Dylan Ryder (born February 23, 1981)[2] is a former American pornographic film actress.
Dylan Ryder | |
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 Ryder at the 2011 AVN Awards show | |
| Born | Shannon Marie Lybarger[1] February 23, 1981[2] |
| Other names | Lanna, Dylan Rider[3] |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)[4] |
| Website | dylanryder |
Early life
Ryder was born in Fresno, California.[3] She is of Italian and German descent.[5] She has two younger sisters, Jocelyn and Jillian Lybarger, who are a mixed martial arts twin duo.[6]
Ryder was a competitive swimmer and participated in water polo leagues from the time she was eight years old until her junior year in high school.[7]
Ryder used to work as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation counselor for prison inmates in California.[8] She was also a prison officer in Arizona.[9]
Career
Ryder entered the adult film industry in 2004 around age 23.[10] She came up with her stage name when she was looking through a pornographic magazine and saw the name "Dylan" and the phrase "Ride Her".[4] She left the industry after six months and returned in 2008.[11]
In March 2011, Bluebird Films signed Ryder to an exclusive performing contract.[12] This contract ended in 2012.[13] Later that year, Complex ranked her 52nd on their list of "The Top 100 Hottest Porn Stars (Right Now)".[10]
Ryder co-hosted the 28th Annual XRCO Awards Show on April 19, 2012.[14] After finishing second in the Miss Freeones competition, she announced her retirement from active involvement in the adult industry in May 2012, though she continues to operate her website.[15][16]
Appearances
In 2011, Ryder began co-hosting a Playboy Radio online show with Alektra Blue.[13][17][18]
Ryder has made several magazine appearances such as Australia's Picture and People, men's magazines Penthouse[19] and Velvet, and the March 2012 issue of Maxim as "reason number 17 to watch UFC".[13]
Other ventures
Ryder was a contributor to the 2010 book Porn - Philosophy for Everyone: How to Think with Kink, where she co-authored the first chapter.[20] Also in 2010, Ryder interviewed several female MMA fighters at a Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Fighting Championships event in Las Vegas for her website. Her sisters were competitors in the event.[21]
Personal life
Her sisters Jill and Jocelyn Lybarger are MMA competitors.[20][21]
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Keeping It Up For the KardASSians[22] | Kourtney Kardashian | |
| 2010 | Jersey Shore XXX: A Porn Parody[23] | Sammi Sweetheart | |
| 2011 | Katwoman XXX[24] | Katwoman | Nominated—XBIZ Award for Acting Performance of the Year - Female (2012)[25] |
| 2011 | Keeping It Up For the KardASSians 2[26] | Kim Kardashian | |
| 2011 | This Ain't Cougar Town XXX[27] | Jules Cobb |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Result | Award | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene (with Julia Ann, Natasha Marley, Bobbi Starr, Paul Chaplin, Tommy Gunn, Will Powers & Billy Glide)[28] | Bonny & Clide |
| Nominated | Unsung Starlet of the Year[28] | — | ||
| XBIZ Award | Nominated | MILF Site of the Year[29] | DylanRyder.com | |
| XRCO Award | Nominated | Unsung Siren[30] | — | |
| 2012 | AVN Award | Nominated | Best Porn Star Website[31] | DylanRyder.com |
| XBIZ Award | Nominated | Acting Performance of the Year - Female[25] | Katwoman XXX | |
| Nominated | Porn Star Site of the Year[25] | DylanRyder.com |
References
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