Nica Noelle

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Nica Noelle
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Noelle in 2012
Born (1976-06-14) June 14, 1976 (age 48)
Manhattan, New York, U.S. [1]
Other namesSydni Ellis, [2] Sydney Ellis, Sydni, Sydney [3]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [3]

Nica Noelle is an American entrepreneur, pornographic film actress and director, [3] as well as a writer whose essays have appeared in Salon , The Huffington Post and Hustler . She is the co-founder of adult film studios Sweetheart Video, Sweet Sinner, Sweet Sinema, Girl Candy Films, [4] Rock Candy films, [5] Hot Candy Films, [6] and TransRomantic Films. [7]

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Career

Noelle (right) with fellow performer Satine Phoenix in 2011 Satine Phoenix Nica Noelle.jpg
Noelle (right) with fellow performer Satine Phoenix in 2011

As performer

Noelle began her career at the age of 19, working at a psychodrama house in New York City. [8] Afterwards, she became a columnist for underground adult magazines, but she soon switched to porn after she began writing for magazines like $pread . [4]

As director

After writing, directing and performing in some scenes for the lesbian-porn studio Girlfriends Films, Noelle and Mile High Media (an adult film production/distribution company) founded rival lesbian-porn company Sweetheart Video, [9] straight couples-themed brand Sweet Sinner, and Hollywood-inspired brand Sweet Sinema. [10] Through November 2011, Noelle was the sole writer and director of every title from each of these companies. Each of the studios' productions are distributed through Mile High Media. Noelle received an AVN Award nomination for Director of the Year in 2010. [11]

In 2011, Noelle began directing for Mile High Media's then-new company, Sweet Sinema. However, she resigned from Mile High Media that November [12] to sign a new deal with AEBN to create new porn brands Girl Candy Films (lesbian sex), Hard Candy Films (straight), [13] Rock Candy Films (gay), [5] and TransRomantic Films (transgender). [7] Hard Candy Films has since been renamed Hot Candy Films. [6]

Noelle has also written about her career on her Huffington Post blog [14] and on Salon.com. [15]

Personal life

Noelle is Irish and Welsh on her mother's side and Danish and German on her father's side. [4]

Noelle has a son and a daughter.

She identifies as bisexual. [8]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryWorkResult
2010 AVN Award Director of the Year (Body of Work) [16] —Nominated
2013Best Director - Feature [17] A Mother's LoveNominated
Best Screenplay [17] Nominated
XBIZ Award Director of the Year - Body of Work [18] —Nominated
Director of the Year - Parody [18] Pretty LadyNominated
XRCO Award Best Director (Features) [19] —Nominated
2014 [20] XBIZ AwardDirector of the Year - Body of Work—Nominated
Director of the Year - Feature ReleaseNobody's DaughterNominated
Gay Director of the Year—Nominated
2017XBIZ AwardTrans Director of the Year [21] —Won

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References

  1. ↑ The Journey of Nica Noelle, Retrieved November 8, 2011
  2. ↑ "About Us". Sweetheard Video. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Nica Noelle at the Internet Adult Film Database
  4. 1 2 3 "Nica Noelle interview". XCritic.com. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Rock Candy Films Debuts 1st All-male Movie". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Rock Candy Films Archive". TheBlot Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "TransRomantic Studio Debuts With 'Forbidden Lovers'". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 Sexy Mama: An Interview with Nica Noelle, Retrieved November 8, 2011 Archived October 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Mile High Media Goes All-Girl With Sweetheart Video". Business.avn.com. 2008-02-22. Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  10. ↑ "Interview: Nica Noelle Talks Sweet Sinema and More". aebn.net. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Mile High Media Unveils New Studio, Sweet Sinema Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved November 12, 2011
  12. ↑ "Mile High Media and Director Nica Noelle Amicably Part Ways". xbiz.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Nica Noelle Forms Partnership With AEBN, Launches Candy Girl, Hard Candy Films, Retrieved October 14, 2011". Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
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