Shyla Stylez was born in Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada. Of German heritage. she first became interested in a career in porn when she was a teenager. She started out in the adult industry doing nude photo shoots and live web-cam shows on adult websites, as well as working as a stripper. She eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her career and was formally introduced to the adult film industry by Erik Everhard. She did her first hardcore movie at age 18 in 2000 for Anabolic Video, one of the top companies in the industry. Shyla subsequently became a contract girl for Jill Kelly Productions, and married company CEO Bob Friedland in 2002 (the couple divorced in August 2003). She was nominated for an AVN Award for Best New Starlet in 2003. Following a brief hiatus, Shyla made a comeback in 2006, sporting significantly larger surgically enhanced 36DD breasts. She was named one of the top 12 female stars in porn by Maxim magazine in 2010, and was inducted into the Urban X Awards Hall of Fame in 2011.
