Buxom, gorgeous, and shapely 5'3" brunette knockout Raven Alexis was born on January 28, 1987 in Spokane, Washington. A shy kid growing up, Raven originally planned on being a professional dancer, only to have these particular plans curtailed by a basketball injury. Alexis was approached by a Playboy photographer while attending college and started out in the adult entertainment industry as an erotic and fetish model in 2007. Raven first began performing in explicit hardcore movies at age 22 in 2009; she founded the company Raven Alexis Productions and signed a contract with the top company Digital Playground that same year. Alexis eventually split with Digital Playground in late 2010. She was nominated for an AVN Award for Best New Web Starlet in 2010 and for an XBIZ Award for New Starlet of the Year in 2011. Raven won the Fan's Choice Award for Best New Starlet by NightMoves in 2010 and an AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene in 2011. She has two tattoos and a pierced tongue. An avid sports lover and science fiction fan, Alexis resides in Los Angeles, California.