Taija Rae

female adult bio
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birth= 1962
location= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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hair color= Brown
measurements= 38-24-37
height= height|ft=5|in=5
alias= Taija Rea, Tanja Rae, Taja Rea, Taija Ray
films= 172 (per IAFD)
iafd= TRae
imdb= 0706066
afdb= 1615

Taija Rae (born in 1962) is the pseudonym of an American actress who was one of the most popular pornographic actresses of the late-1980s. She is sometimes credited as Tanja Rae, Taja Rea, or Taija Ray.

Career

Rae came out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and entered the adult film industry in 1983, after being discovered by a fledgling Philadelphia talent firm, Lynx Management. The first part of her stage name, pronounced Tayzh-a, came from an Oriental cocktail waitress she worked with before porn. The last name, Rae, was a tribute to Fay Wray, actress in the movie "King Kong". (Incidentally, both the first name "Taija" (tie-yah) and last name "Rae" are typical Finnish names.) After a test photo shoot in New York City, she quickly made the rounds of the New York adult industry and kept busy in East Coast erotic films and photo modeling, working with directors such as Henri Pachard, Chuck Vincent, and Dave Darby. Her first films were "Dangerous Stuff" and "Scenes They Wouldn't Let Me Shoot", filmed the same weekend. She became known for her rounded, softer figure, wide hips, and large, natural breasts with big, dark red nipples."Taija Rae, Down-to-Earth Sex Goddess", interview by Doug Oliver, "Hustler" magazine, August 1986] [http://excaliburfilms.com/pornlist/starpgs/Taija_Rae.htm Taija Rae page at Excalibur Films] ] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706066/bio Biography for Taija Rae] at the Internet Movie Database]

In 1986, she changed her appearance by losing weight and dying her hair blonde, and began doing more work through a West Coast agent. With this, she reached the height of her success, when "Hustler" magazine referred to her as one of "porn's Big Four" (along with Traci Lords, Ginger Lynn, and Amber Lynn). She was proud of being able to charge $1,000 per day for her roles. She maintained her home in Pennsylvania, sometimes flying out to the West Coast to film scenes, until finally moving to Los Angeles, California in 1988.

Rae left the adult film business in 1993. Fans report seeing her working as a hostess at a restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. [http://www.lukeisback.com/stars/stars/stars/female/taija_rae.htm Taija Rae] page at http://LukeIsBack.com, Luke Ford]

Quote

Cecil Howard directed Rae in "Star Angel". While he shot reverse angles of her, two shots, single shots, close ups, she turned to Howard's cameraman and said, "What's wrong with him? Does he think he's making a real movie?" The crew laughed. [ "Dorothy From Kansas Meets the Wizard of X", [http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?id=7807] by Linda Alexander, 1991, cited by [http://www.lukeisback.com/stars/stars/stars/female/taija_rae.htm Taija Rae] page at http://LukeIsBack.com, Luke Ford]

Partial filmography

* "The Best Little Whorehouse in San Francisco" (1984)
* "The Voyeur"(1984)
* "Hot Rockers" (1984) – First adult video with a stereo soundtrack & original score
* "Taboo American Style – Part1: The Ruthless Beginning" (1985)
* "Talk Dirty to Me, Part IV (1985)
* "Tickled Pink (1985)
* "Dreamgirls" (1986)
* "Hometown Honeys" (1986)
* "Good Morning Taija Rae" (1988)

ee also

*List of porn stars who appeared in mainstream films
* Cover photo of the band Chemical People's "Ten Fold Hate"

Awards

*1985 XRCO Award nominee for Starlet of the Yearcite web|url= http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcpxgmgk_0hrghhdgp|title= Transcript of the video A Night of Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards|accessdate= 2008-08-09|author= MayorDefacto]

External links

* [http://www.taijaraeonline.com/ Taija Rae Fanclub]

References