Barbara Dare (born February 27, 1963) is an American former

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. She was one of the industry's initial contract performers with Essex Video and

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and is an AVN and

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Personal life

Dare was born in

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. After her father, a dentist, left the Air Force, the family moved to Wayne,

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. She was raised in the Jewish faith. Early in her professional career, Dare self-identified as a

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, having personal relationships with women.

Career

Dare began appearing in adult films in the mid-1980s after meeting people who were involved in the adult film industry at

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and also made appearances in magazines such as ''

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'', '' Swank'', and '' High Society''. In 1989, she joined fellow

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actress Stephanie Rage as authors of a monthly article for ''Swank''. Dare was one of the top adult film stars of the 1980s. She appeared in scenes with several (at the time) top adult films stars, including

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and

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. She became one of the first women in the industry to sign an exclusivity contract with Essex Video for 10 movies a year and an annual salary of $150,000 and would later leave that studio to sign with

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and become one of the earliest

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Matt O'Conner, 2006-03-17, Accessed 2011-07-13 Dare's final film was ''Bratgirl'' (1992); she retired in 1994.

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stated in his autobiography that Dare had a "commanding screen presence" while on set, in spite of her smaller physical stature. Dare also worked as a stripper, commanding a $10,000 weekly salary.

Appearances

Dare was interviewed in 1987 for the episode of the television news series ''

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'' regarding the death of Shauna Grant. She also had minor roles in mainstream productions such as the

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and

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film '' 52 Pick-Up'' in 1986 and the live-action/animated

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'' Evil Toons'' (where she was credited as "Stacey Nix") in 1992. In the August 1992 issue of ''Esquire'', Dare was profiled in their annual feature "Women We Love".

Selected filmography

Awards

* 1987

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- Best New Starlet * 1989

- Best Actress, Video (''Naked Stranger'') * 1990 AVN Award - Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video (''True Love'') with April West *

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References

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