From Porn to Star: Sasha Grey Lands Lead Role in Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience

By COED Staff

Since we last ran into Sasha Grey at eXXXotica New York, big things have happened for the beautiful brunette porn star. The super-sexy knob-hobber has landed the lead role in filmmaker Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming indie flick, The Girlfriend Experience. Soderbergh’s previous films include Sex, Lies and Videotape, Erin Brockovich and the Ocean’s Eleven franchise.

Shot on location in New York City, the film “explores the world of prostitution from the viewpoint of a $10,000 a night call girl,” says AVN.com. But more than that, Grey’s cross-over performance both bolster’s her standing as a legitimate porn star-turned-”Hollywood”-actress and further blurs the lines between mainstream and taboo. Now, if only we could get the cross-over to start going the other way….