Skin Diamond

Skin Diamond — Biography & Career

Raylin Joy, born in 1987 and formerly known professionally as Skin Diamond, is an American actress, model, singer-songwriter, and retired adult film performer. She began her career as an alternative model with GodsGirls before expanding into art and fetish modeling for photographers in Europe and the United States. In 2009, she appeared on the cover of Bizarre after winning the magazine’s first Cover Girl Search competition, which led to representation by the London-based agency Girl Management. Her modeling and crossover media work continued in the years that followed. In 2011, she appeared in an editorial campaign for i-D magazine’s “The Exhibitionist Issue No. 312,” wearing Louis Vuitton and American Apparel. In 2012, comic artist David Mack portrayed her as Echo in Marvel’s Daredevil: End of Days. She also appeared in the music video for B.o.B’s “John Doe,” and CNBC included her in its “The Dirty Dozen: Porn’s Most Popular Stars” list in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Joy received the Urban X Award for Female Performer of the Year in 2012, the XBIZ Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013, and the Inked Award for Performer of the Year in 2014. In 2014, she was also Penthouse Pet of the Month for July and made her directorial debut with Skin Diamond’s Dollhouse for Deviant Entertainment. The following year, she was named Penthouse Pet of the Year Runner-up. In 2016, Joy retired from adult film to focus on songwriting and mainstream acting. That year, she was cast as Dylan Quinn in the Showtime series Submission and launched her music project under her real name with the single “Fire,” produced by Ben Cole.

Source: Career reference — Wikipedia. Career summary adapted from the linked article under CC BY-SA 4.0; wording and selection have been edited.

Photo credit

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