Raylene
- Stacey Hirsch[1][3]
- Alexis Fontane[2]
Stacey Hirsch (née Bernstein[1]), known professionally as Raylene, is an American pornographic actress.
Early life
Raylene was born and raised in Glendora, California.[1] She is of Italian and Mexican descent on her mother's side.[2] Her father is Jewish, of Polish and Austrian descent.[1][2]
As a child, Raylene attended Christian schools.[2] She was an honors student in high school and graduated at age 16, two years early.[2] She said she had originally intended to pursue Christian studies at Azusa Pacific University and become a Christian high school teacher.[2]
Career
Raylene began acting when she was five years old.[4] With help from her uncle, a television producer, she appeared on Hunter and 21 Jump Street.[2] She had a non-speaking appearance on an episode of the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show.[citation needed]
Raylene made her pornographic film debut in 1998.[5] She was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment between May 1998 and November 2001, during which time she appeared in nearly 100 films.[6]
Raylene retired from the adult film industry in 2001. After briefly touring as a striptease dancer, she found work as a real estate agent.[1] While working in real estate, she brokered a sale to the AIM Health Care Foundation.[3] She returned to performing in pornographic films with Raylene's Dirty Work in 2009.[5]
Personal life
Raylene was briefly married to Brad Hirsch, brother of Vivid Entertainment co-chairman Steve Hirsch.[1]
Awards
- 1999 XRCO Award – Starlet of the Year[7]
- 2001 AVN Award – Best Actress (Film) – Artemesia (tied with Taylor Hayes – Jekyll and Hyde)[8][self-published source?]
- 2008 AVN Hall of Fame[9]
- 2017 XRCO Hall of Fame
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Morgan, Gila (October 22, 2006). "Stacey Hirsch". XBIZ. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Rock, Leif (April 1998). "Raylene". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2000.
- ^ a b Miller, Dan (June 27, 2005). "Former Vivid Girl Finds Home in Real Estate". Adult Video News. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Kernes, Mark (March 2001). "Best Actress - Film (Tie): Raylene, Artemesia, Vivid Film & Taylor Hayes, Jekyll And Hyde, Vivid Film". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on April 11, 2001.
- ^ a b Miller, Dan (July 28, 2009). "Vivid to Unveil Raylene's Comeback Movie Next Week". Adult Video News. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Pike-Johnson, Heidi (November 12, 2001). "Vivid Girl Raylene Retires". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2002.
- ^ "Masseuse 3 and Café Flesh 2 Top XRCO Awards". Adult Video News. March 5, 1999. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Nelson, Steve (January 9, 2001). "The AVN Awards Show a Night to Remember". Adult Industry News. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Rutter, Jared (January 13, 2008). "2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced". Adult Video News. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
External links
- Raylene at IMDb
- Raylene at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Raylene at the Adult Film Database
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