Raylene
American pornographic actress
Stacey Hirsch (née Bernstein), known professionally as Raylene, is an American pornographic film actress.
Early life
Raylene was born and raised in Glendora, California. She is of Italian and Mexican descent on her mother's side. Her father is Jewish, of Polish and Austrian descent.
As a child, Raylene attended Christian schools. She was an honors student in high school and graduated at age 16, two years early. She said she had originally intended to pursue Christian studies at Azusa Pacific University and become a Christian high school teacher.
Career
Raylene began acting when she was five years old. With help from her uncle, a television producer, she appeared on Hunter and 21 Jump Street.
She had a non-speaking appearance on an episode of the HBO sketch comedy series Mr.
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