Riley Steele is an American pornographic actress. A former barista, she started her pornographic career in 2008. She has won several industry awards, including NightMoves Award and XBIZ Award. Throughout her career, she posed for various publications, including '' High Society'', '' Hustler'', and '' Penthouse'', and also appeared in several mainstream films, such as '' Piranha 3D'', '' Manswers'', '' Life on Top'', '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'', and '' The Girl's Guide to Depravity''.

Early life

Steele was born in

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, and grew up in

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. Before starting her adult film career, she worked at

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and at a golf course snack bar.

Career

In 2005, Steele traveled to

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, for the signing of '' Pirates''. There, she met Jesse Jane, who advised her to get into the adult industry. Steele did not contact Digital Playground until a couple of years later on February 29, 2008. Joone, the founder of Digital Playground, signed her to an exclusive contract that same day; she was 19. In 2009, Steele starred in an adult film with former UFC fighter War Machine. In January 2011, Steele co-hosted the

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s. During her career, Steele appeared in the covers or issues of several publications, such as ''Club'', ''Cheri'', ''High Society'', ''Hustler'', ''Penthouse'', and ''Video World'', among others. She also acted in several mainstream films and television series, including '' Piranha 3D'' (2010), '' Manswers'' (2010), '' Life on Top'' (2011), '' NTSF:SD:SUV::'' (2011), and '' The Girl's Guide to Depravity'' (2012). In ''Piranha 3D'', she danced with Kelly Brook and shared an underwater kiss with Brook. On September 20, 2013, Steele signed a two-year contract with director Axel Braun. In 2014, about how she would prepare for retirement from pornography, Steele stated: "I have my real estate license, so 'mselling properties and owning and also renting them out. That's something I've been working on. I've also been thinking of opening my own hair salon one day."

Mainstream filmography

Awards

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