- Aja (porn star)
Adult bio
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location=Tampa, Florida , U.S.
birthname= Barbara Holder
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eye color= Brown
hair color= Brown
natural bust= No
orientation=Heterosexual
ethnicity=French American English American
alias= Lucia Luciano
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afdb name= AjaAja (born Barbara Holder on July 14, 1963 in
Tampa, Florida , U.S.) is an Americanexotic dancer andporn star . She is sometimes credited as Lucia Luciano.Aja also works as a director of pornographic films and a
fitness trainer .Biography
Growing up, Aja was a self-described "
army brat ", traveling with her family fromPortland, Maine to Germany. Aja eventually settled inFort Lauderdale, Florida .Aja was introduced to stripping by a female friend. Aja took her
stage name from aSteely Dan album called "Aja". (The proper pronunciation is similar to the word "Asia".) Aja's mentor wasSharon Mitchell .Aja was married to John Derringer. The couple moved to
California , where Aja began performing in pornographic films. Her first film, made in 1988, was called in "Wild in the Woods", which starredScott Irish and Randy West. Her then-husband Derringer was the penetrating partner in all of heranal sex scenes.Aja gave birth to two children during her marriage to Derringer. Aja and Derringer later divorced, and Aja has not performed in anal sex scenes since then. Aja left on her first hiatus from pornographic films in 1992, and returned to stripping. Since then, Aja has worked in pornographic films, both as a performer and behind the camera. Aja eventually retired as a stripper, and in 1997, she started a pornographic production company called Golden Orchid Productions.
In 2000, Aja and Golden Orchid acquired an adult video production company called
Pleasure Dome Productions , of which Aja became owner and producer.In 2005, Aja stated that she is retired and living in Mexico.Fact|date=July 2007
Awards
* 1989 –
AVN Best New Starlet
* 1989 –XRCO 's Starlet of the Year
* Nomination for Best Actress in "Mad Love"ources
* [http://www.lukeford.com/stars/female/aja.html Aja interview and biography at LukeFord.com]
* [http://excaliburfilms.com/pornlist/starpgs/Aja.htm Excalibur Film's bio and filmography on Aja]
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