Shyla Stylez
Shyla Stylez | |
|---|---|
 Shyla Stylez at "The Kress", Hollywood, CA on May 2, 2009 | |
| Born | September 23, 1982 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Shyla, Amanda Auclair, Shyla Styles, Shyla Stylex |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1] |
| Spouse | Bob Friedland (2002-2003) |
| Website | shyla |
Shyla Stylez (born September 23, 1982 in Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada) is the stage name of Amanda Friedland,[3] a Canadian pornographic actress.
Early life
She was interested in entering pornography in her teens. She moved to Vancouver and worked as both a stripper and a webcam model, in addition to appearing in nude pictorials. In her off-time, she would contact studios by email and phone to find out how to appear in movies.[4]
Career
She credits Erik Everhard with being the person to formally introduce her to the business.[5] She appeared in her first film, Slap Happy by Anabolic Video, in 2000 at the age of 18. She signed an exclusive relationship with Jill Kelly Productions in 2002 and would later marry their CEO, Bob Friedland, in 2002.[6] They divorced in 2003. 2006
Controversy
Stylez was involved in a sex scandal with former Orange County assistant-sheriff George Jaramillo, where she was noted as having had several sexual encounters with him.[3]
Other work
Stylez hosted the Los Angeles independent TV show Un-Wired TV in 2007.[7][8]
Achievements
In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[9]
Awards and nominations
- 2003 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet[10]
- 2007 XRCO Award nominee – Best Cumback[11]
- 2007 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video – Girlvana 2, Zero Tolerance Entertainment with Sammie Rhodes and Jenaveve Jolie[12]
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress, Video – Coming Home, Wicked Pictures[13]
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Interactive DVD – My Plaything: Shyla Stylez, Digital Sin[13]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best Tease Performance – Curvy Girls[14]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Full Streams Ahead[14]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best Group Sex Scene – Pirates II[14]
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Jack's POV 12[15]
- 2011 Urban X Awards Hall of Fame[16]
References
- ^ "SSSTV Interview". SSSTV Interview. Retrieved May 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Shyla Stylez at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ^ a b R. Scott Moxley (2005-05-26). "Internal Affairs". Orange County Weekly. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ Q & A with ZT Doll Shyla Stylez. YouTube (2011-04-21). Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ Exclusive FreeOnes Interview with Shyla Stylez. Flv.freeones.com (2011-09-28). Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ Shyla Stylez Videos and Shyla Stylez Pics Gallery. BangBros Network. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ "UN Wire Television". 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
- ^ "Shyla Stylez website".
- ^ "Maxim U.K. Names Top 12 Porn Stars", ''AVN'' (June 2010). Business.avn.com (2010-06-18). Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ avnawards.com. Web.archive.org (2002-11-27). Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ Awards for Shyla Stylez. IMDb.com
- ^ Adult Video News Nominations for 2007. Excaliburfilms.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ a b Jared Rutter (2007-11-27). "Nominations for 25th Anniversary AVN Awards Announced". AVN. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVNAwards.com. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-26. [dead link]
- ^ "2010 Nominees". AVN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ^ "Urban X Awards Hall of Fame 2011". Urban X Awards. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
External links
- Shyla Stylez at IMDb
- Shyla Stylez at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Shyla Stylez at the Adult Film Database
- Shyla Stylez on Twitter