Stacey Donovan, born Kelley Jean Howell on October 9, 1964, in Encino, California, grew up in a strict Catholic family with one sibling, Tracey Ann Howell. Raised in a conservative household, she had no sexual experience prior to her adult film career, per IMDb. After high school, she faced financial struggles and entered the adult industry in 1984 at age 18, driven by the need for money, earning up to $1,000 per day, per The Baltimore Sun (October 1985, reprinted in San Diego Union-Tribune). Using aliases like Ashley Britton, Ashli Briton, Camilla, Cal Culver, and variations like Stacey Donavan, she appeared in over 100 films from 1984 to 1988, working with studios like VCA and Caballero Home Video. Notable films include Passions (1985), Pleasure Maze (1985, as Hostess), Passion Pit (1985, as Judy), and Miami Spice II (1988, as Greta), with her performances noted for her blonde hair, blue eyes, and girl-next-door appeal, though she expressed discomfort with public nudity, per Alchetron.Donovan collaborated with performers like John Holmes, Steve Drake, andTracey Adams. She was a Hustler centerfold (1984), appeared on the cover of Seventeen, starred in Swatch commercials, and modeled for Christy’s Hot Talk adult chat phone service ads in the 1980s, per IMDb. She won no major awards but was recognized for her enthusiasm, despite her own admission of disliking the work, per The Baltimore Sun. Physically, she stood at a tall 5’9”, with a slender, lithe figure, blonde hair, blue eyes, and no documented tattoos, piercings, or surgeries, per IAFD and Babepedia.Fans on praised her as a “tall statuesque blonde beauty with a wholesome look,” noting her “eager” performances in Passion Pit (2023 comment: “Stacey was a 80s gem and didn't deserve her fate,” user: retrolover22). A 2024 X post called her “a Golden Age star whose Miami Spice II scenes still shine” (@VintagePornFan). Alchetron (2024) described her as “generally forgotten since porn wanted her gone after the Meese Commission”. Porn reporter Luke Ford called her aChristie Brinkleylookalike who was way too pretty to be doing adult movies. Adult actor Jerry Butler, in his autobiography Raw Talent (1988), called her a “grown-up tomboy” who was “unenthusiastic” in performances, reflecting her ambivalence, per Alchetron. Butler wrote, "She was tall and lean and looked like a model, but she had no real interest in doing porn. She would tell people she would go to Mass every Sunday and ask for forgiveness." The Rialto Report noted her “reluctant star quality,” highlighting her complex legacy in 1980s adult cinema.Controversies include her role as an informant for the Meese Commission, a 1980s federal investigation into pornography. In April 1987, she testified in San Fernando Municipal Court alongside Tracey Adams and Steve Drake in a felony pandering case involving a June 1986 sex videotape production at a Sand Canyon home, admitting she performed in 74 films “just for the money” and was informing on other producers, per Alchetron. This led to her blacklisting from the industry, effectively ending her career by 1988. She was considered blacklisted by the industry and was not even offered nude modeling work. She is reportedly married to Steve Kenneth Seim and has a daughter, Ellen Kiyono Hayami, though details are unverified, per IMDb. As of July 17, 2025, Donovan, now 60, lives privately with no active social media presence, per Dead or Kicking (2016). Her films remain niche in vintage adult communities.