Skin Diamond
Skin Diamond | |
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 Skin Diamond at 2012 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo | |
| Born | Raylin Christensen[1] February 18, 1987[2] Ventura, California, U.S.[3] |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] |
Skin Diamond (born Raylin Christensen[1] on February 18, 1987 in Ventura, California) is an American pornographic actress and nude model.
Early life
Diamond was born in Ventura, California[3] and raised in Dunfermline, Scotland.[5] She is of Ethiopian, Danish, Czech, Yugoslav, and German descent.[4] Her father is American actor Rodd Christensen. She has appeared in the TV series Balamory alongside her only sister, Heather.[6][1]
Career
Diamond started her career as a mainstream model and posed, among others, for Louis Vuitton, American Apparel and Atsuko Kudo.[7][8] She made her pornographic debut in a 2009 Burning Angel film.[5][7][9]
In 2012 Diamond posed for comic book artist David Mack; Mack portrayed her as Echo in the Marvel Comics miniseries Daredevil: End of Days.[10]
She currently resides in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California where she shares a place with fellow adult star Asphyxia Noir[4]
Look
Diamond has several tattoos, including a Phoenix on her back, which she got to cover an accidental burn.[2] She also has piercings in her navel, right nostril, and both nipples.[11] Diamond 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.[12]
Awards
- 2012 XBIZ Award nominee – Best New Starlet[13][14]
- 2012 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet[15]
- 2012 Urban X Award winner – Female Performer of the Year[16]
- 2013 XBIZ Award nominee – Female Performer of the Year[17]
- 2013 XBIZ Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress - Revenge of the Petites[17]
- 2013 AVN Award nominee – Female Performer of the Year[18]
References
- ^ a b c Lauren Crooks, "Balamory star's daughter blames religious upbringing for porn star career", Daily Record. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Skin Diamond". IAFD. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ a b "Skin Diamond". IMDB. Retrieved 2012-12-7.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Interview in Sexually Broken, 1 October 2012
- ^ a b Skin Diamond at Blogger
- ^ Gavin Allen, "What's the story in Balamory?", South Wales Echo
- ^ a b Jesse Capps (March 28, 2012). "Exclusive Interview: Skin Diamond". Rock Confidential. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Paul Tamburro (May 4, 2012). "Talkin' Sex With Skin Diamond". CraveOnline. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Brad Berkwitt (February 22, 2012). "Skin Diamond: From Audrey Hepburn to a Midsummer Night's Dream & Back". Newz Breaker. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Rich Johnston (December 15, 2012). "Posing For David Mack". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ^ Skin Diamond profile, Model Mayhem
- ^ "Beauty Showdown", Cosmopolitan, US Issue, N.6, May 2012, p.102
- ^ Vanzetti (November 18, 2011). "XBiz Awards 2012: Various Straight Personality Awards and Director of the Year". IAFD. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ Dan C. (November 17, 2011). "2012 XBIZ Award Nominations Announced". Die Screaming. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "2012 AVN Award Nominees". AVN.com. 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ "Urban X Awards Announces 2012 Winners". AVN. July 22, 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ a b "XBIZ Awards 2013 Nominees". XbiZ. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "2013 AVN Awards Nominees" (pdf). AVN Awards. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
External links
- 1987 births
- African-American pornographic film actors
- Alt porn
- American female pornographic film actors
- American female adult models
- American people of Czech descent
- American people of Danish descent
- American people of Ethiopian descent
- American people of German descent
- American people of Yugoslav descent
- Living people
- People from Dunfermline
- People from Ventura, California
- Pornographic film actors from California