Rayveness
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Rayveness is a former pornographic actress
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show, they proceeded to send one in.
industry at age 18 and initially performed only with her then-husband (who went by the pseudonym of Red Bone) and other female stars. Her stage name is of Indian origin and means "of the spirit". In 1997, she divorced Red Bone and started working with other male performers. By 2000, she had remarried to fellow porn star Tod Alexander, but they divorced by 2003.
In 2000, she took a break from the adult film business to try the mainstream film industry. She dyed her hair red and wore brown contacts to minimize the chance of someone recognizing her. She appeared in a speaking role on NYPD Blue
and was in Path to War
as LBJ’s eldest daughter. She returned to the porn industry in 2003 after John Frankenheimer
's death, as most of her connections had gone.
In 2004, she filed a petition with Congressman Brad Sherman
requesting that the age requirement for adult performers be raised from 18 to 21, saying that "People right out of high school in this country don't seem to have the foresight to make such life-altering decisions." In 2006 she was nominated at the XRCO awards
for "MILF of the year".
RayVeness took a second break from the adult industry — from June ’06 to Aug. ’07 — to have a child via in vitro fertilization.
In July 2009 she became the first contract star for the all-girl studio Girlfriends Films, although the contract allowed her to continue boy-girl work elsewhere; she has since left Girlfriend Films.
In February 2011, she announced via twitter
that she had retired from the adult industry.
Pornographic actor
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Biography
Rayveness grew up in the Quaker faith and married a year before she left high school. After she and her husband saw a show on amateur porn films on the Sally Jessy RaphaëlSally Jessy Raphaël
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show, they proceeded to send one in.
Career
She started in the pornPORN
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industry at age 18 and initially performed only with her then-husband (who went by the pseudonym of Red Bone) and other female stars. Her stage name is of Indian origin and means "of the spirit". In 1997, she divorced Red Bone and started working with other male performers. By 2000, she had remarried to fellow porn star Tod Alexander, but they divorced by 2003.
In 2000, she took a break from the adult film business to try the mainstream film industry. She dyed her hair red and wore brown contacts to minimize the chance of someone recognizing her. She appeared in a speaking role on NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
and was in Path to War
Path to War
Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B...
as LBJ’s eldest daughter. She returned to the porn industry in 2003 after John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
John Michael Frankenheimer was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films...
's death, as most of her connections had gone.
In 2004, she filed a petition with Congressman Brad Sherman
Brad Sherman
Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing ....
requesting that the age requirement for adult performers be raised from 18 to 21, saying that "People right out of high school in this country don't seem to have the foresight to make such life-altering decisions." In 2006 she was nominated at the XRCO awards
XRCO awards
The XRCO Awards are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment. Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards.The XRCO online archive is missing results prior to 1993...
for "MILF of the year".
RayVeness took a second break from the adult industry — from June ’06 to Aug. ’07 — to have a child via in vitro fertilization.
In July 2009 she became the first contract star for the all-girl studio Girlfriends Films, although the contract allowed her to continue boy-girl work elsewhere; she has since left Girlfriend Films.
In February 2011, she announced via twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that she had retired from the adult industry.
Awards
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene – Women Seeking Women 44
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Jerkoff Material 2
- 2010 XRCO Award nominee – Unsung Siren
- 2010 XRCO Award nominee – MILF Of The Year
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress – Couples Camp
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year
- 2011 XRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of FameXRCO Hall of Fame lists some of the most notable adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO awards.-Actors:* 1985 John C...
inductee
External links
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- Biography at lukeisback.com