| Babe Name: | RayVeness |
| Profession: | Porn Star |
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| Province / State: | NC - North Carolina |
| Place of Birth: | Jamestown |
| Date of Birth: | June 19, 1972 (41 years old) |
| Astrological Sign: | Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20) |
| Aliases: | Raveness, Ray Veness, Ray Vaness, Britney Noel |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
Rayveness (born June 19, 1972 in Jamestown, North Carolina]) is an American porn star.
Biography
Rayveness grew up in the Quaker faith and married a year before she left high school. Before her career in adult film, she worked in various fast-food restaurants. She started working at age 15 doing various jobs such as selling Avon, babysitting and then moving on to fast food. he entered pornography at age 18, after she and her husband saw a show on amateur porn films on the Sally Jessy Raphaël show, they proceeded to send one in.
Career
She started in the porn industry at age 18 and initially performed only with her then-husband (who went by the pseudonym of Red Bone) and other female stars. Her stage name is of Indian origin and means "of the spirit". In 1997, she divorced Red Bone and started working with other male performers. By 2000, she had remarried to fellow porn star Tod Alexander, but they divorced by 2003.
In 2000, she took a break from the adult film business to try the mainstream film industry. She dyed her hair red and wore brown contacts to minimize the chance of someone recognizing her. She appeared in a speaking role on NYPD Blue and was in Path to War as LBJ’s eldest daughter. She returned to the porn industry in 2003 after John Frankenheimer's death, as most of her connections had gone.
In 2004, she filed a petition with Congressman Brad Sherman requesting that the age requirement for adult 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." In 2006 she was nominated at the XRCO awards for "MILF of the year".
RayVeness took a second break from the adult industry — from June ’06 to Aug. ’07 — to have a child via in vitro fertilization.
In July 2009 she became the first contract star for the all-girl studio Girlfriends Films, although the contract allowed her to continue boy-girl work elsewhere;she has since left Girlfriend Films.
In February 2011, she announced via twitter that she had retired from the adult industry. However, she has since done a few videos for pornographic sites as of 2013.
Awards
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene – Women Seeking Women 44
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Jerkoff Material 2
- 2010 XRCO Award nominee – Unsung Siren
- 2010 XRCO Award nominee – MILF Of The Year
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress – Couples Camp
- 2011 AVN Award nominee – MILF/Cougar Performer of the Year
- 2011 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee
Rayveness comes from a Quaker background. She still believes in God, says her prayers every night, and has some traditional values.
"Getting into erotic movies, I decided that my husband [Red Boan] would be the only guy with me on film. Ever! We needed money when we did the first seven movies in 1990. I wasn't even a dancer at the time.
"I am a voyeur and an exhibitionist. I love to watch people have sex. I used to go to swing clubs just to watch. I like outdoor sex, where there is a chance of getting caught. I like romance, candlelight dinners, and long, hot bubblebaths."
The movies of Rayveness include Renegades, Club Kiss, and Night Vision.
In 1996, Rayvenness, Chantilly Lace, Teri Weigel, Murril Muglio and Scarlet Hunter appeared in a 3D movie for Penthouse.
The brunette with the 34D natural breasts has a bad reputation in the biz. Some say she is difficult to work with and dishonest.
In her 80 flicks, Rayveness has done everything from foot fetish, catfighting and enema to her biggest role in Buck Adams' Renegade.
She says she only does boy-girl scenes with her husband Red Boan though he can do anyone he wants to. "I'm a volunteer fireman in Jamestown, North Carolina and you know how conservative some of these southern towns can be."
Rayveness did stripping benefits for Toys For Tots and Jamestown's Fireman's Fund charity. She plans to publish a book of drawings and paintings that her fans have done of her and donate the profits to the needy.
Her favorite on-screen partner is Kirsty Waay.
In late 1996, Rayveness and Red Boan sued Genesis for $48 million over the magazine's Friends 'n' Lovers (FNL) contest. In Genesis' September, 1996 issue the winners of all the monthly FNL contests from the past year are put on a ballot, and readers end in their votes for the FNL girl of the year. The winner receives $10,000.
"They have one of these 1-800 lawyers," says Genesis publisher Joe Kelleher. "This is a nuisance suit, but I'll have to spend $5000 in legal fees to get rid of it."
Kelleher admits the magazine was going to name Rayveness the winner of its contest when one of its employees recognized her from performing in a porno. Genesis disqualified Rayveness for not being an amateur, a stipulation of the contest. The prize eventually went to B-movie queen Tammy Parks who didn't even appear on the September ballot.
Genesis suspects Rayveness of stuffing the ballot. Many of the votes for her came from the same post office and had the same handwriting.
Rayveness warned Genesis that she'd go on talk shows and set up a toll free hotline so the other girls on the ballot can initiate suits against the magazine.
"The Associated Press was sitting right there when my lawyer filed this case," Rayveness claimed. "They're sitting on the story to see if they settle. If not, they're running with it.
