Skin Diamond is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and nude model.
Background
Diamond was born in Ventura, California and is of Ethiopian, Danish, Yugoslavian, Czechoslovakian, and German descent. Her father is American actor Rodd Christensen, who is known in the United Kingdom for playing Spencer in children"s series Balamory.
Career
She moved to Scotland when she was about three or four years old and lived there for twenty years. Diamond started her career as a mainstream model and posed, among others, for Louis Vuitton, American Apparel and Atsuko Kudo. She entered the adult film industry in 2009 and did her first scenes with Joanna Angel and James Deen for Burning Angel.
In 2012, Diamond posed for comic book artist David Mack, who portrayed her as Echo in the Marvel Comics miniseries Daredevil: End of Days.
In 2013 she posed for photographer Terry Richardson. Diamond has also dabbled into the music industry with her 2013 song/music video, "Sex in a Slaughter House".
In 2014, Diamond was on Consumer News and Business Channel"s list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn"s Most Popular Stars". Diamond also starred (with Allie Haze) in the music video for American hip hop recording artist B.o.B, for his song "John Doe", which features Priscilla Renea.
Diamond was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for July 2014.
That same year, she made her directorial debut with the film Skin Diamond"s Dollhouse for Deviant Entertainment. Diamond has several tattoos, including a Phoenix on her back, which she got to cover an accidental burn. She also has piercings in her navel, right nostril, and both nipples.
She is also well known for her distinctive shaved-on-one-side haircut.
Because of this, she has been featured in the column "Beauty Showdown" in the magazine Cosmopolitan. When she first entered the adult film industry, her hair was pink.
Diamond identifies as bisexual.