2011 8:38 PM
They want people to call them P**n Stars -_-
They share the same activities and motivations as the group of people we call "Prostitutes". Men in power are behind this.
Today's society (In general) Is a sick an ignorant one. There's no doubt about it, where ever you go you'll see some kind of sexual-business connection. (ex) Sports, Advertisements, Non-educational T.V. programs, etc.
As a young teen. Temptations are hard when older generations are advertising you sex wherever you put your eyes on. (It's obvious that you make decisions) but it is uncomfortable browsing the web, watching T.V. programs, etc and having all this hypocrite people -_-
Most people without noticing, don't know it. They even idolize people. If you analyze deep into society, they don't do much but create more perverted minds in the Planet.
I extremely dislike the power/luxuries they give to celebrities. They are sometimes giving statues, recognition, and blah blah. When they don't do anything to help society out from this hypocrite stage. But to assimilate more young girls to follow the same dysfunctional old path: "The best and easy way to a recognized life"
I will not idolize this women for being "Astute"
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 9/01/2011 1:31 PM
Annie Sprinkle at 8/28/2011 2:54 PM
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Annie Sprinkle at 10/28/2010 9:05 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 10/24/2011 6:18 AM
Lorelei Lee at 10/20/2010 2:16 PM
Asia Carrera at 9/19/2010 6:54 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 9/05/2010 9:57 AM
A.J. Bailey at 8/18/2010 12:39 PM
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A.J. Bailey at 8/18/2010 12:33 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 7/30/2010 7:09 PM
The entertainment business, mainstream as well as adult, is a very harsh business, peopled by those who need attention. More comics have killed themselves than have adult performers. "Most" are NOT drug addicts, either, so please get your facts from somewhere other than your behind, or keep risking sounding like a completely judgmental ignoramus.
Mike: you really can't compare law with nursing. Two different types of intelligences are needed. Both are hard, with lots to know, remember and recall. Have YOU tried to get through one nursing course? Biology? Anatomy? Chemistry? Physiology? Psychology? Can you start an IV? Take a medical history? Do a physical assessment of an injury? Change a dressing safely? Remove stitches? Record vital signs? Deliver a baby? Help a woman learn to breast feed her infant? I thought so.
Jimmy: suicide is NOT rampant in the adult industry. In my 26 years here there have been fewer than ten, including the idiot with the sword.
To set the record straight, there have been exactly FIVE cases of HIV detected since 2004, four in '04 and 1 last year, when a new performer was found to be HIV+, after she had done a BJ scene. The other cases were either people being screened before their first scenes (and therefore kept out of the talent pool), or were "civilians" (non-performers) who were just getting tested on their own.
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Joanna Angel at 7/30/2010 7:50 AM
Jenna Jameson at 7/30/2010 7:35 AM
Sasha Grey at 7/30/2010 7:32 AM
Asia Carrera at 7/03/2010 9:02 PM
Nina Hartley at 7/03/2010 7:45 PM
Laurie Wallace at 7/03/2010 7:22 PM
Asia Carrera at 6/30/2010 7:12 PM
Sasha Grey at 6/30/2010 7:10 PM
Nina Hartley at 6/30/2010 7:09 PM
Shy Love at 6/30/2010 12:03 PM
Beautiful and smart.
Whew, I think I'll go watch some of her movies.
Asia Carrera at 6/27/2010 11:03 AM
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Asia Carrera at 6/26/2010 2:49 AM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/26/2010 12:01 AM
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Sasha Grey at 6/25/2010 9:20 PM
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Laurie Wallace at 6/25/2010 9:18 PM
Laurie Wallace at 6/29/2010 2:18 PM
Also, that's not her ONLY accomplishment. The fact is that she didn't come from a "hard" background, but chose a profession that makes her happy and is lucrative for her.
It's smarter than 99% of us who hate our jobs and do what we can just to stay afloat.
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/25/2010 8:24 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/26/2010 8:17 AM
Asia Carrera's education is a widely known fact. I'm not aware that she's a drug addict. Just because she makes a tonne of money doesn't mean she's making it to fuel a habit. Plenty of politicians make millions every year, not all of them are junkies.
Drug addiction is rife in the industry, yes, but mainly in the 'amateur' p**n that you'll find on RedTube. The s**tty stuff you get for free should never be confused with the standards of an industry.
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Lisa Sparxxx at 6/24/2010 9:25 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 9:01 PM
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T. J. Hart at 6/24/2010 8:52 PM
T. J. Hart at 6/29/2010 2:16 PM
Where do you get your non-facts?
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 7:54 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 7:04 PM
Jenna Jameson at 6/24/2010 6:08 PM
Jenna Jameson at 6/29/2010 2:19 PM
Shy Love at 6/24/2010 6:08 PM
Shy Love at 6/24/2010 5:23 PM
Asia Carrera at 6/24/2010 3:42 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 2:21 PM
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The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 2:19 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 9:13 AM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/24/2010 2:46 PM
The 13 Smartest Porn Stars of All Time at 6/25/2010 7:42 PM
Asia Carrera at 6/24/2010 7:56 AM
Asia Carrera at 6/30/2010 12:00 PM
Where do you get Madonna from that sentence?