Darby Lloyd Rains

Darby Lloyd Rains
Born (1947-11-20) November 20, 1947 (age 77)
New York, USA
Other namesDarby Lloyd Raines
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Darby Lloyd Rains (born in 1948) is a former adult film actress who was prolific during the golden age of pornography.[1][2][3] She is a member of the XRCO Hall of Fame as a "film pioneer".[4]

Career

Darby Lloyd Rains's early work in the 1970's was in 16mm silent adult film loops,[5][6][7] and she appeared as an uncredited stripper in the 1971 film The French Connection.[8] Lloyd Rains is best known for her roles in sexploitation[9][10] and pornographic feature films such as Memories Within Miss Aggie,[11] The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann and Naked Came the Stranger.[10][12] She has been described as "ruling over half of the pornographic film production (good, bad or terrible) of the time",[13] "one of the very first porn stars",[14] and "perhaps the prettiest, most unlikely-looking of the sex vets".[15] After her on screen career was over she worked on set[16] and in production for other adult films.[7] Additionally, after she left acting she worked on a film with Joe Negroni,[17] and would later work with Sandy Fox[n 1] to form a talent agency in New York City.[18] She identifies as bisexual.[19]

Partial filmography

Notes

  1. ^ Former pornographic actress not to be confused with Sandy Fox.

References

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