Raylin Joy, formerly known by her stage name Skin Diamond (born February 18, 1987) is a British-American actress, model, singer-songwriter and former pornographic actress.[3][4]
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Born | Raylin Joy Christensen (1987-02-18) February 18, 1987 (age 35)[1] |
Other names | Raylin Joy[3] |
Agent | Mark Spiegler[2] |
Website | skindiamondvip |
A very active performer in the adult industry since her late teens, Christensen has recently retired from adult film acting to pursue other interests such as songwriting and mainstream acting.[5]
Christensen was born on February 18, 1987 in Ventura, California,[2] She was raised in Dunfermline, Scotland where her parents took up position as missionaries.[6] Her father is of Eritrean descent and her mother is of Czech, Danish, German and Yugoslavian descent.[7][8]
Christensen started her career as an alternative model posing for GodsGirls, before branching out into art modeling and fetish modeling for photographers in Europe and the United States. Her unique look attracted the attention of a wide variety of photographers.[9]
In 2009, she posed on the cover of Bizarre winning their first ever "Cover Girl Search" competition,[10] after which she was signed to London-based modeling agency Girl Management. She also entered the adult film industry in 2009, performing her first scenes with Joanna Angel and James Deen for Burning Angel.[2]
In 2011, she posed in an editorial campaign for i-D magazine's "The Exhibitionist Issue No. 312" wearing Louis Vuitton and American Apparel.[11][12][13]
In 2012, Christensen posed for comic book artist David Mack, who portrayed her as Echo in the Marvel Comics miniseries Daredevil: End of Days.[14][15]
Christensen first dabbled in the music industry with her 2013 song/music video, "Sex in a Slaughter House".[16] which she wrote as part of a scene for Brazzers.
In 2014, Christensen was on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Most Popular Stars".[17] Diamond also starred (with Allie Haze) in the music video for American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, for his song "John Doe", which features Priscilla Renea.[18][19]
Christensen was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for July 2014.[20] That same year, she made her directorial debut with the film Skin Diamond's Dollhouse for Deviant Entertainment.[20]
In 2015, Christensen was named Penthouse Penthouse Pet of the Year Runner-up.[21]
In 2016, Christensen performed her last adult film scenes to pursue mainstream acting and singing full-time,[3] after she was cast in the role of Dylan Quinn in Submission,[22] a series on Showtime exploring BDSM themes.[3] It was also during this time period that she launched her music project with the release of her first official single and music video ("Fire" produced by Ben Cole) under her real name, "Raylin Joy". She briefly posed for Dechristo Studios in 2019 in a shoot for Penthouse magazine[23][24]
In April 2020, Christensen and eleven other adult/former adult actresses appeared in the music video for the G-Eazy song "Still Be Friends".[25]
Diamond has two piercings in her navel, and one in her right nostril.[26] She is also well known for her distinctive shaved-on-one-side haircut; because of this, she has been featured in the column "Beauty Showdown" in the magazine Cosmopolitan.[27] When she first entered the adult film industry, her hair was pink. She is bisexual.[2]
Her father is Rodd Christensen,[4] an actor and photographer.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Submission | Dylan Quinn | Second role |
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Total numbers of wins and nominations | ||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 4 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Ceremony | Result | Award | Work |
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2012 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best New Starlet[28] | — |
Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene (with Asa Akira)[28] | Orgasmic Oralists | ||
Nominated | Best POV Sex Scene (with Joanna Angel & James Deen)[28] | POV Punx 4 | ||
Nominated | Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/B/B) (with Mr. Pete & Mark Wood)[28] | Shut Up and Fuck | ||
Nominated | Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Lily Carter & Chris Strokes)[28] | Slut Puppies 5 | ||
