Rain Phoenix, 2007.

Rain Phoenix

Born Rain Joan of Arc Bottom on November 21, 1972. She is an American singer, musician and actress. She is the sister of River, Joaquin, Summer and Liberty. She is the lead singer and lyricist of the band Papercranes, that she formed in 2003. Her ex-husband Michael Tubbs plays guitar for the band and her sisters Summer and Liberty have been guest musicians.

In 1994, she sung backup vocals on the song Bang and Blame for the band R.E.M. This song was released on their 1995 album Monster, an album that was dedicated to her brother River. In 1997 she joined the band The Causey Way, together with her sister Summer. They disbanded in 2001.

As an actress, she has played in several movies, including Even Cowgirls get the Blues, Stranger Inside, Hitch and Harry & Max.

Together with her brother Joaquin, she is on the board of directors for The LunchBox Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a daily meal for disadvantaged and at-risk students in South African township high schools. One of their projects is to create organic food gardens with vegetables and medicinal herbs at the schools they work with.

She s also the co-founder of the Gift Horse Project, conceived of by artists to help artists in crisis. Their mission is to provide funds and exposure to artist driven charities while also serving to showcase emerging artists.

During a 2011 interview with theguardian, she told the story of how she and her family had become vegan. She said that when she was about 5 years old, they were on a ship to Florida and had seen a group of fishermen throwing fish against nails sticking out of the side of the boat. She said that the night they came home, she and her brothers River and Joaquin declared to their parents that they should all become vegan.

Quotes by Rain Phoenix:

Quotes are from her 2011 interview with theguardian, her interview with the rock club and her 2011 interview with The Repost.Us Daily.