Born in New York on August 6, 1973, Asia Carrera was an academic star during her school-age years. She taught colloquial English at Tsuruga College in Japan at the age of 16 as part of an exchange program. Quite a musical talent, as well, by the time Asia Carrera was 14, she had already performed classical piano concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall - twice! Her success in school was never enough for her demanding parents, though, and Asia Carrera ran away from home just before her 17th birthday. She was found and placed in a foster home, but she ran away again just before she left for college.

Asia Carrera attended Rutgers University on a scholarship, with a double major in Business and Japanese. Asia Carrera started dancing while in school to earn some extra cash and was soon posing for nude layouts. Asia Carrera's photos soon caught the eye of porn producer Bud Lee, who invited her out to L.A. during her 1993 Winter Break to shoot some videos. Asia Carrera exploded onto the adult film scene and by 1994 she had already been named AVN's Female Performer of the Year. She dropped out of school soon after to pursue her carnal career.

Formerly an exclusive Vivid Girl, Asia Carrera is a free-agent once again. Her marriage of several years to Bud Lee is reportedly on the rocks, but they have yet to officially file for divorce. Some of Asia Carrera's best work can be found in 'Phantasm,' 'Western Nights' and 'Satin and Lace.'