Nica Noelle
Nica Noelle | |
|---|---|
 Noelle in 2012 | |
| Born | June 14, 1976 Manhattan, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Other names | Sydni Ellis,[2] Sydney Ellis, Sydni, Sydney[3] |
| Height | 5 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]
Career[edit]
As performer[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | AVN Award | Director of the Year (Body of Work)[16] | — | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Director - Feature[17] | A Mother's Love | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay[17] | Nominated | |||
| XBIZ Award | Director of the Year - Body of Work[18] | — | Nominated | |
| Director of the Year - Parody[18] | Pretty Lady | Nominated | ||
| XRCO Award | Best Director (Features)[19] | — | Nominated | |
| 2014[20] | XBIZ Award | Director of the Year - Body of Work | — | Nominated |
| Director of the Year - Feature Release | Nobody's Daughter | Nominated | ||
| Gay Director of the Year | — | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | XBIZ Award | Trans Director of the Year[21] | — | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ The Journey of Nica Noelle, Retrieved November 8, 2011
- ^ "About Us". Sweetheard Video. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c Nica Noelle at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ^ a b c "Nica Noelle interview". XCritic.com. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Rock Candy Films Debuts 1st All-male Movie". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Rock Candy Films Archive". TheBlot Magazine. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b "TransRomantic Studio Debuts With 'Forbidden Lovers'". XBIZ. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ a b Sexy Mama: An Interview with Nica Noelle, Retrieved November 8, 2011 Archived October 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mile High Media Goes All-Girl With Sweetheart Video". Business.avn.com. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ "Interview: Nica Noelle Talks Sweet Sinema and More". aebn.net. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Mile High Media Unveils New Studio, Sweet Sinema, Retrieved November 12, 2011
- ^ "Mile High Media and Director Nica Noelle Amicably Part Ways". xbiz.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nica Noelle". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Nica Noelle". salon.com. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "AVN - 2012 AVN Awards Show - Past Nominees". AVN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "AVN - 2013 AVN Awards Show - 2013 Nominees". AVN. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "XBIZ Awards 2013 Presented by Fleshlight - Nominees". XBIZ. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "XRCO Nominations 2013 - blog.iafd.com". Internet Adult Film Database. 15 February 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ "XBIZ Awards - Nominees". XBIZ. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January, 2017
External links[edit]
- Nica Noelle at IMDb
- Nica Noelle at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Nica Noelle at the Adult Film Database
- American sex columnists
- American women columnists
- American pornographic film actresses
- American people of Danish descent
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Welsh descent
- American pornographic film directors
- American women in business
- Bisexual pornographic film actresses
- Directors of lesbian pornographic films
- American LGBT businesspeople
- American LGBT film directors
- American bisexual actresses
- LGBT people from New York (state)
- Living people
- Actresses from Manhattan
- Pornographic film actors from New York (state)
- Sweetheart Video
- Women pornographic film directors
- Journalists from New York City
- 1976 births
- Film directors from New York City
- Educators from New York City
- American women educators
- 21st-century American women
- American people of Italian descent
- American bisexual writers