Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rae entered the adult film industry in 1983, after being discovered by a fledgling Philadelphia talent firm, Lynx Management. The first part of her stage name, pronounced Tayzh-a, came from an Asian cocktail waitress she worked with before porn. The last name, Rae, was a tribute to Fay Wray, actress in the movie King Kong. After a test photo shoot in New York City, she quickly made the rounds of the New York adult industry and kept busy in East Coast erotic films and photo modeling, working with directors such as Henri Pachard, Chuck Vincent, and Dave Darby. Her first films were Dangerous Stuff and Scenes They Wouldn't Let Me Shoot, filmed the same weekend.
Sex Appeal
1986
Delivery Boys
1985
Electric Blue 18
1985
Return to Alpha Blue
1984
Candy Samples Triple Feature 5
1984
The Hot Box Invasion
1987
This Is Your Sex Life
1987
Play Me Again Vanessa
1986
Hostage Girls
1984
Swedish Erotica 84: Taija Rae
2007
Long Hard Nights
1984
Scenes They Wouldn't Let Me Shoot!
1984
Cherry Tricks
1985
Taija Rae Screws the Stars
2008
Talk Dirty to Me 4
1986
Doin' the Harlem Shuffle
1986
Jewels of the Night
1987
Tickled Pink
1986
Looking for Mr. Goodsex
1985
Taboo American Style: The Ruthless Beginning
1985
Taboo American Style 2: The Story Continues
1985
Taboo American Style 4: The Exciting Conclusion
1986
Taboo American Style 3: Nina Becomes An Actress
1986
Driller
1984
Bootsie
1985
Sex Life Of A Porn Star
1986
Good Morning Taija Rae
1988
The Backdoor Club
1985
Amber Pays the Rent
1986
Doctor Penetration
1986
Lick It n' Stick It Throwback
2023
Superstars of Porn Vol. 1
1985
The Best Little Whorehouse in San Francisco
1984
The Honey Wilder Collection
2009
Classic Latinas
2024
Air Erotica
1988