Barbara Dare

Barbara Dare
Born (1963-02-27) February 27, 1963
Wayne, New Jersey
Other names Kimberly Dare, Kim Wilde, Stacey Nixx, Stacey Nix
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
No. of adult films 162 (per IAFD)[1]

Barbara Dare (born February 27, 1963) is the stage name of a Jewish-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.

Career

Dare began appearing in adult films in the mid-80's and also made appearances in magazines such as Hustler, Swank, and High Society. In 1989, she joined fellow adult film actress Stephanie Swift as authors of a monthly article for Swank.[4]

Dare was one of the top adult film stars of the 80s.[5] She appeared in scenes with several (at the time) top adult films stars, including Tracey Adams and Ginger Lynn.[6] 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[7] and would later leave that studio to sign with Vivid Entertainment and become one of the earliest Vivid Girls.[8] Dare appeared in her last film in 1994.[1]

Appearances

Dare was interviewed in 1987 for the episode of the television news series Frontline regarding the death of Shauna Grant.[9]

She also had minor roles in mainstream productions such as the Roy Scheider and Ann-Margret film 52 Pick-Up in 1986[10] and the live-action/animated Comedy-Horror B-movie Evil Toons[11] in 1992.

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)
  • Wet Pink (1989)
  • For Her Pleasuree Only (1989)
  • Ginger then and Now (1990)
  • Where the Boys Aren't 2 (1990)
  • Lick Bush (1992)
  • Bratgirls (1992)
  • Evil Toons (1992)
  • Hannah Does Her Sisters (1986)

Awards

Personal life

Dare was born in Wayne, New Jersey.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barbara Dare at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. ↑ Dare, Barbara. "Barbara Dare: A Curious Woman". The Rialto Report. The Rialto Report. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Jared Rutter (2009-09-30). "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America". AVN.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. ↑ Swank Magazine, March 1990
  5. ↑ Jennings, David (2000). Skinflicks : the inside story of the x-rated video industry. Bloomington, IN.: Distributed by 1st Books Library. ISBN 978-1587211843.
  6. ↑ Rutter, Jared. "Vivid's 25th Anniversary: How Steven Hirsch's Company Thrust Porn Into Mainstream America". Adult Video News. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Crouch, Gregory. "Essex Video Faces Legal, Financial Setbacks : Pornographic Film Distributor Goes Bust; Company's President Busted". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Stars Shine For Vivid. O'Conner, Matt 2006-03-17. Accessed 2011-07-13.
  9. ↑ Staff. "Frontline: Season 5, Episode 13 Death of a Porn Queen (8 Jun. 1987) TV Episode - 60 min - Documentary". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Staff. "52 Pick-Up (1986) Full Cast & Crew". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Staff. "Evil Toons (1992) 90 min - Animation | Comedy - Horror - 26 November 1993 (Japan)". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "Past Winners". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
  13. ↑ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  14. ↑ "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2007-11-29.

External links

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