Cute and petite brunette Ashli Orion was born on June 19, 1987 in San Diego, California. Orion worked for two years as an editor and post-production person for a music video and television production company while attending California State University in Long Beach, California as a full-time student majoring in Film and Electronic Arts. Ashli first began performing in explicit hardcore movies in her early 20's in 2008; she has appeared in X-rated features for such top companies as Vivid, Hustler, Elegant Angel, and New Sensations. Orion won the Urban X Award for Hottest Interracial Star in 2010. Moreover, Ashli was nominated for both a XRCO Award for Unsung Siren and an AVN Award for Unsung Starlet of the Year in 2011.