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Raylin Joy (born February 18, 1987), formerly known by her stage name Skin Diamond, is an American actress, model, singer-songwriter and pornographic actress. Joy retired from adult film acting in 2016 to pursue other interests such as songwriting and mainstream acting.xoJane ''xoJane'' (also known as ''xoJane.com'') was an American online magazine from 2011 to 2016 geared toward women and founded by Jane Pratt and co-published by Say Media. Pratt was the founding editor of '' Sassy'' and '' Jane'' magazines. In l ...
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Early life

Joy was born on February 18, 1987, in
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, She was raised in
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, Scotland where her parents took up positions as
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Career

Joy started her career as an alternative model posing for GodsGirls, before branching out into art modeling and
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ing for photographers in Europe and the United States. Her unique look attracted the attention of a wide variety of photographers. In 2009, she posed on the cover of ''Bizarre'' winning their first ever "Cover Girl Search" competition, 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
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for Burning Angel. In 2011, she posed in an editorial campaign for ''
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'' magazine's "The Exhibitionist Issue No. 312" wearing
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and
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. In 2012, Joy posed for comic book artist David Mack, who portrayed her as
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in the
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miniseries '' Daredevil: End of Days''. Joy first dabbled in the music industry with her 2013 song/music video, "Sex in a Slaughter House". which she wrote as part of a scene for
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. Joy was on
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's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars" in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Diamond also starred (with Allie Haze) in the music video for American
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recording artist B.o.B, for his song "
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", which features
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. Joy was the '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for July 2014. 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. In 2016, Joy performed her last adult film scenes to pursue mainstream acting and singing full-time, after she was cast in the role of Dylan Quinn in ''
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'', a series on
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exploring
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themes. 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 In April 2020, Joy and eleven other adult/former adult actresses appeared in the music video for the
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song "Still Be Friends". Since 2024, Joy is the lead singer for the reggae-rooted, punk-flavored quartet: The Calamatix.


Personal life

Diamond has two piercings in her navel, and one in her right nostril. 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 ''
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''."Beauty Showdown", ''
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'', US Issue, N.6, June 2012, p.102
When she first entered the adult film industry, her hair was pink. She is
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. Her father is actor Rodd Christensen.


Filmography


Television


Awards


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) * 2024: "The Calamatix" (LP)


References


External links

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