Carla van Raay (born 1938)[1] is an Australian author, counselor and former nun, teacher and call girl.
[2] Her father obtained work as a gardener at a convent school in Kew, Melbourne, run by the Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus, founded in early 19th-century France.
[3] After leaving the order, van Raay worked as a teacher in one of the biggest schools in Melbourne.
[3] Living in Perth,[3] and With a young family to support, van Raay turned to prostitution in 1973.
[2] Her memoir, God's Callgirl, documents her childhood and career as sex worker, ending with her decision to leave that occupation.