Nica Noelle is an American

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and

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, as well as a writer whose essays have appeared in '' Salon'', ''

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''. She is the co-founder of adult film studios

Sweetheart Video Sweetheart Video is a Canadian pornographic film studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The studio was founded by Jonathan Blitt and pornographic actress Nica Noelle in 2008, and it specializes in lesbian-themed films. Noelle initially wrote and di ...

, Sweet Sinner, Sweet Sinema, Girl Candy Films, Rock Candy films, Hot Candy Films, and TransRomantic Films.

Career

As performer

Noelle began her career at the age of 19, working at a

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house in

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.Sexy Mama: An Interview with Nica Noelle
Retrieved November 8, 2011 Afterwards, she became a columnist for

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s, but she soon switched to

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after she began writing for magazines like '' $pread''.

As director

After writing, directing and performing in some scenes for the lesbian-porn studio

Girlfriends Films Girlfriends Films (or GFF) is an American pornographic film studio based in Valencia, California and founded in 2002. The studio was founded by Dan O'Connell and "Moose" (who serve as president and vice-president, respectively). On January 1, 2 ...

, Noelle and Mile High Media (an adult film production/

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) founded rival lesbian-porn company Sweetheart Video, straight

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s-themed brand Sweet Sinner, and Hollywood-inspired brand Sweet Sinema. 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.Mile High Media Unveils New Studio, Sweet Sinema
Retrieved November 12, 2011 In 2011, Noelle began directing for Mile High Media's then-new company, Sweet Sinema. However, she resigned from Mile High Media that November to sign a new deal with

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to create new porn brands Girl Candy Films (

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), Hard Candy Films (straight), Rock Candy Films (

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), and TransRomantic Films (

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). Hard Candy Films has since been renamed Hot Candy Films. Noelle has also written about her career on her Huffington Post blog and on Salon.com.

Personal life

Noelle is

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and

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on her mother's side and

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and

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on her father's side. Noelle has a son and a daughter. She identifies as bisexual.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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