Stoya is an American semi-retired pornographic actress , actress , model, and nonfiction writer. Stoya was born to a Scottish father and a Serbian mother.
She was home-schooled and received her high-school diploma before the age of sixteen. My mom taught me how to read, and my dad taught me how to navigate DOS. After moving to Philadelphia , she attended a summer program at UArts. Some of her jobs in Philadelphia included being a secretary, flier distributor, and a go-go dancer. Stoya appeared in several music videos for bands that, according to her, "no one will ever hear of.
Stoya began posing for adult pictures for a friend, [ 5 ] which eventually led her to modelling and working for alt-erotic websites. She chose her stage name based on a shortened version of her grandmother's Serbian maiden name [ 6 ] [ 5 ] and trademarked the name in Stoya was featured in two DVD productions for Razordolls, and she made a non-sex, cameo appearance in two Vivid Alt titles [ 8 ] before being contacted by Digital Playground with a proposition to perform in a hardcore lesbian scene with Sophia Santi.
The scene in question never happened, but, in August , she met with several Digital Playground representatives and was asked if she would star in a pornographic movie with male talent.
After careful consideration, Stoya agreed. In October , Digital Playground signed her to an exclusive, three-year contract. Even though Stoya was under exclusive contract with Digital Playground, Evil Angel director John Stagliano received "special permission" in to cast her in the sequel for the adult film series Voracious.
