Heather Hunter

Heather Keisha Hunter (born October 1, 1969) (nicknamed Double H) is an American former pornographic actress, who is now a rap artist, painter, and author.

Early life

Hunter was born in Brooklyn, New York to a funeral salesman. She left home at 16 and supported herself by working as a clerk at the Latin Quarter, one of the first downtown/midtown clubs to play rap. At age 18, she answered an ad in The Village Voice for striptease artists. A pictorial in Players followed. Subsequently the offers to appear in pornographic films started to emerge.

Career

Film and television

Hunter entered the adult film business in 1988 and her career peaked in the mid-'90s. She became known for her interracial- and lesbian-themed films. In her hometown she was a mainstay on the Robin Byrd Show and was a frequent performer.

For a period of time, during her Los Angeles years, Hunter was a dancer on the TV show Soul Train.

She got her start while dancing at the Latin Quarter in New York City, where she met adult film actress Hyapatia Lee, who suggested she perform in movies. Her first video, Heather Hunter On Fire, came out in 1988. She did a few low-budget movies for New York-based Vidway before moving to Los Angeles and eventually becoming the first African-American woman to be a Vivid Entertainment contract girl. She has 69 videos and 1 directorial effort to her credit on the Internet Adult Film Database; her final adult video appears to be Honeywood, released in 1999. Old scenes with Hunter continue to be released in numerous compilations.