Early life

Tai's biological mother was Chinese and her biological father was a Japanese soldier. She was adopted in Taiwan by American parents when she was five months old. She moved to the United States when her adoptive father, who was a Chief Yeoman in the Navy, was transferred to Del Mar, California.

In high school, Tai was captain of the cheerleading squad, a member of the drill team, and played softball, basketball, and did the hurdles in track.

Career

Tai started out doing mainstream modeling, working for Fresh Jive clothing and Skechers. She did a hair commercial for a European shampoo before getting into porn.

Mainstream appearances

In addition to her roles in porn films, Tai appeared in the mainstream movie Very Bad Things, portraying a stripper who is accidentally killed at a bachelor party. She has appeared on The Man Show and The Helmetcam Show. She did background vocals for Marilyn Manson's song, "New Model No. 15", on the album Mechanical Animals.

She attended the Big Apple Anime Fest, held in New York City in October 2001, for her voice acting role in the Japanese OVA Koihime parts 1 & 2 (playing the character "Nami"), and she was an Opening Night Guest of Honor along with Asia Carrera at the fest's Midnight Anime Concourse.

Personal life

She self-identifies as bisexual and she plays the piano.

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Result	Award	Work
1997	Hot d'Or Award	Won	Best American Starlet	N/A
2000	AVN Award	Nominated	Best Supporting Actress—Film	The Awakening
		Nominated	Best Group Sex Scene, Film
	XRCO Award	Nominated	Actress (Single Performance)

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