Taylor Rain

Taylor Rain is an American porn performer and director who got her start in the world of adult entertainment at the age of 21. Rain first entered the pornographic video industry in November 2001. By October 2003, Rain estimated that she had shot between 200 and 250 scenes. She signed an exclusive two-year performing contract with Legend Video, which would allow her to cut back on the number of scenes she shot and provided her a private chauffeur so that she could arrive at her sets in a timely manner. However, Legend released her from her contract less than a month later, and Rain considered retirement instead she took a brief hiatus from performing.

In August 2004, she signed a non-exclusive promotional contract with Astrux Entertainment.

In 2005, Taylor Rain made her directorial debut with the 1st Strike Films release Ass Up Face Down, in which she also starred. In the same year, Rain signed a contract with Defiance Films and Torrid Entertainment and auctioned a day with herself onset on eBay for US $3,900.

Rain was the winner of the "Porn Star Beauty Pageant" on the Howard Stern Radio Show in March 2005, beating out fellow porn stars Kami Andrews, Railee, Renee Pornero, and Aurora Snow.

Off-screen, Rain won control over Scott Fayner's porn industry gossip blog lukeford.com, but announced in May 2006 that she would no longer fill this position.

In December 2005, Rain announced her retirement from acting in pornographic movies. When announcing her retirement from performing, Rain also expressed her desire to settle down and start a family. Despite her retirement, Defiance Films extended her contract for two years. Rain launched her website, clubtaylorrain.com, after retirement. In June 2006, she announced via her website that she was pregnant, but miscarried one month later.

Awards

* 2004 XRCO Award - Group Scene - Flesh Hunter 5
* 2006 F.A.M.E. Award - Favorite Anal Starlet