Urban X Award | Won | Female Performer of the Year[29] | — | |
Nominated | Orgasmic Oralist[30] | — | ||
Nominated | Best 3 Way Sex Scene (with Bella Moretti & Mr Marcus)[30] | Hitch Hikers 2 | ||
Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene (with Leilani Leeane & Mike Adriano)[30] | Black Anal Addiction | ||
Nominated | Best Couple Sex Scene (with Sean Michaels)[30] | Black Diamonds | ||
Nominated | Best Couple Sex Scene (with Lexington Steele)[30] | Porn's Top Black Models 3 | ||
XBIZ Award | Nominated | New Starlet of the Year[31] | — | |
2013 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Bonnie Rotten & Asphyxia Noir)[32] | Meet Bonnie |
Nominated | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Adrianna Luna & Celeste Star)[32] | Mind Fuck | ||
Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene (with Nacho Vidal)[32] | Nacho Vidal: The Sexual Messiah | ||
Nominated | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (with Lily Carter)[32] | Interracial Lesbian Romance | ||
Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene (with Mika Tan, Brooklyn Lee, Misty Stone, James Deen, Dane Cross & Alex Gonz)[32] | Official The Hangover Parody | ||
Nominated | Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Joanna Angel & Ramon Nomar)[32] | Joanna Angel: Filthy Whore | ||
Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[32] | — | ||
XBIZ Award | Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[33] | — | |
Won | Best Supporting Actress[34] | Revenge of the Petites | ||
XRCO Award | Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[35] | — | |
Nominated | Orgasmic Analist[35] | — | ||
2014 | AVN Award | Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[36] | — |
Nominated | Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene (with Prince Yahshua)[36] | Deep Pussy | ||
Nominated | Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (with Kleio Valentien)[36] | The Walking Dead | ||
Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene (with Sarah Shevon, Aiden Starr, Dana DeArmond, Veruca James, James Deen, Jon Jon, Mr. Pete & Tommy Pistol)[36] | Orgy University | ||
Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene (with Billy Glide, John Strong, Mark Wood, Tommy Pistol & Will Powers)[36] | Skin Diamond: No Limits | ||
Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene (with L.T.)[36] | Skin | ||
Won | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Marco Banderas & Prince Yahshua)[37] | |||
Won | Best Oral Sex Scene[37] | |||
XBIZ Award | Nominated | Best Scene – Non-Feature Release (with Marco Banderas & Prince Yahshua)[38] | ||
Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[38] | — | ||
XRCO Award | Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[39] | — | |
Nominated | Superslut[39] | — | ||
Nominated | Orgasmic Oralist[39] | — | ||
Nominated | Orgasmic Analist[39] | — | ||
2015 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Alexis Texas, Asa Akira & Dani Daniels)[40] | Alexis & Asa |
Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene (with Rocco Siffredi)[40] | Rocco's Coming in America | ||
Nominated | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with James Deen & Mr. Pete)[40] | Performers of the Year 2014 | ||
Nominated | Best Supporting Actress[40] | The Doctor Whore Porn Parody | ||
Nominated | Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/G/B) (with Maddy O'Reilly & Erik Everhard)[40] | Maddy O'Reilly Is Slutwoman | ||
Nominated | Performer of the Year[40] | — | ||
Nominated | Mainstream Star of the Year[40] | — | ||
Nominated | Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Ryan Madison)[40] | Dark Perversions 3 | ||
Nominated | Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Roxy Raye, Stoya, Lea Lexis, Wolf Hudson & Rocco Siffredi)[40] | Voracious: Season 2 Volume 4 | ||
XBIZ Award | Nominated | Female Performer of the Year[41] | — | |
Nominated | Best Actress—Feature Movie[41] | Killers | ||
Nominated | Best Scene – Feature Movie (with Xander Corvus)[41] | |||
Nominated | Best Scene – All-Girl (with Emily Addison)[41] | |||
Nominated | Best Scene – Couples-Themed Release (with Nick Manning)[41] | White Witch | ||
XRCO Award | Nominated | Orgasmic Analist[42] | — | |
Nominated | Mainstream Adult Media Favorite[42] | — |
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