Asa Akira is an American adult film actress and director who is best known for her appearance in more than 500 adult films until May 2016. Besides that, her buxom and shapely brunette features have also helped her win various awards including the “AVN Female Performer of the Year Award.” Asa also has a huge fan base with more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million followers on Facebook.
Born Name
Asa Takigami
Nick Name
Asa Akira
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Manhattan, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
She studied at Manhattan’s United Nations International School. However, she was not called back to attend the school for her Sophomore year due to unsatisfactory grades. As a result of that, she joined Gramercy Park’s Washington Irving High School.
Akira completed her senior year of school at the City-As-School which is situated in 16 Clarkson Street.
Occupation
Adult Film Star, Director
Family
- Father – Kenji Takigami (Photographer)
- Mother – Taeko Takigami (Business Executive)
Manager
Asa is represented by Mark Spiegler of Spiegler Girls.
Build
Voluptuous
Height
5 ft 1¾ in or 157 cm
Weight
53 kg or 117 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Asa Akira’s name has been linked with –
- Julian
- Spice Boy (2006-2007)
- 25 Cent (2007)
- Hammil (2007)
- Rocco Reed (2009-2012)
- Toni Ribas (2012-2017)
- Christian (2012)
- Sean Maroney (2018-Present) – She gave birth to a baby boy in early 2019.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Asa Akira is of Japanese descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Disputed
She prefers to think of her sexual orientation as heteroflexibility and dislikes being called bisexual.
Distinctive Features
- Buxom figure
- Lifted eyebrows
- Almond-shaped eyes
Brand Endorsements
Through her social media, she has done endorsement work for various brands such as –
- P*rn hub
- TalkToMe.com.
Asa Akira Facts
- She spent her initial years in SoHo, Manhattan.
- Asa Akira was 9 years old when her family relocated to Tokyo. However, 4 years later, she was back in the United States and resided in Downtown Brooklyn before settling in Clinton Hill.
- Her father worked as a portrait photographer.
- Despite her parents having migrated to the United States prior to her birth, she was raised purely in Japanese culture. They even spoke in Japanese at home.
- Growing up, Asa Akira’s parents saw to it that their daughter’s diet only consisted of healthy food.
- She was a teenager when she worked at the “Books of Wonder” as the cashier of the bookstore.
- It was due to her grandfather who served as a Japanese diplomat for 45 years that she was able to attain a scholarship to study at the United Nations International School.
- Akira was 19 years old when she started her career as a dominatrix.
- In the past, she has worked at the Hustler Club in New York as a stripper.
- She was a regular on the radio show Bubba the Love Sponge.
- It was a former stripper, model, and adult film star Gina Lynn who introduced her into the work of adult films. She and Gina have starred in a number of films together.
- Asa did her first boy and girl film for Gina Lynn Productions with Travis Knight.
- Akira is her stage name that was taken from the anime film Akira.
- Her first name in Japanese means “morning.”
- She and adult film actress Jesse Jane hosted the “30th Annual AVN Awards” alongside comedian April Macie.
Featured Image By Asa Akira / Instagram
Facts of Asa Akira
- full nameAsa Akira
- weight53 kg
- height5 ft 1¾ in