Skin Diamond
{{short description|American actress, model, musician and former pornographic actress}}
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| name = Skin Diamond
| image = Skin Diamond at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2016 (25664531015).jpg
| caption = Skin Diamond at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2016
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1987|02|18}}{{iafd name|id=skin_09|gender=female|name=Skin Diamond}}
| birth_place = Ventura, California, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.xcritic.com/columns/column.php?columnID=2676|title=Skin Diamond Interview|access-date=April 12, 2015|author= Chris Thorne|date=June 29, 2011 |publisher=XCritic}}
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| alias = Raylin Joy{{r|Saul}}
| agent = Mark Spiegler
| website = {{URL|http://skindiamondvip.com}}
}}
Raylin Joy (born February 18, 1987), formerly known by her stage name Skin Diamond, is an American actress, model, singer-songwriter and pornographic actress.{{cite news |last1=Saul |first1=Heather |title=Conversations with porn stars: My life after leaving the industry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/conversations-with-porn-stars-life-after-leaving-the-industry-a7464161.html |work=The Independent |date=December 10, 2016}}
Joy retired from adult film acting in 2016 to pursue other interests such as songwriting and mainstream acting.{{Cite web |last=Pia Glenn |date=August 29, 2016 |title=How Raylin Joy went from Porn Actress to Singer without denying her past |url=http://www.xojane.com/entertainment/raylin-joy-skin-diamond/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127060414/http://www.xojane.com/entertainment/raylin-joy-skin-diamond |archive-date=January 27, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |publisher=xoJane}}
Early life
Joy was born on February 18, 1987, in Ventura, California, She was raised in Dunfermline, Scotland where her parents took up positions as missionaries.AVN Staff, "The Fresh Issue", AVN, Vol. 27/No. 6, Issue 343, June 2011, pp.40–50. She is of Ethiopian, Danish, Czech, Slovakian, Polish, Hungarian and German descent [https://x.com/Skin_Diamond/status/178059823760416769]
Career
Joy started her career as an alternative model posing for GodsGirls, before branching out into art modeling and fetish modeling for photographers in Europe and the United States. Her unique look attracted the attention of a wide variety of photographers.{{cite web |url= http://www.godsgirls.com/girls/Skin/ |title=Skin |publisher=GodsGirls.com |access-date=August 21, 2018 }}
In 2009, she posed on the cover of Bizarre winning their first ever "Cover Girl Search" competition,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pywoGfyb454/|title=Sexy alternative model Skins Bizarre Magazine shoot|access-date= February 7, 2017|date= October 29, 2009|magazine= Bizarre }} after which she was signed to London-based modeling agency Girl Management. She also entered the adult film industry in 2009, performing her first scenes with Joanna Angel and James Deen for Burning Angel.
In 2011, she posed in an editorial campaign for i-D magazine's "The Exhibitionist Issue No. 312" wearing Louis Vuitton and American Apparel.{{cite news|last=Jesse Capps|title=Exclusive Interview: Skin Diamond|url=http://www.rockconfidential.com/inside/interviews/exclusive-interview-skin-diamond/|access-date=December 25, 2012|newspaper=Rock Confidential|date=March 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225104730/http://www.rockconfidential.com/inside/interviews/exclusive-interview-skin-diamond/|archive-date=December 25, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Paul Tamburro|title=Talkin' Sex With Skin Diamond|url=http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/188017-talkin-sex-with-skin-diamond|access-date=December 25, 2012|newspaper=CraveOnline|date=May 4, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Jessica P. Ogilvie|title=10 Porn Stars Who Could Be the Next Jenna Jameson|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2013/03/porn_stars_young_san_fernando_valley.php?page=8|access-date=April 26, 2013|newspaper=LA Weekly|date=March 26, 2013}}
In 2012, Joy posed for comic book artist David Mack, who portrayed her as Echo in the Marvel Comics miniseries Daredevil: End of Days.{{cite news|last=Rich Johnston|title=Posing For David Mack| url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/12/15/posing-for-david-mack/|access-date=December 25, 2012| newspaper=Bleeding Cool}}{{cite news|last=Bill Swift|title=Skin Diamond Topless Nursing for Terry Richardson Shoot|url=http://www.egotastic.com/2013/10/skin-diamond-topless-nursing-for-terry-richardson-shoot/|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=Egotastic|date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=October 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011203402/http://www.egotastic.com/2013/10/skin-diamond-topless-nursing-for-terry-richardson-shoot/|url-status=dead}}
Joy first dabbled in the music industry with her 2013 song/music video, "Sex in a Slaughter House".{{cite web|title=Skin Diamond – Sex In a Slaughter House|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhsAEZy6kOg|website=YouTube}} which she wrote as part of a scene for Brazzers.
