Teanna Kai
Encyclopedia
Teanna Kai is the professional name of an Asian American pornographic actress and adult model.
and half-Filipina and was born in Manila
, saying she came to America in 1994 and settled in Stockton
, California
.
She has also claimed she is Vietnamese
and was born in Vietnam
, escaping with her parents to Singapore
as a child. Her family then allegedly settled in Minnesota
, later moving to California.
Kai says she grew up in a large family with parents who were "really strict". Nevertheless, she was a cheerleader in high school.
Her first scenes in the pornographic films were with Ed Powers
and Don Fernando
; however, she claims that she felt pressured into performing with them and only wanted to perform girl/girl scenes. She did several boy/girl photo shoots under the name "Kayla" that appeared in Foxes adult magazine.
Kai claims she was trying to keep her porn career low-key to keep her parents from finding out. She has described herself as bisexual
.
Biography
Kai has given conflicting stories in public interviews. She sometimes claims she is half-HawaiianNative Hawaiians
Native Hawaiians refers to the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants. Native Hawaiians trace their ancestry back to the original Polynesian settlers of Hawaii.According to the U.S...
and half-Filipina and was born in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, saying she came to America in 1994 and settled in Stockton
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
She has also claimed she is Vietnamese
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
and was born in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, escaping with her parents to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
as a child. Her family then allegedly settled in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, later moving to California.
Kai says she grew up in a large family with parents who were "really strict". Nevertheless, she was a cheerleader in high school.
Adult entertainment career
Teanna Kai was the Pet of the Month for Penthouse Magazine for October 2001.Her first scenes in the pornographic films were with Ed Powers
Ed Powers
Ed Powers is an American director, producer and actor of hardcore pornographic films. He owns his own production company, Ed Powers Productions.Powers was born in Brooklyn, New York...
and Don Fernando
Don Fernando
Don Fernando is a director and actor of pornographic films. He has been in the pornography business since 1977 and has won the Best Supporting Actor award twice during the Festival de Cine Erotica-Barcelona Fernando has won the award for Best Actor at the 2006 EXPOSEX Madrid Awards Gala, and was...
; however, she claims that she felt pressured into performing with them and only wanted to perform girl/girl scenes. She did several boy/girl photo shoots under the name "Kayla" that appeared in Foxes adult magazine.
Kai claims she was trying to keep her porn career low-key to keep her parents from finding out. She has described herself as bisexual
Bisexuality
Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...
.
Awards
- 2004 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) – Snakeskin (with Dru BerrymoreDru BerrymoreDru Berrymore is a German adult actress.She had a small uncredited role in David Lynch's 1997 film Lost Highway. She was also in Die Hard 2, in a very small role playing Capt...
)