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Kira Kener Profile |
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Birth Date: August 11, 1974
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Birth Place: San Jose, California, USA
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Birth Name: Stephanie Knain
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Kira Nicole Kener (born Stephanie Knain on August 11, 1974
in San Jose, California) is an American pornographic
actress. Her father is of Norwegian ancestry and her mother
is of Vietnamese ancestry. She has legally changed her name
to Kira Kener as well as registering it as a trademark
As with many hardcore porn stars, Kira began her career in
the adult industry as a feature dancer before being
approached by Vivid Video in 1999 for her hardcore debut in
the film Nurses. She was Penthouse Pet of the Month for
December 2002 and also shared the cover of Playboy Magazine
in March 2002. She has also been awarded for the best
partner by many other porn stars. She was a contributing
writer to the book How to Have a XXX Sex Life: The Ultimate
Vivid Guide, published in 2004. She is also one of thirty
porn-stars featured in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' book,
"XXX 30 Porn-Star Portraits". In February 2007, Digital
Playground released the DVD "Virtual Sex With Kira Kener".
Kira was under exclusive contract with Vivid from 1999 to
2005. The website that Vivid created with her was its second
most popular website as of July 2006.
Kira currently resides in North Carolina and continues to
feature dance at clubs across the United States.
In January 2007, a series of PDF files were posted by porn
industry gossip Luke Ford detailing various filings made by
Kener in a lawsuit against Vivid for wrongful termination,
breach of website agreement and federal trademark dilution.
The lawsuit included allegations of unsanitary health
conditions on a Vivid set and Vivid's disregard for the
health and safety of the performers in its films and videos.
The suit was settled in April 2007; while terms of the
settlement were not disclosed, Ford speculated first that it
involved Vivid paying Kener over one million dollars. He
subsequently reduced his guess to $300,000.00. However, the
terms of the settlement have not been revealed. Ford has
also speculated that other former Vivid Girls might sue
Vivid Entertainment on grounds similar to those found in
Kira's lawsuit. |
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Other
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Norwegian/Vietnamese descent.
Measurements are 36DD-24-33 after enhancement. |
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