Belladonna (porn star)

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Belladonna
Birthdate: May 21, 1981 (1981-05-21) (age 27)
Birth location: Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Birth name: Michelle Anne Sinclair
Measurements: 34C-24-34 in
Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight: 127 lb (58 kg/9.1 st)
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Brown/Blonde
Natural bust: Yes
Ethnicity: German, Scottish, Cherokee[1]
Alias(es): Sasha
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Belladonna (born Michelle Anne Sinclair[2] on May 21, 1981[3]) is an American pornographic actress. She derived her stage name in part from a friend in Utah named Bella, then an early agent suggested Bella Donna as it meant "beautiful woman".[4]

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Michelle Anne Sinclair was born in Biloxi, Mississippi[3] and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah in a Mormon household. Her father was a retired Air Force captain and former Mormon Bishop.[4] She has seven siblings[1]: three brothers, three sisters and a half sister from her mother. Her parents are divorced and both have remarried.

Sinclair had a turbulent childhood: she got her first tattoo at age 12, and at age 14 she attempted suicide. She dropped out of high school and moved out at the age of 15.[2]

[edit] Career

Belladonna got into the adult film industry after she moved to Los Angeles to become a nude model. She has appeared in over 250 adult films with the majority of them being anal-themed. Belladonna made it clear to the media that she felt anal sex is better and reduces the risk of pregnancy.[citation needed] She now owns and operates Belladonna Entertainment with her partner and husband, Aiden Kelly. She produces her own movies under the Belladonna Entertainment and Deadly Nightshade Productions labels, exclusively distributed by Evil Angel.

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.

[edit] Media attention from Primetime

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. During the interview she broke down in tears. Following its broadcast Belladonna condemned what she felt had been unfair treatment at the hands of Sawyer and the ABC staffers, saying the segment had portrayed her as a victim and that the interview was edited[5] to convey the misleading impression that she had been forced to perform against her will.

One topic discussed in the interview was the fact that she had contracted chlamydia.[6]

The interview has since been used by a number of anti-pornography pressure groups to support their case that pornography is exploitative of the women who appear in it; nevertheless, Belladonna remains an active performer in the industry. In later interviews, Belladonna claimed that she had never intended to make "anti-porn" statements, and that Primetime had deliberately taken many of her statements out of context to give the segment a negative slant. In one interview, when she was asked if she was happy how the interview came out, her reply was:

“ I am not happy about Primetime but I would love to see the whole story air one day so everyone can see how much I had to say that was FOR the porn industry. If you know me you know that I LOVED shooting![7] ”

ABC contacted her once to do a follow-up to the interview; Belladonna refused saying, "No thank you. I don't want to be embarrassed again."[4]

[edit] Semi-retirement

In August, 2007 Belladonna decided to semi-retire from performing with other people over concerns of STDs, specifically herpes. She contracted herpes in 2002 and was worried the disease had spread.[8][9][10] However, entries to her blog (located on her official site) since that time show that she has possibly reconsidered her choice to retire.[11]

[edit] Personal life

She was formerly engaged to fellow porn actor Nacho Vidal. On April 11, 2004, she married Aiden Kelly in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3] Her daughter, Myla, was born on January 11, 2005.

[edit] Awards

Main article: List of Belladonna awards and nominations
  • 2002 AVN Award for Best All-Sex Video – Buttwoman Iz Bella
  • 2003 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) – The Fashionistas
  • 2003 AVN Award for Best Oral Sex Scene (Film) – The Fashionistas
  • 2003 AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress (Film) – The Fashionistas
  • 2003 AVN Award for Best Tease Performance – The Fashionistas
  • 2004 Night Moves Award for Best Gonzo – Belladonna's Evil Pink
  • 2004 AVN Award for Best Couples Sex Scene – Back 2 Evil
  • 2005 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Feature – ConnASSeur
  • 2006 AVN Award for Best All-Girl Feature – Belladonna's Fucking Girls
  • 2006 XRCO Award for Best Girl/Girl Movie – Belladonna's Fucking Girls
  • 2006 F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Gonzo Movie – Belladonna: No Warning
  • 2007 F.A.M.E. Award for Dirtiest Girl in Porn[12]
  • 2008 AVN Award for Best Director, Non-Feature – Belladonna: Manhandled 2[13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b SteveC (2003-09-21). In Deep with Bella Donna. FoundryMusic. Archived from [www.foundrymusic.com/porn/displayinterview.cfm/id/60/div/porn/interview/IN_DEEP_WITH_BELLA_DONNA.html the original] on 2005-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ a b Stephen Dark (April 12, 2007). Sex Machine. Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  3. ^ a b c Jason Coleman (June 8, 2007). A Day With Belladonna (Part 1). the213.net. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
  4. ^ a b c Evan (February 2004). The Essential Belladonna Interview. mrwebreview.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ P. Weasels (January 2006). The Naked Truth Interview: Belladonna's On Top. www.gamelink.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  6. ^ http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/sixtyminutes/stories/2003_05_11/story_831.asp
  7. ^ Roger T. Pipe (March 2003). Belladonna Interview. rogreviews.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
  8. ^ The end of an era.... Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
  9. ^ Belladonna retires from performing. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  10. ^ Taormino, Tristan. "Pucker Up: Danger on the Set: A porn star's early retirement has industry insiders talking STDs", The Village Voice, 2007-09-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-22. 
  11. ^ Belladonna (2007-09-23). The Beauty of Life.... enterbelladonna.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
  12. ^ Peter Warren (2007-06-23). 2007 F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced. AVN. Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
  13. ^ Rutter, Jared (2008-01-12). 2008 AVN Awards Winners Announced. AVN. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

[edit] External links

[edit] Interviews

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