Tera Wray

Tera Wray (born Tera Elizabeth Lents; April 14, 1982 – January 13, 2016) was an American pornographic actress. In his biography of Wray, performing arts researcher Harris M. Lentz III referred to her as "a star of alternative pornography".^[2]

Tera Wray
Wray in 2007
Born	Tera Elizabeth Lents^[1] (1982-04-14)April 14, 1982^[2] Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.^[2]
Died	January 13, 2016(2016-01-13) (aged 33) Joshua Tree, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide
Other names	Tera Wray Static
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)^[3]
Spouse	Wayne Static ​ ​ (m. 2008; died 2014)​

Early life

Wray was born in Owensboro, Kentucky.^[4]

Performing arts career

Her name is derived from her real first name, Tera, and her best friend's middle name, Wray.^[5] 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."^[6]

In summer 2006, Pleasure Productions signed her as their first contract performer in two years.^[7] 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.^[8]

Wray was a fan of heavy metal music, and hosted Matt Zane's^[9] adult-oriented music series, Radium, during which she interviewed bands and attended concerts, as well as performing in sex scenes.^[10][11] She traveled with Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest Summer Tour 2007 as a model for the tour's sponsors, Hustler Lingerie.^[12][13] In 2009, she appeared in the music video for "Stingwray".^[14]

Personal life and death

 

Wray (center) alongside Elena Heiress and her husband Wayne Static, 2007

During the 2007 Ozzfest tour, Wray began dating Static-X frontman Wayne Static.^[11][15][16] On January 10, 2008, the couple wed in Las Vegas.^[17][18] She announced her retirement from the industry in August 2008.^[19] Wray reported quitting drugs in 2009.^[20] In 2009, Static-X released their sixth studio album, Cult of Static. This album features two tracks relating to Wray: "Tera-Fied", a pun on Tera's name, and "Stingwray", a reference to her Corvette Stingray.

Wray was widowed after Wayne Static died on November 1, 2014.^[21] She committed suicide at her home in Joshua Tree, California, on January 13, 2016.^[22][23] 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.^[22]

Awards

• 2008 F.A.M.E. Award Finalist – Favorite Rookie Starlet^[24]
• 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet^[25]
• 2008 AVN Award nominee – Most Outrageous Sex Scene (Tattooed & Tight) with Mark Zane^{[26][27][9][11][28]}
• 2008 XBIZ Award nominee – New Starlet of the Year^[29]
• 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene (The Orifice)
• 2009 AVN Award nominee – Most Outrageous Sex Scene (Tattooed & Tight 3)

Filmography

 

Wray at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008

• 19 Year Old Cuties POV 2 (2007)
• 19 Year Old Cuties POV 3 (2007)
• Asseaters Unanimous 15 (2007)
• Cone Alone (2007)
• Desperate Housewives Confessions (2007)
• For Once a Whore and Ever a Whore (2007)
• House of Ass 5 (2007)
• Impassioned (2007)
• Maya Hills Is the Runaway Brat (2007)
• Naughty Auditions (2007)
• Punkd Ur Ass 1 (2007)
• Punkd Ur Ass 2 (2007)
• Radium 1 (2007)
• Sweet Smokin' Hotties (2007)
• Tattooed and Tight 1 (2007)
• Tattooed and Tight 2 (2007)
• Tera Wray Is the Runaway Brat (2007)
• All Holes No Poles 1 (2008)
• Orifice (2008)
• Radium 2 (2008)
• Strap-On Sally 23 (2008)
• Tattooed and Tight 3 (2008)
• Stingwray (music video, 2009)
• There Will Be Cum 6 (2009)
• Passionate Pleasures (2011)
• Pussy Smashin (2013)
• Lesbian Slut Fest (2014)

References

1. "Wayne Static's Widow Tera Wray Static Found Dead". Blabbermouth.net. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
2. Lentz, Harris M. III (2017). "Wray, Tera". Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016 (Encyclopedia). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 429–430. ISBN 9781476670317. ISSN 1087-9617. Retrieved 2018-07-12 – via Google Books.
3. "Tera Wray biodata". IAFD.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
4. In at least one interview, she claimed to have been born in Louisville, Kentucky, but her Kentucky Birth Certificate, shows Tera Elizabeth Lents was born April 14, 1992, in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, the daughter of Nancy nee Winsett.
5. Ross, Gene (February 17, 2007). . adultfyi.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
6. Mikey Fresh (June 11, 2008). "Tera Wray Interview". adultstarsmagazine.com. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
7. Sullivan, David (2006-12-28). . avn.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
8. "20 Question E-Mail Fun With: Tera Wray". qlimax.com. March 7, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
9. Matt and Mark Zane are brothers.
10. "Heavy Metal & Hardcore Sex Collide". thegauntlet.com. March 12, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
11. "Society 1 Interview with Matt Zane". The Gauntlet. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
12. . ainews.com. July 24, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. Adams, Gregory (January 15, 2016). "Wayne Static's Widow Found Dead of Apparent Suicide". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario. Retrieved July 14, 2018. Tera Wray Static was born Tera Lents and had met Wayne Static during the 2007 Ozzfest. At the time, she had been modelling lingerie for Hustler, but she retired from the industry when she and Static were married in 2008.
14. Static-X "Stingwray" Official Video, October 7, 2009, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved February 3, 2016
15. "Static-x Vocalist Drops By Metal Skool". thegauntlet.com. September 26, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
16. On his blog 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine on November 9, 2007, Static said: "I met Tera Wray during Ozzfest and we have been together since then."
17. 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."
18. David Sullivan (January 17, 2008). . AVN. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
19. Tod Hunter. . XBIZ. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
20. Thomsen, Dante (15 January 2016). "Porrstjärnan död efter tragedin med artisten" [Porn star dead after tragedy with artist]. Expressen (in Swedish). Stockholm. Retrieved 14 July 2018. Tera Wray har tidigare berättat att hon och Wayne Static brukade missbruka kokain och ecstasy men att de hade slutat använda droger 2009. [Tera Wray has previously reported that she and Wayne Static used to abuse cocaine and ecstasy but that they had stopped using drugs in 2009.]
21. "Static-X Founder Wayne Static Passed Away At Age 49". Mad Mimi. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
22. "Wayne Static's Widow Tera Wray Found Dead". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
23. Death of Wayne Static’s Widow Tera Wray Officially Ruled Suicide LoudWire. January 28, 2016.
24. "2008 F.A.M.E. Awards Finalists Announced". AVN. April 25, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
25. Tera Wray Quits Porn 12 August 2008. AVN.
26. Loftus, Cindi (August 15, 2007). . xcitement.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
27. Homicide, Johnny. "Tattooed & Tight". eros-la.com. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
28. "AVN Award Nominees". Retrieved December 18, 2007.
29. Javors, Steve (January 4, 2008). "2008 XBIZ Awards Official Nominees Announced". xbiz.com. Retrieved January 10, 2008.

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