Asia Carrera Lemmon was born as Jessica Steinhauser on 6 August, 1973, in New York City, New York USA, of German and Japanese descent. She is a former pornographic actress who has appeared in over 400 adult movies and videos.
A former porn star, how rich is Asia Carrera? Sources state that Carrera has collected a fortune of over $1 million, as of early 2017, her net worth accumulated largely through her involvement in the adult film industry.
Asia Carrera Net Worth $1 Million
Carrera and three siblings were raised by a middle-class family in Little Silver, New Jersey, where she attended Red Bank Regional High School. She learned to play piano as a child, and in her teens she performed at Carnegie Hall. When she was 16, she taught Colloquial English at Tsuruga College in Japan, but later enrolled in New Jersey’s Rutgers University on a full academic scholarship, to study Japanese language and Economics, but never graduated, despite winning a National Merit Scholarship for scoring over 1440 on the SAT, and a Garden State Scholarship for her grades. She is a member of Mensa, with her IQ being 156.
Carrera ran away from home when she was 17, due to the high pressure her parents put on her, forcing her to excel in academic performance. Being homeless and unable to pay for school, she turned to stripping and quickly became a very skilled exotic dancer, making really good money. However, she wanted more and she set her sights on getting it. Upon learning about the serious money girls were making in the porn industry, Carrera decided to pursue it, and moved to Los Angeles in the early ’90s. There she was introduced to director Bud Lee, who immediately put her in one of his films and her career as a porn actress was launched. She based her stage surname on actress Tia Carrere, changing the spelling for legal reasons. Her wealth began to grow.
Carrera went on to appear in numerous adult videos and films, such as “Let’s Play Doctor”, “Sexual Misconduct”, “Superboobs”, “Planet of the Babes”, “Wild Wild Chest”, and many more, perhaps the most famous of them all being “A is for Asia”. Her performances in all these projects enabled her to establish herself as a major figure in the world of porn, and to collect numerous fans. It also earned her a sizable net worth. In 1995, she won the AVN Female Performer of the Year Award, given to the female porn star with the best body of work. Carrera was the first Asian performer ever to win the award.
Aside from films and videos, she also launched her own site that went online in 1996, programming it and designing it all herself, which served as another source of her wealth.
Carrera has also done some voice over work, such as providing her voice for several erotic hentai OVAs for publisher Pink Pineapple. She also had an uncredited cameo role in the 1998 film “The Big Lebowski”. In addition, she has worked as the guest reviewer for the Maximum PC magazine.
Carrera retired from porn industry in 2003. During her career as an adult film actress, she appeared in more than 400 films and videos, and also directed three of them. Aside from becoming famous and collecting a fan base that spans the globe, Carrera’s involvement in adult entertainment has brought her good money too.
When it comes to her private life, Carrera was married two times. In 1995 she married adult film director Bud Lee, who directed many films she starred in. After their divorce in 2003, she married nutritionist/fitness guru/writer/ Don Lemmon, with whom she had two children. Lemmon died in a car accident in 2006. Sources believe Carrera is single at present.
AVN Female Performer of the Year(1995),AVN Best Couples Sex Scene – Film (2000)
Nominations
AVN Award for Best Actress (2000), AVN Hall of Fame (2001), XRCO Hall of Fame – XRCO Members' Choice (2007)
Movies
"Let's Play Doctor", "Sexual Misconduct", "Superboobs", "Planet of the Babes", "Wild Wild Chest", "A is for Asia", "The Big Lebowski" (1998)
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Religion is silly. When you're dead, you turn into a source for future flowers and plants . . . I don't know what's on the other side of death and it scares me. Darkness and nothingness scare me. I'd rather face the miseries of my day-to-day life than turn into darkness.
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I've always been an atheist. Science explains everything. There is no meaning in life except to be the best at something. If only I could be the best at something, perhaps my parents would love me.
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Announced that she and husband Don are expecting a second baby, due in August 2006. [November 2005]
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In January of 2005, she moved to Utah with husband Don and newborn baby Catalina. [April 2005]
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Moved to Hawaii with her husband Don Lemmon. [March 2004]
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Second child, Donald Edward Lemmon III, was born on July 31, 2006, by unassisted home birth. He weighed 8 lb. 10 oz.
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Her husband, nutritionist-author Don Lemmon, died in a tragic car accident on 10 June 2006, seven weeks before their second child was born.
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Gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Catalina Lemmon, on 4th March 2005 at 11:17am.
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Self-taught webmistress of her own site that went online on 17 July 1996.
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She was a stripper.
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She has two brothers and a sister, all younger.
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Attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
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With an IQ of 156, she is a member of MENSA, an international organization of about 100,000 highly intelligent people whose IQs rank in the top 2 percent of the world's population.
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Performed as a pianist on stage in Carnegie Hall at age 13.
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Taught Colloquial English at Tsuruga College in Japan when she was 16.
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Ran away from home when she was 17.
