Ashlyn Gere (born Kimberly Ashlyn McKamy on September 14 1959 in Cherry Point, North Carolina) is an American pornographic actress who performs in both straight and lesbian films. She is also an actress in mainstream film and television, best known for her work on the television series Space: Above and Beyond. She was a cheerleader in high school and graduated from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas with a double major in Theater Arts and Communications.