Gina-Raye Carter (born 1972), known professionally as Rayveness, is an American
pornographic and mainstream film
actress. She is an inductee of both the
AVN Hall of Fame and the
XRCO Hall of Fame.
Career
Rayveness's first appearance in a pornographic film was a homemade tape she made with her then-husband at the age of 18, after seeing an episode of ''
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show
''Sally'' (originally titled ''The Sally Jessy Raphael Show'') is an American syndicated tabloid talk show that was hosted by radio talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael. It originally was a half-hour local St. Louis television program, debuting Oc ...
'' about
amateur pornography.
Rather than becoming a full-time pornographic performer right away, she sold flowers in nightclubs and worked as a waitress and a
stripper
A stripper or exotic dancer is a person whose occupation involves performing striptease in a public adult entertainment venue such as a strip club. At times, a stripper may be hired to perform at a bachelor party or other private event.
M ...
.
In 2000, she took a break from the adult film business to pursue acting in mainstream films. She dyed her hair red and wore brown contact lenses to minimize the chance of someone recognizing her. She appeared in a speaking role on ''
NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
'' and was in ''
Path to War'' as President
Lyndon B. Johnson's eldest daughter,
Lynda. She returned to the adult industry in 2003 after the death of
John Frankenheimer, who was her primary connection to the mainstream industry.
In July 2009, Rayveness became the first contract star for the all-female studio
Girlfriends Films, although the contract allowed her to continue boy-girl work elsewhere.
She is a member of the
XRCO Hall of Fame and the
AVN Hall of Fame.
In 2019, she appeared alongside fellow pornographic actresses
Lisa Ann and Cory Chase in an episode of the
Showtime series ''
Billions'' titled "Infinite Game".
Personal life
Rayveness grew up in the
Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...
faith and married a year before she left high school.
By 2000, she had divorced and remarried, this time to porn actor Tod Alexander. They divorced in 2003.
In 2004, she filed a petition with Congressman
Brad Sherman requesting that the age requirement for pornography performers be raised from 18 to 21, saying that "People right out of high school in this country don't seem to have the foresight to make such life-altering decisions."
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1972 births
American pornographic film actresses
Living people
Pornographic film actors from North Carolina
People from Jamestown, North Carolina
21st-century American women