Summary
Amanda Hardy, known professionally as Shyla Stylez (September 23, 1982 — November 9, 2017) was a Canadian-born American pornographic actress from Armstrong, British Columbia.[2]
Shyla Stylez | |
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 Hardy in 2011 | |
| Born | Amanda Hardy September 23, 1982 Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | November 9, 2017 (aged 35) Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Shyla, Amanda Auclair, Shyla Styles, Shyla Stylex, Amanda Friedland |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1] |
| Website | shyla |
Career edit
Shyla Stylez became interested in entering the pornography industry in her teens, and later moved to Vancouver where she worked as both a stripper and a webcam model, and appeared in nude pictorials in adult magazines such as Hustler and Swank. In her off-time, she would contact studios by email and phone to find out how to appear in films.[3] She received her first AVN Award nomination as Best New Starlet in 2003.
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.[2]
Stylez signed on as exclusive contract performer for Jill Kelly Productions and later married its CEO, Bob Friedland, on October 25, 2002. The couple divorced in August 2003,[4] but Friedland held Stylez to her contract, making it impossible for her to shoot hardcore scenes for anyone else.[5] In September 2004, she met Michael Whiteacre, who cast her in a series of softcore late-night films in 2004 and 2005.[5] In August 2005, Jill Kelly Productions filed for bankruptcy.[6]
Stylez was nominated at the 2009 XRCO Awards for the Best Comeback. Stylez hosted the Los Angeles independent TV show Un-Wired TV in 2007.[7][8]
In 2008, she was nominated for more AVN Awards, including Best Supporting Actress, for Best Tease Performance, and for her performances in My Plaything: Shyla Stylez and Pirates II. In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[9] Shyla Stylez was inducted into the Halls of Fame of the Urban X Awards and the AVN in 2011 and 2016, respectively.
Death edit
On November 9, 2017, Stylez was found unresponsive in her bed at her mother's house in Armstrong. She was pronounced dead shortly after, aged 35.[4][10]
Awards and nominations edit
- 2003 AVN Award nominee – Best New Starlet[11]
- 2007 XRCO Award nominee – Best Cumback[12]
- 2007 AVN Award nominee – Best All-Girl Sex Scene, Video – Girlvana 2, Zero Tolerance Entertainment with Sammie Rhodes and Jenaveve Jolie[13]
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress, Video – Coming Home, Wicked Pictures[14]
- 2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Interactive DVD – My Plaything: Shyla Stylez, Digital Sin[14]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best Tease Performance – Curvy Girls[15]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Full Streams Ahead[15]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee – Best Group Sex Scene – Pirates II[15]
- 2010 AVN Award nominee – Best POV Sex Scene – Jack's POV 12[16]
- 2011 Urban X Awards Hall of Fame[17]
- 2016 AVN Hall of Fame[18]
References edit
- ^ Miller, Dan (May 29, 2010). "Cybersiren of the Month: Shyla Stylez". AVN. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Moxley, R. Scott (May 26, 2005). "Internal Affairs". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Q & A with ZT Doll Shyla Stylez". YouTube. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Pardon, Rhett (November 10, 2017). "Adult Star Shyla Stylez Passes Away". XBIZ. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Whiteacre, Michael (November 10, 2017). "Last Thoughts On Shyla Stylez". The Real Porn WikiLeaks. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Jill Kelly Productions". AVN. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "UN Wire Television". February 25, 2008. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ "Latest Shyla Stylez News". ShylaStylez.ca. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.
- ^ "Maxim U.K. Names Top 12 Porn Stars". AVN. June 18, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ Miller, Dan (November 11, 2017). "Shyla Stylez Passes Away". AVN. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "This Year's Nominees". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on November 27, 2002. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Shyla Stylez - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Adult Video News Nominations for 2007". Excalibur Films. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Rutter, Jared (November 27, 2007). "Nominations for 25th Anniversary AVN Awards Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVN Awards. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Nominees". AVN. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ^ "Urban X Awards Hall of Fame 2011". Urban X Awards. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Blocks, Iris (December 18, 2015). "Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". AVN. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
External links edit
- Shyla Stylez at IMDb
- Shyla Stylez at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Shyla Stylez at the Adult Film Database