Darby Lloyd Rains | |
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Born | New York, USA | November 20, 1947
Other names | Darby Lloyd Raines |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Darby Lloyd Rains (born November 20, 1947) 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]
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]