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"About Me"
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states 38 as of 2007-06-08, which would mean 1968-09-23 is an American sex therapist, author, free speech activist, and former pornographic actress."About Me"
at Sydnee Steele’s Sexual Empowerment Coaching site. Retrieved 2007-07-12. She appeared in over 300 pornographic films before her retirement in 2005.

Early life

Steele was born in

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, the daughter of a college professor. She is of

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descent. She has described herself as having been a very shy and introverted child, relating in a 2001 interview with ''

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'', "I used to hide behind my parents' legs when people would say hi to me.""Sydnee Steele: Still Shy, But Definitely Wicked"
, Mike Ramone, ''AVN'', 2001-10-05, Retrieved 2007-07-12 Before entering pornography, she held a position as a financial officer at a

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company in Texas.

Career

Actress

In the early 1990s, while working as a jewelry saleswoman in a Dallas shopping mall, Steele met Michael Raven, a car salesman who sold her a new

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."Naked Capitalists"
Frank Rich, ''

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'', May 20, 2001, Retrieved 2007-07-12 They married, finding a common interest in pornography and

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, and moved to

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to turn their hobbies into careers. Their marriage lasted for ten years, during which Raven became a well-known pornographic film director."It's Sin City Night at The Tera Show"
� Tod Hunter, ''

'', 2002-03-13, Retrieved 2007-07-12 The couple opted not to have children. She has a French Bulldog named Shanti. Steele was introduced to the industry through a friend, A.J. Crowell, who at the time was publisher and owner of ''Sundown'', a Texas adult entertainment listings guide. Her debut performance in the adult entertainment industry involved being painted like a zebra in a three-girl scene in ''The Queen's Challenge'' (1997), with Anna Malle and Jade St. Clair."Sydnee Steele"
interview with Shannon T. Nutt, 2004-05-05, ''Pornstar Empire''. Retrieved 2007-07-12 Her first big feature film was ''Flashpoint'' (1997), directed by pornographic actor and director Brad Armstrong, whom she met at a Gentlemen's Expo. She remained freelance in the early part of her career, working with many adult film production companies including Elegant Angel, Metro Studios, New Sensations, Sin City, VCA Pictures and Vivid Entertainment. In 2001 she signed an exclusive contract with Wicked Pictures, becoming a "Wicked Girl". After that she performed in mostly plot-based pornographic films (also known as ''features'') and began winning awards. She was awarded the 2002

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for Best Actress for her role in the film."Wicked Pictures Timeline"
, Wicked Pictures. Retrieved 2007-07-12. She was again nominated for Best Actress in 2003 for ''Falling From Grace'' and in 2004 for ''Lost And Found''. After her Wicked contract she says she received media coverage in nationally distributed publications, including ''

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She was featured in The Learning Channel's ''Public and Private'', where she explains her ideas on the differences between sex in her private life and sex on camera. In 2004, while filming ''Pillow Talk'', directed by Devinn Lane, she told '' Adult Video News'' that she had fallen in love with a man from outside the industry, and would only perform

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scenes."Wicked Girl Sydnee Steele And Some Pillow Talk On Her All-Girl (And One Lucky Guy) World"
, Heidi Pike-Johnson, ''

'', 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2007-07-12. It would turn out to be her last pornographic film. Steele left the industry in April 2005. In 2007, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. In 2009, she appeared on an episode in the non-pornographic television series '' Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'', alongside Tommy Wiseau, and she appeared on several episodes in the softcore porn series ''

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''. She also starred in a movie titled "Cougar School" in 2009.

Retirement

From 2002 to 2004 Steele wrote "The Steele Factor", a monthly column discussing pornography, sexuality and free speech for ''

''.The Steele Factor
first column
2001-01-18
last column
2004-01-12, by Sydnee Steele, ''

''. Retrieved 2007-07-12. She has written several articles for ''AVN Online'' and '' Club Magazine''. After retiring from pornography, Steele studied under Dr. Patti Britton, author of ''The Art of Sex Coaching'', to become a certified Pranic practitioner and

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, to help couples learn new

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to improve their sex lives and their relationships. Steele has written a book with hypnotherapist Luke Chao entitled ''Seducing Your Woman'' (Burman Books, June 1, 2006, ), a book meant as a guide for men to assist in building sexual confidence and knowledge. In July 2007, Steele was scheduled to speak on "Sex and love -- making your time away from the office really count and how to not wind up as one of your clients" as a relationship consultant at the New York State Bar Association's

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Section, but she was canceled when her past as a pornographic actress was revealed."Ex-Porn Star Dropped From N.Y. Bar Section Agenda"
Joel Stashenko, ''

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'', June 8, 2007, Retrieved 2007-07-12 Steele now owns a yoga studio in Redondo Beach, CA.

Awards

X-Rated Critics Organization * 2000 Unsung Siren Adult Video News * 2001 Best Couples Sex Scene – Film, with Bobby Vitale for ''Facade'' * 2001 Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video, with Jewel De'Nyle for ''Dark Angels'' * 2002 Best Actress – Video, for ''Euphoria'' * 2003 Best Supporting Actress – Video, for ''Breathless'' * 2007 AVN Hall of Fame Adam Film World Guide * 2003 Best Supporting Actress – Video (''Breathless'')

Partial filmography

* ''Cougar School'' (2009) * ''Pillow Talk'' (2004) * ''Island Girls'' (2003) * ''Sex Through the Ages'' (2002) * ''My Father's Wife'' (2002) * ''Snob Hill'' (2000) * ''Nymphomercials'' (1999) * ''V-World Matrix'' (1999) * ''Blowjob Fantasies 2'' (1998) Blowjob Fantasies 2 * ''Taboo 17'' (1998) * ''Dirty Dancers 12'' (1997)

References

External links

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The Love Generation
Sydnee Steele's Sexual Empowerment Coaching

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