Lana Dremire
Nicole Walsh (born on April 12th, 1978), better known by her ring name, Lana Dremire, is an American professional wrestling valet and a former pornographic actress, best known for her appearances in New Frontier Wrestling from 2001-2009 as the valet of Castor Strife. She has also appeared in 21 pornographic films under the name Brittany Steele.
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Ring Name(s) Lana Dremire
Billed Height 5'4
Billed Weight 105
Born April 12, 1978 (age 32) Stratford, Connecticut
Resides Los Angeles, California
Billed from Hollywood, California
Debut 2001
Retired 2009
Early Life and Career
Walsh is noted as being a former honor student at Stratford High School, where she graduated in 1996. By summer, she enrolled at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, where she spent a semester training for certification in television anchoring. Poor attendance and behavioral issues (including a DUI arrest) led to subpar grades and she dropped out by the Spring. Her weekend job as a bartender at a popular New Haven nightclub eventually put her in contact with the owner of a nearby strip club, where she began working in May of 1997. By the summer, she was dating the owner and moved with him to Los Angeles, CA where she would be one of the premiere dancers at his new strip club. More arrests would follow, one for disorderly conduct and another for possession of narcotics. Walsh was sentenced to 300 hours of community service, and her boyfriend would do a prison stint. Soon, the club was closed and she was out of work. It was by the following Spring that she would begin her career in pornographic films.
Pornographic Film Career
Famed porn producer Jay Grdina discovered Walsh during her time in LA, and began casting her in pornographic films as Brittany Steele. Walsh's first pornographic film appearances were strictly lesbian scenes (a common way of easing women into the business). By the end of 1998, she had completed three films and was already doing heterosexual scenes. 1999 was a breakout year, as she starred in such films as "Dug Out," "Nutbusters: Volume 9," and "Spacial Facials," as well as eight other films distributed by Vivid Video. For her work, she won the 1999 AVN Award for "Best New Starlet," and was nominated in two other categories including "Best Actress--Video," and "Best Tease Performance."
2000 brought a mixed bag of continued success and more trouble. On July 11th, 2000, Walsh was again arrested on charges of possession, this time for cocaine. She would enter a rehab clinic for three weeks before checking herself out. Nevertheless, Vivid Video was promoting her as one of their top talents, booking her to dance for upwards of $10,000 per night at various strip clubs and casting her in more films. She would go on to win the 2000 AVN Award for "Best All Girl Sex Scene--Video," for her work alongside co-star Alisha Klass. She also received a nomination for "Female Performer of the Year."