She was raised in Saint Joseph, Missouri and Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Kagney Linn began erotic dancing while in Missouri and was named the state's Deja Vu Showgirl of the Year in 2007. She later moved to California to pursue an acting and singing career. While continuing to dance in California, she eventually moved into modeling, and after signing with the agency LA Direct Models, posed for shoots with erotic photographer Holly Randall. She entered the adult film industry in 2008, starting with an Internet boy-girl scene for the production company Naughty America. In regard to her stage name, Karter stated that Kagney is her real first name (her father named her after James Cagney) and Linn...