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Born to a Japanese father and German mother.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chinatown
1994
Video
Chow Down
1994
Video
April
Cinesex
1994
Video
Cinesex 2
1994
Video
Crazy with the Heat 3
1994
Video
Forever Young
1994
Video
Gemini
1994
Video
Asia #l / Asia #2
International Affairs
1994
Video
Interview with a Vamp
1994
Video
Ladies Room
1994
Video
Masseuse II
1994
Video
Anita
New Positions
1994
Video
No Motive
1994
Video
Off Duty Porn Stars
1994
Video
Private Performance
1994
Video
Public Places
1994
Video
Putting It All Behind 2: Star Treatment
1994
Video
R&R
1994
Video
Peasant Girl
Red Light
1994
Sarah Davenport
Satin & Lace
1994
Video
Secret Rendez-vous
1994
Video
Secret Urges
1994
Video
Planned Seduction
Sensual Recluse
1994
Video
Sexual Healing
1994
Video
Sexual Misconduct
1994
Video
Bondage Babes
2006
Video
Sista Act
1994
Video
Chock Full of Asians #2
2006
Video
Suite 18
1994
Video
Double Trouble
2006
Video
Superboobs
1994
Video
Forever Asia
2006
Video
Supermodel
1994
Video
Girl Gasms 3
2006
Video
Supermodel 2
1994
Video
Jenna's Star Power
2005
Video
Tempted
1994
Video
Julie
Wicked Fourgy of Whorror
2005
Video
The Adventures of Studman
1994
Video
Late Night Sessions with Tony Tedeschi
2004
Video
The Mountie
1994
Video
Deep Inside Celeste
2004
Video
The Revenge of Bonnie & Clyde
1994
Video
Misty Beethoven the Musical!
2004
Video
Nora Chantz
The Secrets of Bonnie & Clyde
1994
Video
Loaded
2004
Video
Lt. Hengle
The Stand-up
1994
Video
Can You Be a Pornstar? 1 & 2
2004
Video
NonSex
The Swap 2
1994
Video
Mindy
Irresistible Asia
2004
Video
Tight Lips
1994
Video
Rachel
JKP All Asian 2
2004
Video
Titty Bar 2
1994
Video
JKP All Asian 3
2004
Video
Tongue in Cheek
1994
Video
Sweatshop
2004
Video
Up and Cummers: The Movie
1994
Video
Wicked Anthology: Volume 2
2004
Video
Asia
Up and Cummers 9
1994
Video
Wet Pleasures
2003
Video
Playbunny / TV Reporter
Vagablonde
1994
Video
Delphine
Angel X
2003
Video
Fujiko
Wild & Wicked 4
1994
Video
100% Blowjobs 20
2003
Video
Bad Girls: Lockdown
1994
Video
Angels
2003
Video
Anal Adventures of Suzy Super Slut
1994
Video
Cumback Pussy Platinum 2
2003
Video
Sex
1994
Video
Model #3
Deep Pink
2003
Video
Shame
1994
Video
Bordello Girl
Free Ride
2003
Video
Taboo 13
1994
Video
Casey
Improper Conduct
2003
Video
The Dinner Party
1994
Video
Woman at junkyard
Jaw Breakers
2003
Video
Lost and Found
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 16: Brains or Beauty
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 17: Lights, Camera, Action
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 18: Real Life
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 19: Happy Birthday, Baby
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 20
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 21: Love and Math
2003
Video
Naked Hollywood 22: Goodbye
2003
Video
Naughty Bottoms
2003
Video
NonSex
Pornstar
2003
Video
Samantha
Surfergirl
2003
Video
The Devinn Lane Show 5: Saving the Best for Last
2003
Video
The Scandal of Nicky Eros
2003
Video
Stephanie Star
Whoriental Sex Academy 6
2003
Video
Ms. Tan
Whoriental Sex Academy 7
2003
Video
Blue Angel
2002
Video
Samantha
Magic Sex
2002
Video
Naked Hollywood 13: Obsession
2002
Video
Naked Hollywood 15: The Body Beautiful...
2002
Tori
Guilty as Sin
2002
Video
Detective
Roadblock
2002
Video
Denise
Naked Hollywood 14: Playing the Part
2002
Video
Gypsy Curse
2002
Video
Girl at Piano
Counterfeit
2002
Video
Naked Hollywood 7: Never Can Say Goodbye
2002
Video
Tori
No Mans Land: Legends
2002
Video
Let's Play Doctor
2002
Video
Web Mistress
2002
Video
Babewatch 15
2002
Video
Babewatch 16
2002
Video
Dark Influences
2002
Video
Laurie
I Love Lesbians 11
2002
Video
Love @ First Byte
2002
Video
Jill
My Father's Wife
2002
Video
Dana
Naked Hollywood 10: One Night Stand
2002
Video
Red Dragon
2002
Video
Asia
Flash
2001
Video
Flash
Inmu 2
2001
Mysterious Witch (English version, voice)
Jade Goddess
2001
Video
Lotus
Naked Hollywood 9: The Odd Couple
2001
Video
Planet of the Babes
2001
Video
Seymore Butts Interactive 2: In Pursuit of Pleasure