Shyla Stylez Explained

Shyla Stylez
Birth Name:Amanda Hardy
Birth Date:23 September 1982
Birth Place:Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Alias:Shyla, Amanda Auclair, Shyla Styles, Shyla Stylex, Amanda Friedland
Height:5 ft 3 in[1]

Amanda Hardy, known professionally as Shyla Stylez (September 23, 1982 — November 9, 2017) was a Canadian-born American pornographic film actress from Armstrong, British Columbia. A prolific hardcore performer, she appeared in more than 400 adult films during her career and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016. Stylez died on 9 November 2017, at the age of 35.

Career

Stylez first 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, in addition to appearing 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.[2] Stylez shot her debut adult scene in 2001 and received her first AVN Award nominations in 2003, including one for Best New Starlet.

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]

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. In August 2005, Jill Kelly Productions filed for bankruptcy.[6] Stylez returned to starring in hardcore movies the following year. Stylez was nominated at the 2007 XRCO Awards for Best Cumback.[7] She hosted the Los Angeles independent TV show Un-Wired TV that same year.[8] [9]

In 2008, Stylez was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the AVN Awards. The following year, she was nominated for Female Performer of the Year at the XBIZ Awards, in addition to AVN Awards for her performances in the movies Curvy Girls, Full Streams Ahead and Pirates II. On 30 July 2009, Stylez was a guest on The Howard Stern Show along with fellow adult actress Gianna Michaels. In 2010, she was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top female stars in porn.[10] Stylez was inducted into the Halls of Fame of the Urban X Awards and the AVN in 2011 and 2016, respectively. She retired from the adult industry in 2016.

Death

On 9 November 2017, Stylez was found unresponsive in her bed at her mother's house in Armstrong. She was pronounced dead shortly after, aged 35.[4] [11] The cause of death was not publicly reported.[12]

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Miller. Dan. May 29, 2010 . Cybersiren of the Month: Shyla Stylez . AVN. December 19, 2015.
  2. Web site: Q & A with ZT Doll Shyla Stylez. YouTube. April 21, 2011. January 9, 2012. August 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130808191628/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOK_Y0N0O1s. dead.
  3. News: Moxley. R. Scott. May 26, 2005 . Internal Affairs. OC Weekly. April 11, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080922012718/http://www.ocweekly.com/2005-05-26/features/internal-affairs/. September 22, 2008.
  4. News: Pardon. Rhett . November 10, 2017. Adult Star Shyla Stylez Passes Away. XBIZ. November 20, 2017.
  5. Web site: Whiteacre. Michael . November 10, 2017. Last Thoughts On Shyla Stylez. The Real Porn WikiLeaks. November 20, 2017.
  6. Jill Kelly Productions . AVN. November 20, 2017.
  7. Web site: 2 March 2007 . XRCO 2006 Nominations Announced AVN . 2024-07-25 . AVN.
  8. Web site: UN Wire Television . February 25, 2008 . March 15, 2008 . March 23, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080323113713/http://www.un-wiredtv.com/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Latest Shyla Stylez News. ShylaStylez.ca. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080529132932/http://www.shylastylez.ca/news.html. May 29, 2008.
  10. Maxim U.K. Names Top 12 Porn Stars . AVN . June 18, 2010. January 9, 2012.
  11. Miller. Dan. November 11, 2017. Shyla Stylez Passes Away. AVN. December 29, 2021.
  12. Web site: Porn stars call for respect after spate of deaths. BBC News. Fabbri, Thomas. en-GB. live. March 26, 2018. June 15, 2024. June 15, 2024. https://archive.today/20240615111251/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43093080.
  13. Web site: This Year's Nominees. AVN Awards . January 9, 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021127014135/http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.shtml . November 27, 2002.
  14. . January 11, 2003 . 20th Anniversary AVN Awards . The 2003 AVN Awards Show program . AVN Publications, Inc. . Chatsworth, California.
  15. Web site: Belladonna Dominates XRCO Nominations AVN . 2024-08-13 . AVN.
  16. Web site: Brown . Trent . December 1, 2003 . AVN Award Nominations Released; Winners Announced Jan. 10 in Vegas . January 22, 2016 . Adult Video News . AVN Media Network.
  17. Web site: Adult Video News Nominations for 2007 . Excalibur Films . January 9, 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120530183135/http://www.excaliburfilms.com/excal/avn/2007avnnominations_mc.htm . May 30, 2012 .
  18. Rutter . Jared . November 27, 2007. Nominations for 25th Anniversary AVN Awards Announced . AVN. February 18, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090809102020/http://business.avn.com/articles/3060.html. August 9, 2009.
  19. Web site: Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards . AVN Awards . November 25, 2008 . November 26, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327184833/http://avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdf . March 27, 2009.
  20. Web site: Hunter . Tod . 2008-12-03 . XBIZ Awards 2009 Official Nominees Announced . 2024-07-26 . XBIZ . en.
  21. 2010 Nominees . AVN . November 26, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091026142002/http://avnawards.avn.com/about/nominees.html . October 26, 2009 .
  22. 2011 AVN Award Nominations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130329112839/http://avnawards.avn.com/2011_nominations2.pdf . March 29, 2013 . September 4, 2018 . AVN.
  23. Web site: Miller . Dan . 2011-02-22 . 2011 XRCO Award Nominations Announced . 2024-07-26 . XBIZ . en.
  24. Web site: Urban X Awards Hall of Fame 2011. Urban X Awards. July 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501075946/http://www.urbanxawards.com/urbanxongoing/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=66. May 1, 2012. dead.
  25. Blocks. Iris . December 18, 2015. Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees. AVN. December 19, 2015.

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