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Belladonna
Belladonna attending Exxxotica at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2010
Born
Michelle Sinclair
Other names
  • Belladonna
  • Bella
Occupations
Children1

Michelle Sinclair, known professionally as Belladonna,[1][2][3] is an American actress, director, producer, model, and pornographic and erotic actress. She retired from the sex industry in 2008.[4][5] Since retiring from pornography, she has acted in several films, including Inherent Vice and The Ladies of the House.

Personal life

Sinclair grew up in a Mormon family[1] in Salt Lake City.[3] Her father was a retired Air Force captain and former bishop in the Mormon Church.[6] She gave birth to a daughter in 2005.[7][8]

Career

One of her early films featured Sinclair in a rough group sex scene with twelve men, staged in a prison.[3] She has since appeared in over 300 adult films, including titles such as Service Animals 6 & 7, She-Male Domination Nation, Bella Loves Jenna, Back 2 Evil, Weapons of Ass Destruction, and Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge.[9] In 2002 she featured in the multi award-winning BDSM themed Fashionistas; its director John Stagliano described her as "a woman with the most incredible sexual abilities I’ve ever seen."[9] As well as Stagliano she has often been directed by Nacho Vidal, Jules Jordan and Rocco Siffredi.[9]

Appearances

She has appeared several times in the reality television series Family Business, which focuses on the life of porn director Adam Glasser a.k.a. "Seymore Butts". In 2004 she was one of a number of porn stars photographed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for a "coffee table book" on the adult industry, XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits; she also appears in the HBO documentary Thinking XXX about the making of the book.

In a 2007 interview with the Salt Lake City Weekly,[3] Sinclair expressed some regret about aspects of her career in pornography, particularly her early notoriety for performing acts and scenes that many other performers regarded as extreme or taboo. Lamenting the lack of guidance from more experienced actresses, Sinclair described an extended period of clinical depression. Sinclair stressed in this same interview, however, that she took responsibility for all her decisions and that she was never forced to perform.

In 2011, she was named by CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn.[10] CNBC noted that while she had stepped back from acting to pursue directing and producing, she has maintained a loyal fan base, and has been nominated for 42 AVN awards and won 10 in the course of her career.

Primetime special

Her career in the pornography business was followed for two years by a crew from ABC Television, culminating in a January 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer as part of a Primetime Thursday segment on pornography.[9] The publicity provided by the interview boosted her career.[9]

Retirement and later career

In August 2007, Sinclair decided to semi-retire from performing with other people over concerns of STDs, specifically herpes. She thought she had contracted herpes in 2002 and was worried the disease had spread; however, it was later discovered that it was a skin rash rather than herpes. Regardless, she still decided to semi-retire.[11][not specific enough to verify][12]

In 2008, she came out of retirement, and filmed a number of hardcore scenes.[13] She appeared in Digital Playground's Pirates II, the sequel to their top-selling DVD, Pirates.[14] She has also appeared recurringly in James Gunn's PG Porn.[citation needed]

Belladonna was featured on the cover of the second album of British metalcore band Asking Alexandria, titled Reckless & Relentless, released in 2011.[15] She also later featured in their short film Through Sin + Self Destruction.

In July 2012, she announced via Twitter that she was "no longer interested in having sex on camera" and would be pursuing her other interests.[4] In 2014, she made her non-pornographic feature film debut in John Wildman's The Ladies of the House, a horror film about a group of female cannibals.[16] She appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's film Inherent Vice as Clancy Charlock in 2014 and in a short film titled Dream Murder Machine in 2018. She also considered becoming a sex positive speaker and instructor.[2]

Awards

AVN Awards

The AVN Awards are sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVN (Adult Video News). Belladona has been nominated for 43 AVN Awards, of which she has won 10. In 2011, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

