Diving Into The Story Of Adult Film Star Taija Rae!
My friend Angel asked if I knew anything about the sudden disappearance of one of the most popular Adult Film Stars of the 80’s – the playful, “girl next door” Taija Rae!
So I put on my Sherlock Holmes outfit and tried to find out!
Taija was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1962. First mystery: what was her real name? I can’t find anything that answers that question.
I do know how she came up with her “stage name”: the first part, pronounced Tayzh-a, came from an Asian cocktail waitress she worked with before she got into the adult film business. The last name, Rae, was a tribute to Actress Fay Wray from the classic movie “King Kong!”
As the terrific website IMDB.com noted about her:
“Taija was neither svelte nor surgically enhanced; she had a “this is pretty much the way I am” look that appealed to men and didn’t threaten women. She seemed approachable, the kind of girl you could meet in a club and offer to buy a drink without getting laughed out of the place. She was a very good actress and an exceptional performer.”
She had a great 80’s look, had more than 120 acting credits, and almost nothing about her private life exists! Here are some of her most well known roles:
She got her start in the 1984 film “Sex Spa USA”.
That same year, she appeared in this cult gem:
Yes, Little Oral Annie is also an Adult Film Superstar, and what a name!
See more of this cult Adult Movie Queens work here:
Here are more of Taija’s films of this era:
She starred with Angel in this film – this Adult Movie Queen was recommended to me by my friend named Angel – and he was right!
She was stunningly beautiful and she also disappeared after a huge career – you can see all of her best films by clicking on my story here:
As for Taija, I found many of her adult film posters and box art, just nothing about her:
She was also a popular magazine Model as well:
She had a real 80’s look, and was a “California Girl” as well – until she surprised the industry by doing this!
As IMDB reports:
“About halfway through her career, however, she changed her look. She went from being a brunette who carried a few extra pounds to being a thin blonde, but she always gave energetic, enthusiastic performances no matter what her look.”
Yes, it turns out she acted as a Brunette first – and a noticeably different look!
She really has a different style in her earlier work – none of the “California Girl” vibe she took on later in her career:
Here she is again with her more modern look – the “golden girl” 80’s hair and the sense of fun – it seemed her career was a huge success – until it wasn’t!
At the end of 1989, she simply dropped out of sight.
Two new films came out in 1991 – and that was the end of Taija!
Did she get married? Did she tire of the business? No one knows!
At first I thought she might one the sister of this adult star:
Mindy Rae was also an 80’s adult film star AND her Sister acted as well – but was there a connection?
Click here for my story!
I’ve told the stories of many an Adult Film Star who abruptly left the business:
Rikki O’Neal had a very short run before she disappeared – see her story here:
And this Adult film star may be the most famous of the “disappearing porn stars!”
Bambi Woods “did” Dallas, became famous, and then dropped out forever!
See her story here:
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JR-Sploitation! 
All new to me, John. I had never heard of Taija, nor the films featured. Hopefully, she turned her back on the porn business and settled down into a happy life.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m not sure the facts about this but very wrong if true
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She was in one of my favorites – “Candy Stripers 2”.
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