Born in Texarkana, Texas, Meadows has three sisters. She married at the age of 17 and gave birth to a son just after their one-year anniversary.
She met the film director Michael Raven while dancing in Dallas. She subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California where she began working in adult films in 1998.
She stated in an interview in 1999 that she did not participate in lesbian scenes, which would put her in the minority among female adult film stars. Generally, her scenes with women were threesome scenes with a male. She appeared in over 200 adult films, as well as numerous softcore productions.
In 2004, she sang and acted in the musical pornographic film Misty Beethoven: The Musical, a remake of the 1970s classic The Opening of Misty Beethoven.
Meadows retired from the adult industry in 2004 and has since written an unpublished book, a collection of short stories.
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