Sydnee Steele (born September 23, 1970 in Dallas, Texas) is an American adult film actress, nude model, exotic dancer and author. She is a well-known former Wicked contract girl who appeared in nearly 300 films until her retirement in 2005.
She's described herself as having been a very shy and introverted child, relating in a 2001 interview with AVN that she "used to hide behind my parents' legs when people would say hi to me." Before entering into the adult industry she held a position as a Financial Officer at a yacht company in Texas.
She 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. She would attend parties and functions with Crowell and slowly built industry contacts. Then in 1997 while attending The Gentlemen's Expo she met and befriended Brad Armstrong
Sydnee's debut performance in the adult entertainment industry was in 1997's The Queen's Challenge. It was an all-girl scene with Anna Malle and Jade St. Clair. She decided to attempt a career in adult and moved out to Los Angeles, California. She remained freelance in the early part of her career, working with many of the largest adult film production companies in L.A.
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. The film for which she garnered the most acclaim was Brad Armstrong's Euphoria. She was awarded AVN's 2002 Best Actress for her role in the film. Then she was again nominated for Best Actress in 2003 for Falling From Grace and also in 2004 for Lost And Found.
During her career she was featured in several nationally distributed publications, including The New York Times, TIME Magazine and Premiere. 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. She was once crowned Miss Nude Texas and was named Sundown Adult Entertainer of the Year.
In 2002, she told Playboy TV she felt pressured to do interracial work because she was worried she would be labelled a racist if she didn't.
Steele left the industry in April 2005; her last film was Pillow Talk.
In 2007 she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.
Steele has written a book with Luke Chao entitled Seducing Your Woman, a book meant as a guide for men to assist in building sexual confidence and knowledge. She has written several articles for AVN Online and Club Magazine.
Sydnee is also a certified Sex Coach, and helps couples learn new sexual techniques to improve their sex-lives and their relationships. On her website the process is described as: "taking a look into what your hearts desire is sexually, whether you are wanting to discuss new techniques to pleasure your partner, or if you have body image concerns, or you are wanting to approach a partner with your sexual desires."
