Belladonna (actress)

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Michelle Sinclair (born 1980 or 1981Template:R), known professionally as Belladonna,Template:R is an American former pornographic film and erotic actress, director, producer, and model. Since announcing her retirement from pornography in 2012,[1][2]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". she has acted in several mainstream films, including Inherent Vice and The Ladies of the House.

Early life

Sinclair grew up as the second of seven children in a Mormon family in Salt Lake City.[3] Her father was a retired Air Force captain and former bishop in the LDS Church.[4]

Career

Sinclair started performing in pornography in Los Angeles at age 18.[5] One of her early films featured a rough group sex scene with her and 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.[6] 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."[6] As well as Stagliano she has often been directed by Nacho Vidal, Jules Jordan and Rocco Siffredi.[6]

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 2011, she was named by CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn.[7] 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 for ABC's Primetime with Diane Sawyer.Template:R In the interview, she broke down in tears while talking about experiencing abuse and depression. The segment led to backlash from other pornography performers but also boosted her career.Template:R

Retirement and later career

In August 2007, Sinclair decided to semi-retire from performing with other people over concerns about sexually transmitted infections, 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.[8]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[9]

In 2008, she came out of retirement, and filmed a number of hardcore scenes.[10] She appeared in Digital Playground's Pirates II, the sequel to their top-selling DVD, Pirates.[11] She has also appeared recurringly in James Gunn's PG Porn.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Sinclair was featured on the cover of the second album of British metalcore band Asking Alexandria, titled Reckless & Relentless, released in 2011.[12]Template:Self-published inline She also later featured in their short film Through Sin + Self Destruction.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.[1] In 2014, she made her non-pornographic feature film debut in John Wildman's The Ladies of the House (working title Stripped), a horror film about a group of female cannibals.[13] 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.[14]

Personal life

Sinclair's husband Aiden Kelly worked as a website developer for the pornographic film distributor Evil Angel.Template:R She gave birth to a daughter in 2005.[15][16]

Awards

Year Ceremony Award
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2003 AVN Award Best Supporting Actress (Film) The Fashionistas
Best Tease Performance
Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) (with Taylor St. Claire)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Best Oral Sex Scene (Film) (with Rocco Siffredi)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
XRCO Award Best Single Performance (Actress)
Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Taylor St. Clair)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Female Performer of the Year —
Orgasmic Analist
AFWG Award American Female Performer of the Year
Best Supporting Actress (Film) The Fashionistas
Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) (with Taylor St. Claire)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) (with Lexington Steele)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Up Your Ass 19
FOXE Award Female Performer of the Year —
NightMoves Award Best Actress (Editor's Choice)
Ninfa Prize Best Actress
2004 AVN Award Best Sex Scene Coupling (Video) (with Nacho Vidal)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Back 2 Evil
2007 Best Group Sex Scene (Video) (with 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)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
FAME Award Dirtiest Girl in Porn —
Ninfa Prize Special Jury Award
Most Original Sex Scene Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge
2008 AVN Award Best Director (Non-Feature) Belladonna: Manhandled 2
AFWG Award Directrix of the Year Iodine Girl
Urban X Award Best Interracial Star —
NightMoves Award Hall of Fame
Triple Play Award (Dancing/Performing/Directing)
2009 AVN Award Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene (with Aiden Starr & Kimberly Kane)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Belladonna's Girl Train
Best Supporting Actress Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Best All-Girl Couples Sex Scene (with Jesse Jane)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
XBIZ Award Director (Body of Work) —
XRCO Award Orgasmic Oralist
Orgasmic Analist
FAME Award Favorite Anal Starlet
Favorite Director
2010 Fame Registry Award Social Network Sensation[36]
2011 AVN Award Hall of Fame[37]
2012 Best Girl-Girl Sex Scene (with Dana DeArmond)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Belladonna: Sexual Explorer
NightMoves Award Best Director – Non-Parody (Fan's Choice) —
2013 XRCO Award Hall of Fame

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