Barbara Dare

Last updated
Barbara Dare
Born (1963-02-27) February 27, 1963 (age 60)
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Other namesKimberly Dare, Kim Wilde, Stacey Nixx, Stacey Nix
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Barbara Dare (born February 27, 1963) is an American former pornographic actress. [1] She was one of the industry's initial contract performers with Essex Video [2] and Vivid Entertainment [3] and is an AVN [4] and XRCO Hall of Fame inductee. [5]

Contents

Personal life

Dare was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. [2] After her father, a dentist, left the Air Force, the family moved to Wayne, New Jersey. [2] She was raised in the Jewish faith. [2] Early in her professional career, Dare self-identified as a lesbian, having personal relationships with women. [6]

Dare spent several years addicted to drugs, including heroin. She got sober and became a Certified Addiction and Substance Abuse Counselor. [7]

Career

Dare began appearing in adult films in the mid-1980s after meeting people who were involved in the adult film industry at Plato's Retreat [8] and also made appearances in magazines such as Hustler , Swank , and High Society . In 1989, she joined fellow adult film actress Stephanie Rage as authors of a monthly article for Swank. [9]

Dare was one of the top adult film stars of the 1980s. [10] She appeared in scenes with several (at the time) top adult films stars, including Tracey Adams and Ginger Lynn. [3] She became one of the first women in the industry to sign an exclusivity contract with Essex Video for 10 movies a year and an annual salary of $150,000 [11] and would later leave that studio to sign with Vivid Entertainment and become one of the earliest Vivid Girls. [12] Dare's final film was Bratgirl (1992); she retired in 1994. [1]

Jerry Butler stated in his autobiography that Dare had a "commanding screen presence" while on set, in spite of her smaller physical stature. [13]

Dare also worked as a stripper, commanding a $10,000 weekly salary. [14]

Appearances

Dare was interviewed in 1987 for the episode of the television news series Frontline regarding the death of Shauna Grant. [15]

She also had minor roles in mainstream productions such as the Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret film 52 Pick-Up in 1986 [16] and the live-action/animated comedy-horror B-movie Evil Toons (where she was credited as "Stacey Nix") in 1992. [17]

In the August 1992 issue of Esquire, Dare was profiled in their annual feature "Women We Love". [18] [19]

Selected filmography

Awards

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ginger Lynn</span> American pornographic actress

Ginger Lynn Allen is an American pornographic actress and model who was a premier adult-entertainment star of the 1980s. She also had minor roles in various B movies. Adult Video News ranked her at #7 of the 50 greatest porn stars of all time in 2002. After ending her pornography career, she began using her full name and found work in a variety of B-movies. She had a late-career return to the adult industry and made a brief series of movies. Allen is a member of AVN, NightMoves Adult Entertainment, and XRCO Halls of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christy Canyon</span> American pornographic actress (born 1966)

Christy Canyon is a retired pornographic actress and American radio personality. She is an inductee of the AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame.

Sharon Kane is a former American bondage model and pornographic actress. She has appeared in many adult magazines and pornographic films, in both dominant and submissive roles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buck Adams</span> American pornographic actor

Buck "Backhand" Adams was an American pornographic film actor and director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Stryker</span> American pornographic actor

Jeff Stryker is an American porn star who has starred in bisexual, gay, and straight adult films. He lives in California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashlyn Gere</span> American pornographic and TV actress

Ashlyn Gere is an American pornographic film actress who has also performed in mainstream film and television, including appearances on the science fiction television series The X-Files and Space: Above and Beyond. Gere is an inductee into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Janine Lindemulder</span> American pornographic actress

Janine Lindemulder is an American pornographic actress, often credited mononymously as Janine. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame. In the 1990s, she was pictured on the cover of alternative rock band Blink-182's 1999 album Enema of the State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashley Blue</span> American pornographic actress

Oriana Small, known professionally as Ashley Blue, is an American pornographic actress. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame, has hosted her own Vivid Radio show and written for Hustler magazine. In 2011, she published a memoir of her career in the adult entertainment industry, titled Girlvert: A Porno Memoir.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sunset Thomas</span> American pornographic actress

Diane Thomas, known professionally as Sunset Thomas, is an American artist and former pornographic actress. She was runner-up for Penthouse Pet of the Year in 1998 and is a member of the AVN, XRCO, and Legends of Erotica halls of fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julia Ann</span> American pornographic actress

Julia Ann is an American pornographic actress and feature dancer. She is a member of the AVN, XRCO, and Brazzers Halls of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T. T. Boy</span> American pornographic actor (born 1968)

T. T. Boy is an American pornographic performer and podcaster. He made his adult video debut in 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melissa Hill</span> American pornographic actress (born 1970)

Melissa Hill is an American former pornographic actress and director. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2014 and XRCO Hall of Fame in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tracey Adams</span> American pornographic film actress

Tracey Adams is an American former pornographic film actress who has also appeared in mainstream films. She is an AVN Hall of Fame founding inductee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joey Silvera</span> American pornographic actor and director

Joey Silvera is an American pornographic film director and former actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamie Gillis</span> American actor and director

Jamie Gillis was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame. He was married to the porn actress Serena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tori Welles</span> American pornographic actress and director (born 1967)

Tori Welles is an American former pornographic actress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Randy Spears</span> American pornographic actor (born 1961)

Randy Spears, sometimes credited as Greg Ory, is an American retired pornographic actor and director who has appeared in numerous adult feature films. Spears is noted among porn actors for his comedic acting talent.

Colleen Brennan is an American former pornographic actress. She has also gone by the name Sharon Kelly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henri Pachard</span> American erotic film director (1939–2008)

Henri Pachard, Jackson St. Louis and Crystal Blue were the pseudonyms of the American film director Ron Sullivan .

References

  1. 1 2 Barbara Dare at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dare, Barbara (2016-02-21). "Barbara Dare: A Curious Woman". The Rialto Report. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 Rutter, Jared. "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America". Adult Video News. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  5. 1 2 "XRCO Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  6. ↑ Bright, Susie (1990). Susie Sexpert's lesbian sex world . Cleis Press. p.  100. ISBN   978-0939416356.
  7. ↑ "Barbara Dare: A Curious Woman - Podcast 58". The Rialto Report. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Cote, Neil (20 August 1990). "Fighting censorship with a Dare". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Swank Magazine, March 1990
  10. ↑ Jennings, David (2000). Skinflicks : the inside story of the x-rated video industry. Bloomington, IN.: Distributed by 1st Books Library. ISBN   978-1587211843. Archived from the original on 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  11. ↑ Crouch, Gregory (1 May 1988). "Essex Video Faces Legal, Financial Setbacks : Pornographic Film Distributor Goes Bust; Company's President Busted". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  12. ↑ Stars Shine For Vivid, Matt O'Conner, 2006-03-17, Accessed 2011-07-13
  13. ↑ Butler, Jerry (1990). Raw Talent: The Adult Film Industry as Seen by Its Most Popular Male Star. Prometheus Books. p. 147. ISBN   978-0879756253.
  14. ↑ Hume, Mark (21 March 1992). "On with the show". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Frontline: Season 5, Episode 13 - Death of a Porn Queen". IMDb. 8 June 1987. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "52 Pick-Up (1986) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Evil Toons (1992)". IMDb. 26 November 1993. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  18. ↑ Bogosian, Eric (August 1992). Women We Love 1992. Esquire Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Esquire loves women". Great Falls Tribune. 9 August 1992. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  20. 1 2 3 "Past Winners". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.