Barbara Dare is the stage name

Stage name

A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...

 of a retired American pornographic actress.

She has been a contract performer with Vivid Entertainment

Vivid Entertainment

Vivid Entertainment Group is an adult video producer, featuring a catalog of VHS and DVD titles and internet content. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry....

, and has personal relationships with men and women.

Career

Dare began appearing in adult films in the mid-80's and also making regular appearances in magazines such as Hustler

Hustler

Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. It was first published in 1974 by Larry Flynt. It was a step forward from the Hustler Newsletter which was cheap advertising for his strip club businesses at the time. The magazine grew from a shaky start to...

, Swank, and High Society

High Society (magazine)

High Society is a U.S. pornographic magazine. In addition to hardcore pictorials of nude models, it also has feature articles and occasional celebrity pictorials.-History:High Society was first published in May 1976....

. In 1989, she joined fellow adult film actress Stephanie Swift

Stephanie Swift

Stephanie Swift is a former American pornographic actress who starred in over 370 adult movies between 1995 and 2009. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. Following her diagnosis and subsequent treatment, she decided to quit the adult movie industry, a move she had been considering for...

 as authors of a monthly article for Swank.

Dare quickly become a top adult film star. Dare appeared in scenes with several top adult films stars, including Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams

Tracey Adams is an American pornographic actress. She appeared in over 200 movies during the 1980s and 90s, and is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame....

 and Ginger Lynn

Ginger Lynn

Ginger Lynn is an American pornographic actress, prominent in 1980s videos. She also had occasional roles in low-budget B-movies. AVN has ranked her at #7 in a list of the 50 greatest porn stars of all time...

.. She became one of the first women in the industry to sign an exclusivity contract with a studio. She would later leave that studio to sign with Vivid and become one of the earliest Vivid Girls. She appeared in her last film in 1994.

selected filmography

• Slippery When Wet (1986)
• Blame it on Ginger (1986)
• Barbara the Barbarian (1987)
• Ginger and Spice (1987)
• Girls who Dig Girls 8 (1988)
• Barbara Dare's Bad (1988)
• Angela Baron Takes a Dare (1988)
• Wet Pink (1989)
• For Her Pleasuree Only (1989)
• Ginger then and Now (1990)
• Where the Boys Aren't 2 (1990)
• Lick Bush (1992)
• Bratgirls (1992)
• Dig It (1994)

Awards

• 1987 AVN Best New Starlet Award
• 1989 AVN Award for Best Actress (Video) – Naked Stranger
• 1990 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video – True Love (with April West)
• AVN Hall of Fame
• XRCO Hall of Fame

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