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Tera Wray (born Tera Elizabeth Lents; April 14, 1982 – January 13, 2016) was a pornographic actress, originally from Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Her stage name is derived from her real first name, Tera, and her best friend's middle name, Wray.[2] In his biography of Wray, media arts researcher Harris M. Lentz III referred to the actress as "a star of alternative pornography".[3]

Career

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."[4]

When she was 17, she had ovarian cancer, which was able to be removed by lasers and without chemotherapy.[2]

In summer 2006, Pleasure Productions signed her as their first contract performer in two years.[5]

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.[6]

She was a fan of heavy metal music, and hosted Matt Zane's[7] adult-oriented music series, Radium, during which she interviewed bands and attended concerts, as well as performing in sex scenes.[8][9]

Personal life

Later, she traveled with Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest Summer Tour 2007 (as a model for the tour's sponsors, Hustler Lingerie).[10] During the tour, she began dating Static-X frontman Wayne Static,[9][11][12] On January 10, 2008 the couple wed in Las Vegas.[13][14] She announced her retirement from the industry in August 2008.[15]

In 2009, Static-X released their sixth studio album, Cult of Static. This album features two tracks entitled "Tera-Fied", followed by "Stingwray", which is a reference to Tera's stage name, as well as the latter song being a reference to her Corvette Stingray. She appeared in the music video for "Stingwray".[16]

Wray was widowed after Wayne Static died on November 1, 2014.[17]

Death

Wray committed suicide on January 13, 2016 at her home in Joshua Tree, California.[18] She was 33 years old. Her body was discovered by her roommate and friend, Jay'e Jones, when she returned home from her tattoo studio that evening. A note was left by Wray, instructing Jones to call Wray's mother, her attorney, and several others.[18]

Awards

References

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  3. Lentz, Harris M. III (2017). "Wray, Tera". Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 429–430. ISBN 978-0-7864-7031-7 Check |isbn= value: checksum (help). ISSN 1087-9617. Retrieved 2018-07-12 – via Google Books.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles> Search this book on
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  5. Sullivan, David (2006-12-28). "Tera Wray Stars in Runaway Brat for Pleasure Productions". avn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-10.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. "20 Question E-Mail Fun With: Tera Wray". qlimax.com. March 7, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. 7.0 7.1 Matt and Mark Zane are brothers.
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  12. On his blog Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Webarchive/data' not found. on November 9, 2007, Static said: "I met Tera Wray during Ozzfest and we have been together since then."
  13. The article "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."
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