In 2009 she won an AVN Award for Unsung Starlet of the Year and an XRCO Award for Unsung Siren. Rayne won another Unsung Siren Award in 2016. She was nominated for several other AVN Awards including Best Supporting Actress and Female Performer of the Year. She also worked as a horse riding instructor and owned a horse farm and battled multiple types of cancer. Amber Rayne passed away on April 2, 2016 at 31 years old from an accidental drug overdose.