Darby Lloyd Rains hailed from a middle-class theatrical family -- her song and dance man father appeared regularly in Broadway musical stage productions -- and started her career in show business as a nightclub singer. Darby made the leap into explicit hardcore movies in the early 1970's as a means of earning extra money in order to support her singing career. A very fetching and accomplished actress in 1970's East Coast adult fare, Rains acted in X-rated features for such notable directors as Gerard Damiano, Radley Metzger, Roberta Findlay, Mac Ahlberg, John Amero, Joseph W. Sarno, Jerry Douglas, Kemal Horulu, and Lem Amero. Outside of porn, Darby also worked as a professional dominatrix. Rains retired from the adult film industry in the late 1970's and moved to the West Coast where she started her own green cleaning company.
Georgia Marrow
Sleepy Head
(archive footage)
Legends of Porn
(archive footage)
Flight Sensations
Rapist
The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann
Lady Flemming
Molly
(uncredited)
The New Comers
Esther the Teacher
Ta mej i dalen
Swinger / Lesbian
Personals
Worried Mother
SOS: Screw on the Screen
Prurient Interest
Wife
Not Just Another Woman
Louise
Both Ways
Pauline
The $50,000 Climax Show
Margaret
My Master My Love
(archive footage)
MILF Icons 2
Eddie's Wife
The Erotic Memoirs of a Male Chauvinist Pig
Andrea True: Disco Sex Star
Blonde
Voices of Desire
(archive footage)
Retro Knockers
(archive footage)
Kay Parker Triple Feature 2
(archive footage)
Good to the Last Drop
(archive footage)
Blue Vanities 2
Jennifer
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
Susie's Friend on Bus (as Terry Sweeney)
Teenage Cheerleader
Jackie Miller
Abduction of an American Playgirl
Nicky
Devil's Due
(uncredited)
The Altar of Lust
Girl in Blue
Dark Dreams
Orgy Girl in Boots
Sex USA
Polly
The Virgin and the Lover
Sex Footage Girl #1
Les Félines
Orgy Girl
High Rise
Crystal Laverne
Every Inch a Lady
Francesca
French Shampoo
Rue Miller
Chorus Call
Ms. Elaine Ziptitz
Fringe Benefits
Stephanie Ellis
Angel Number 9
Aggie III
Memories Within Miss Aggie
Penelope Juiceslit
Slip Up
Flip Chicks
Linda Rosencrantz
Teenage Step-Mother
Alice
Curious Women
Intensive Care
Stranded Motorist
Road Service
(archive footage)
What's Your Fantasy?
The Hooker Convention
Gilly
Naked Came the Stranger
Beatrice Broker
Farewell Scarlet
Mrs. Harry Spencer (as Melanie Daniels)
Hot Channels
Brenda
Heavy Load
The Blonde
Night After Night
Linda
Fast Ball
Lesbian #2
Hypnorotica
Girl in Germany (uncredited)
A Time to Love
Helen
Street Girls of New York
Satin
Lady on the Couch
Amber Lee Austin
My Husband, the Producer
Amos and Candy
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
58
Gender
Female
Birthday
1947-11-20
Place of Birth
Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
Also Known As
Melanie Daniels