Biography of Stoya

Stoya is an American pornographic actress, actress, model, and writer.

Stoya was born to a Scottish father and a Serbian mother. As a child, she wanted to become a dancer, starting dance lessons at the age of three. She was home-schooled and received her high-school diploma before the age of sixteen. Because her father worked in IT, Stoya had access to a lot of electronics and gaming equipment, which she says developed her love for technology. "I was three when I was using DOS. My mom taught me how to read, and my dad taught me how to navigate DOS", she has said.

After relocating 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." In May 2009, Stoya said that she would be moving from Philadelphia and relocating to Los Angeles in the fall of that year.