Keisha (actress)

Keisha
Born (1966-10-25) October 25, 1966[1]
Los Angeles, California, USA[1]
Nationality American[1]
Other names Keisha Dominguez, Kiesha, Raquel Rios, Rocky Rio,[1] Melissa Christian, Quisha, Keicha
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Weight 140 lb (64 kg)[1]
Website http://www.playwithkeisha.com

Keisha (born October 25, 1966)[1] is the stage name of an American erotic dancer and retired pornographic actress.[2][3] She is an AVN[4] and XRCO[5] Hall of Fame inductee.

Career

After high school, Keisha was employed as a legal secretary, then took a job as a phone sex operator.[2][3] In February 1986 the owner of the phone sex company took her to the XRCO Awards.[2] In March 1986 she appeared in her first adult feature, Reckless Passion.[1][2] A female performer had backed out of a scene, and Keisha stepped in to replace her. She went on to appear in more than 300 films and videos.[1]

In January 1987 she began stripping as a "feature dancer", making appearances at different strip clubs[2] across the US and Canada in which she would appear as the "star attraction" for the week. She would generally perform four shows a night, along with autograph-signing sessions in which patrons could get a Polaroid picture taken with her, an autographed 8"x10" photograph or a lap dance.

Elegant Angel sponsored a "Win a Date with Keisha Contest", where the winner, who was chosen by audience votes, got to have dinner with her then receive a full, nude body massage.[2] She is a sexologist and a California State Certified Sexological Body Worker, which involves a specialized form of educational erotic massage or Taoist Erotic Massage.[3]

Mainstream appearances

Keisha has appeared in several mainstream movies, such as her role as "Michelle the Pitching Machine" in the 2006 Artie Lange comedy Beer League.[6] Her other appearances include the C. Thomas Howell action thriller The Sweeper in 1996[7] and the sci-fi horror film Watchers II in 1990;[8] credited as "Raquel Rios" in both.[9] She also appeared in the 1988 sci-fi film Droid.[10]

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Keisha was born in Los Angeles, California,[1] attended Westchester High School (in Westchester, California), and graduated in 1984 at the age of 17. She is multi-ethnic; from her father's side, she is Spanish, Mexican, and American Indian, and, on her mother's side, she's Swedish and English. She has said that she was "always very sexual and even before I lost my virginity (at the age of 14), I had a reputation as a slut".

She has been married in the past.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Keisha". Internet Adult Film Database. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Keisha (July 4, 2000). "An InnerView of Keisha". Adult Industry News (Interview). Interviewed by Steve Nelson. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Keisha - About Me". Keisha official site. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "1997 AVN Awards". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Pirates Wins Big at XRCO Awards". Adult Video News. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Beer League (2006) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "The Sweeper (1996 Video) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Watchers II (1990) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Keisha". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Droid (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. 1 2 Keisha - Awards - IMDb
  • Official website
  • Keisha on IMDb
  • Keisha at the Internet Adult Film Database
  • Keisha at the Adult Film Database
  • Keisha (July 5, 2000). "Keisha chat". Adult DVD Talk (Interview). Interviewed by Steph.
  • Keisha (August 1987). "Interview: Keisha". Gent (Interview). Interviewed by Jackson Adams. pp. 28-30 & 83-84.
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