In 2014, Joy was on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars".{{cite web|url= https://www.cnbc.com/2014/01/10/the-dirty-dozen-2013.html|title= The Dirty Dozen 2014|access-date= January 13, 2014|author= Chris Morris|date= January 13, 2014|publisher= CNBC}} Diamond also starred (with Allie Haze) in the music video for American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, for his song "John Doe", which features Priscilla Renea.{{cite journal|author=|title=Adult Who's Who: People in the News: Diamond, Haze: Performers grace music video 'John Doe' by rap artist B.O.B.|journal=Adult Video News|date=March 2014|volume=30|issue=3|page=26}}{{cite news|last1=Edwin Ortiz|title=B.o.B. Releases New Music Video for "John Doe" with Priscilla|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/01/bob-f-priscilla-john-doe-video|access-date=September 30, 2014|newspaper=Complex|date=January 17, 2014}}
Joy was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for July 2014.{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Skin-Diamond-Makes-Directorial-Debut-for-Deviant-565408.html|title= Skin Diamond Makes Directorial Debut for Deviant|access-date= April 12, 2015|author= Peter Warren|date= June 30, 2014|magazine= AVN|archive-date= April 15, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150415074412/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Skin-Diamond-Makes-Directorial-Debut-for-Deviant-565408.html|url-status= dead}} That same year, she made her directorial debut with the film Skin Diamond's Dollhouse for Deviant Entertainment.
In 2015, Joy was named Penthouse Pet of the Year Runner-up.{{cite web|url= http://therealpornwikileaks.com/penthouse-magazine-names-skin-diamond-penthouse-pet-of-the-year-runner-up/|title= Penthouse magazine names Skin Diamond as Penthouse Pet of the Year runner-up|author= TRPWL-Sean|date= April 13, 2015}}
In 2016, Joy performed her last adult film scenes to pursue mainstream acting and singing full-time,{{r|Saul}} after she was cast in the role of Dylan Quinn in Submission,{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lHUKBUDLas/|title= Raylin Joy talks about how she got into the porn industry + transitioning to music|access-date= February 7, 2017|date= June 27, 2016|publisher= Sway Calloway }} a series on Showtime exploring BDSM themes.{{r|Saul}} It was also during this time period that she launched her music project with the release of her first official single and music video ("Fire" produced by Ben Cole) under her real name, "Raylin Joy". She briefly posed for Dechristo Studios in 2019 in a shoot for Penthouse magazine{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKZFD8w0EM8/|title= Raylin Joy – Fire|date= May 23, 2015|publisher= YouTube }}{{cite web|url= https://filthy.media/skin-diamond-is-raylin-joy/|title= Skin Diamond is Raylin Joy|access-date= February 7, 2017|author= Natasha Sydor|date= June 2016|work= Filthy.com}}
In April 2020, Joy and eleven other adult/former adult actresses appeared in the music video for the G-Eazy song "Still Be Friends".Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/o0MjKgb1Lp4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200406152909/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0MjKgb1Lp4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0MjKgb1Lp4| title = G-Eazy - Still Be Friends (Official Video) ft. Tory Lanez, Tyga | website=YouTube| date = April 2, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}
Personal life
Diamond has two piercings in her navel, and one in her right nostril.[http://www.modelmayhem.com/272301 Skin Diamond profile], Model Mayhem She is also well known for her distinctive shaved-on-one-side haircut; because of this, she has been featured in the column "Beauty Showdown" in the magazine Cosmopolitan."Beauty Showdown", Cosmopolitan, US Issue, N.6, June 2012, p.102 When she first entered the adult film industry, her hair was pink. She is bisexual.
Her father is actor Rodd Christensen.
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2016
| Dylan Quinn | Second role |
Awards
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|+ List of accolades | |
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{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;" ! colspan="3" style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"| Awards | |
| style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center; text-align:center;" | Award
| style="background:#cec; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"| Won |
| AVN Awards
|{{won|4}} | |
|---|---|
| Inked Awards
|{{won|2}} | |
| XBIZ Awards
|{{won|1}} | |
| Urban X Awards
|{{won|2}} |
|- style="background:#d9e8ff;"
| colspan="3"|Total numbers of wins
|-
|{{won|Totals}}
|{{won|9}}
|-
|}
Discography
- 2016: "Fire" (single)
- 2016: "All Night" (single)
- 2016: "Feel Me" (single)
- 2016: "Karma" (single)
- 2016: "Sunny Grey" (single)
- 2017: "Wet Dreams" (single)
- 2017: "Freak" (single)
References
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External links
{{commons category|Skin Diamond}}
{{Portal|Erotica and pornography}}
- {{Official website|http://skindiamondvip.com}}
- https://www.raylinjoy.com
- {{IMDb name|3701813}}
- {{iafd name|id=skin_09|gender=female|name=Skin Diamond}}
- {{afdb name|id=59475|gender=female|name=Skin Diamond}}
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