Tera Wray


Tera Wray was a pornographic actress born in Owensboro, Kentucky. In his biography of Wray, performing arts researcher Harris M. Lentz III referred to the actress as "a star of alternative pornography."

Performing arts career

Her name is derived from her real first name, Tera, and her best friend's middle name, Wray. 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."
In summer 2006, Pleasure Productions signed her as their first contract performer in two years. 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.
Wray was a fan of heavy metal music, and hosted Matt Zane's adult-oriented music series, Radium, during which she interviewed bands and attended concerts, as well as performing in sex scenes. She traveled with Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest Summer Tour 2007 as a model for the tour's sponsors, Hustler Lingerie. In 2009, she appeared in the music video for "Stingwray".

Personal life and death

During the 2007 Ozzfest tour, Wray began dating Static-X frontman Wayne Static. On January 10, 2008 the couple wed in Las Vegas. She announced her retirement from the industry in August 2008. Wray reported quitting drugs in 2009. In 2009, Static-X released their sixth studio album, Cult of Static. This album features two tracks, "Tera-Fied", a reference to Tera's name, and "Stingwray," a reference to her Corvette Stingray.
Wray was widowed after Wayne Static died on November 1, 2014. She died by suicide at her home in Joshua Tree, California on January 13, 2016. Wray was 33 years old. Her roommate and friend, Jay'e Jones, discovered Wray's body at their home that evening. A note left by Wray instructed Jones to call Wray's mother, her attorney, and several others.

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