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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Clair Dia

Biography:

Raven-haired Clair Dia was born Emily Smith, a redhead, in Los Angeles and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She attended City College in San Francisco and majored in occupational therapy. She then worked as a secretary before traveling the country and making porn loops for traveling cash, which landed her in the October 1971 Playboy article "The Porno Girls." Her feature debut was in What About Jane: An Erotic Soap Opera (1972). During an early screening of this film, she, a castmate, and the director were arrested and thrown in jail on obscenity charges, but spent only four hours there before being released. Clair went on to star in over 20 adult films and directed two more (she had attended Berkeley Film Institute where she studied filmmaking). Even in the films she directed, Clair managed to appear in brief walk-on roles.

Known For

Acting

1987

Legends of Porn as (archive footage)

1979

Screwples as Unwilling Interviewee (uncredited)

1978

Carnal Haven as Second Hooker
The Health Spa as Redheaded Club Member
Doctor Dracula as Mary (as Emily Smith)

1977

Desires Within Young Girls as Penelope 'Penny' Stone
Fantastic Orgy as (archive footage)

1976

The Journey of O as Ophelia Day
Love Secrets as Katie
Sharon's Rosebud as Sharon's Sister

1975

3 A.M. as Stacey

1974

1973

The Cheerleaders as Suzie (as Sandy Evans)
Rings of Passion as Marcy (as Veronica Pink)

1972

April Love as Laura
Ramäge (Mobility Cathexis) as (as Anama Anis)

1971

The Nurses as Mr. Bainbridge's Nurse

Directing

1980

1979

Screwples as Director

1978

The Health Spa as Director

Production

1979

Screwples as Production Manager