Barbara Dare
Barbara Dare
Barbara Dare | |
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| Born | February 27, 1963 Wichita Falls, Texas, USA |
| Other names | Kimberly Dare, Kim Wilde, Stacey Nixx, Stacey Nix |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Barbara Dare (born February 27, 1963) is an American former pornographic actress.[1] She was one of the industry's initial contract performers with Essex Video[2] and Vivid Entertainment[3] and is an AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame inductee.
Barbara Dare | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1963 Wichita Falls, Texas, USA |
| Other names | Kimberly Dare, Kim Wilde, Stacey Nixx, Stacey Nix |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Personal life
Dare was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. After her father, a dentist, left the Air Force, the family moved to Wayne, New Jersey.[4] Early in her professional career, Dare self-identified as a lesbian, having personal relationships with women.[5]
Career
Dare began appearing in adult films in the mid-1980s after meeting people who were involved in the adult film industry at Plato's Retreat[6] and also made appearances in magazines such as Hustler, Swank, and High Society. In 1989, she joined fellow adult film actress Stephanie Rage as authors of a monthly article for Swank.[7]
Dare was one of the top adult film stars of the 1980s.[8] She appeared in scenes with several (at the time) top adult films stars, including Tracey Adams and Ginger Lynn.[9] 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[10] and would later leave that studio to sign with Vivid Entertainment and become one of the earliest Vivid Girls.[11] Dare appeared in her last film before she was retired in 1994.[1]
Jerry Butler stated in his autobiography that Dare had a "commanding screen presence" while on set, in spite of her smaller physical stature.[12]
Appearances
Dare was interviewed in 1987 for the episode of the television news series Frontline regarding the death of Shauna Grant.[13]
Selected filmography
Slippery When Wet (1986)
Blame it on Ginger (1986)
Barbara the Barbarian (1987)
Ginger and Spice (1987)
Girls who Dig Girls 8 (1988)
Barbara Dare's Bad (1988)
Angela Baron Takes a Dare (1988)
Sex in Dangerous Places (1988)
For Her Pleasure Only (1989)
Ginger then and Now (1990)
Where the Boys Aren't 2 (1990)
Bratgirls (1992)
Hannah Does Her Sisters (1986)
Awards
1989 AVN Award - Best Actress, Video (Naked Stranger)[18]
1990 AVN Award - Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video (True Love) with April West[18]
AVN Hall of Fame inductee[19]
XRCO Hall of Fame inductee[20]