An early graduate from high school, Rhodes went to three different colleges, not graduating from any of them. Rhodes started off as a Sammie's previous mainstream model for a Connecticut-based agency. After moving to Boston, her photos gathered the attention of a recruiter who convinced her to do nude modeling. In May 26, 2004 she moved to California and began working in pornography, her first adult scene being a girl scene, shot in Providence, Rhode Island, for Girlfriend Video. She claims to have had anxiety attacks prior to filming scenes.

She has stated her preference to avoid anal sex and has mainly worked in girl-girl productions.