Year Result Award
[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] 		Film Co-winners/co-nominees
2011 Won Hall of Fame[25] — —
2009 Won Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene Belladonna's Girl Train Aiden Starr & Kimberly Kane
Won Best Supporting Actress Pirates II
Won Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene Jesse Jane
Nominated Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene Katsuni & Stoya
Nominated Best Threeway Sex Scene Sasha Grey & Evan Stone
Nominated Cock Pigs Brianna Love & Mr. Pete
Nominated Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene Belladonna's Fucking Girls 6 Lexi Belle
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene Butthole Whores 2 Steve Holmes
Nominated Best Director (Non-Feature) Discovering Alexis Texas —
Nominated Best Oral Sex Scene Belladonna's Odd Jobs 3 —
Nominated Director of the Year — —
Nominated Female Performer of the Year — —
2008 Won Best Director (Non-Feature) Belladonna: Manhandled 2 —
Nominated Best Couples Sex Scene (Video) Tony T.
Nominated Director of the Year (Body of Work) — —
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) Belladonna's Fucking Girls 4 Naomi
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (Video) I Dream of Jenna 2 Jenna Jameson, Nikita Denise, Aurora Snow, Cindy Crawford, Alaura Eden, Courtney & T.T. Boy
Nominated Best Oral Sex Scene (Video) —
Nominated Fashionistas Safado: Berlin —
Nominated Best Solo Sex Scene Butthole Whores —
Nominated Most Outrageous Sex Scene Belladonna Fetish Fanatic 5 Claire Adams
2007 Won Best Group Sex Scene (Video) Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge Melissa Lauren, Jenna Haze, Gianna Michaels, Sandra Romain, Adrianna Nicole, Flower Tucci, Sasha Grey, Nicole Sheridan, Marie Luv, Caroline Pierce, Lia Baren, Jewell Marceau, Jean Val Jean, Christian XXX, Voodoo, Chris Charming, Erik Everhard, Mr. Pete & Rocco Siffredi
Nominated Best Actress (Video) —
Nominated Director of the Year (Body of Work) — —
Nominated Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) Belladonna: No Warning Chloe Dior
2005 Nominated The Connasseur Catalina
Nominated Bella Loves Jenna Jenna Jameson
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene Nacho Vidal
2004 Won Best Sex Scene Coupling (Video) Back 2 Evil Nacho Vidal
Nominated Best Oral Sex Scene (Video)
Nominated Female Performer of the Year — —
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) Anal Trainer 4 Manuel Ferrara
Nominated Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Video) Latin Amore Dee & Billy Glide
Nominated Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Video) New Wave Hookers 7 Tyce Bune & Joel Lawrence
Nominated Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production Rocco: Animal Trainer 10 Daniella, Sara & Nacho Vidal
Nominated Most Outrageous Sex Scene She-Male Domination Nation Nacho Vidal & Carol
2003 Won Best Supporting Actress (Film) The Fashionistas —
Won Best Tease Performance —
Won Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) Taylor St. Claire
Won Best Oral Sex Scene (Film) Rocco Siffredi
Nominated Mark Ashley & Billy Glide
Nominated Female Performer of the Year — —
Nominated Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) Up Your Ass 19 Lexington Steele

XRCO Awards

The XRCO Awards are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment.

Year Result Award[26][not specific enough to verify] Film Co-winners/co-nominees
2013 Won Hall of Fame — —
2010 Nominated Superslut — —
Nominated Best Director (Non-Features) — —
2009 Won Orgasmic Oralist — —
Won Orgasmic Analist — —
Nominated Superslut — —
Nominated Best On-Screen Chemistry — Jesse Jane
Nominated Best Director (Non-Features) — —
2008 Nominated Orgasmic Oralist — —
Nominated Best Director (Non-Features) — —
2007 Nominated Best Single Performance (Actress) Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge —
2005 Nominated Best Sex Scene (Couple) Bella Loves Jenna Nacho Vidal
Nominated Best Girl/Girl Scene Jenna Jameson
Nominated Orgasmic Oralist — —
2004 Nominated Female Performer of the Year — —
Nominated Mainstream's Adult Media Favorite — —
Nominated Best Sex Scene (Couple) Back 2 Evil Nacho Vidal
Nominated Orgasmic Oralist — —
Nominated Orgasmic Analist — —
2003 Won Female Performer of the Year[27] — —
Won Best Single Performance (Actress)[27] The Fashionistas —
Won Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene[27] Taylor St. Clair
Won Orgasmic Analist[27] — —

F.A.M.E. Awards

The Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards (F.A.M.E.) were created in 2006 by Genesis magazine, WantedList.com and Adult Video News magazine, and Adam & Eve as a means for the public to vote for their favorites.

Year Result Award
[28][29][30][31]
2010 Finalist Favorite Oral Starlet
Finalist Favorite Anal Starlet
Finalist Favorite Director
Nominated Favorite Female Starlet
Nominated Dirtiest Girl in Porn
Nominated Favorite Ass
2009 Won Favorite Anal Starlet
Won Favorite Director
Finalist Favorite Female Starlet
Finalist Favorite Oral Starlet
Finalist Dirtiest Girl in Porn
Finalist Favorite Star Website
Nominated Favorite Ass
2008 Finalist Favorite Female Starlet
Finalist Favorite Ass
Finalist Favorite Director
2007 Won Dirtiest Girl in Porn
Finalist Favorite Female Starlet
Finalist Favorite Anal Starlet
Finalist Favorite Ass
2006 Nominated Favorite Adult Actress
Nominated Favorite Butt

Ninfa Prize

Ninfa Prizes are awarded at the annual Spanish pornographic film festival, the Festival Internacional de Cine Erótico de Barcelona.

Year Result Award Film
2007 Won Special Jury Award[32][33] —
Won Most Original Sex Scene[32] Fashionistas Safado
2003 Won Best Actress The Fashionistas

XBIZ Awards

Year Result Award[34]
2009 Won Director (Body of Work)

AFWG Awards

Year Result Award
[35][36] 		Film Co-winners/co-nominees
2008 Won Directrix Of The Year Iodine Girl —
2003 Won American Female Performer of the Year — —
Won Best Supporting Actress (Film) The Fashionistas —
Won Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) Taylor St. Claire
Won Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) Up Your Ass 19 Lexington Steele

NightMoves Awards

Year Result Award
[37][38]
2012 Won Best Director – Non-Parody (Fan's Choice)
2008 Won Hall of Fame
Won Triple Play Award (Dancing/Performing/Directing)
2003 Won Best Actress (Editor's Choice)

See also

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