Boyer was born in Alabama to extremely strict parents (supposedly, her father is a former Attorney General of Alabama). For her, sexual activity--including kissing, fondling, and 'vulgar' dancing with boys--was totally forbidden. Consequently, her first sexual experimentation was of a lesbian nature. After college, and a brief career in nursing, Boyer headed for the west coast.

Boyer started as an exotic dancer at the Mitchell brothers O'Farrell Theater in San Francisco. While there, Marilyn Chambers saw her performing her live stage show, and personally requested Boyer be in her upcoming film, entitled Beyond De Sade. The film was taken off the shelves shortly after it was released.

Boyer was then given the name "Super Vixen," and was featured at the theater until she started her 17 year career in adult films as Erica Boyer, The Ultimate Goddess of Erotica. It is said to have been Nina Hartley who actually gave her the Goddess of Erotica title. Boyer generally did not like performing with men, and thus was usually featured in secondary roles portraying lesbians. However, those roles usually allowed her to demonstrate her aggressive sexuality, and her domination of other women. She often simulated spanking, bondage, and humiliation of those women with which she was performing.

On the occasions she did perform with male actors, she was well known for her ability to do double anal and double penetration.

Between 1989 and 1991, Boyer was married to fellow adult star Austin Moore. Throughout her marriage she remained openly bisexual in her private life, and was involved in relationships with several women.

She lost her virginity by force when she was 17. It took her a long time to learn to enjoy sex with men because of this. Her first male lover however, was very gentle to her, and very experienced in every type of sex act imaginable. After college, and a brief career in nursing, Erica Boyer headed for the west coast. This was the starting off point for Erica Boyer's roller coaster ride into the world of adult entertainment.