Kandi Barbour, born Kandie Lou Dotson on February 15, 1959, in Russellville, Alabama, was an American adult film actress, model, and exotic dancer of Caucasian descent who became a notable figure in the Golden Age of Porn. The daughter of Albert Edens Dotson (died 1962) and Annie Louise McKinney (died 1978), she was raised in Dothan, Alabama, by her mother and stepfather, Harold Barbour, after her father’s death, per IMDb and kandibarbour.wordpress.com. She attended Girard Junior High School in Dothan from 1972 to 1974 but dropped out of high school at 16 or 17, leaving home to pursue modeling, per whosdatedwho.com. Discovered by photographer Diana Hardy in the mid-1970s, she began posing for men’s magazines like Velvet, Swank, and Stag, which led to her entry into adult films in 1978 at age 19, per IMDb and Find a Grave. Before porn, she worked as a model for K-tel International’s music ads and TV commercials, per IMDb. Her stage name, Kandi Barbour, reflected her vibrant persona, with aliases like Candy Barbour and Kandie Dotson used in various credits, per IAFD. Her move to Los Angeles marked the start of her adult career, driven by a desire for fame and financial independence, per kandibarbour.wordpress.com. Barbour’s adult entertainment career spanned 1978 to 1984, with a final performance in 1987, appearing in over 88 films, including loops and compilations, per IAFD. She starred in notable titles like Neon Nights (1981, AVN’s 101 Greatest Adult Videos), Screwples (1979), The Budding of Brie (1980), Sexboat (1980), Bon Appétit (1980), Pandora’s Mirror (1981), Centerfold Fever (1981), and X-Effect (1987), working with studios like Caballero Home Video, VCA, and Command Video, per AVN and Find a Grave.