Cumisha Amado is an American porn star of Filipino, Japanese and Latin descent. Prior to entering porn, she worked as a nurse for six years at the Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California. She came to Hollywood to start her hardcore porn career in 1990. For her earlier work she often appeared under the name Mara Amado and Cumisha but eventually settled on Cumisha Amado as her porn performance name. She often appeared in interracial and Asian-themed films and appeared in over 125 feature films. She has since retired from the adult film industry.