Dakota Skye

Career

Born Lauren Kaye Scott in the Tampa Bay area, she began performing in 2013 at eighteen and appeared in over 300 videos before stopping in 2019. She was nominated for AVN Best New Starlet in 2015 — the award that year went to Carter Cruise — and won NightMoves Best Feature Showgirl in 2014. She was among the most-searched performers on the major platforms during her active years. She died on 9 June 2021, aged twenty-seven, in Los Angeles; the cause was recorded as acute multidrug intoxication and the death was ruled accidental.

Signature: The volume career the category actually produces most often — very high output, very high search demand, almost no award recognition.

Index score — The Pornstar Ranked Performer Index v3.0

Full award record3 entries

• 2014NightMoves — Best Feature Showgirl
• 2015AVN — Best New Starlet (nomination)
• 2019AVN — Favorite Female Performer (nomination)

Official links

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Ranked alongside

• Riley Reid
• Bonnie Rotten
• Jenna Haze
• Lana Rhoades
• Kira Noir
• Sasha Grey

Sources and verification3 sources

Last audited 22 August 2026 · Wikipedia — Dakota Skye (actress) · Wikidata — Dakota Skye (Q19668356) · Wikipedia — AVN Award for Best New Starlet

Not yet confirmed:

• Her listed height
• Whether any of the 2015 AVN nominations converted to wins — the Best New Starlet award that year went to Carter Cruise
• Exact birth city within the Tampa Bay area