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]
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 died by 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]
^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.
^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.
^On his blogArchived 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."
^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."
^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.]
