Prior to working in the adult film industry, Lilly Bell had a regular 9-to-5 office job that she found unfulfilling. She began webcam modeling and working as an exotic dancer in local strip clubs in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. She waited until she was single to do her first hardcore porn shoot (former boyfriends of her wouldn't approve), and has since shot for top studios like Brazzers, Dark X, and Girlfriends Films, among others.