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Belladonna is an American pornographic actress and producer.
as the second of seven children. The family had German, Scottish, and Cherokee roots. She experienced her first kiss at age twelve, got her first tattoo at thirteen, and had intercourse at fourteen. Sinclair dropped out of high school and moved out of her parents' house at the age of fifteen. She also stayed in Utah for a short period of her life, and was raised as a Mormon
. Prior to her pornography career she worked for 7-11, Victoria’s Secret, Sears and Subway
.
. Immediately prior to starting her porn career she was dancing in a club in Utah. The pseudonym "Belladonna" came in part from a friend in Utah named Bella; later, an early agent suggested Bella Donna as it means "beautiful woman" in Italian. Her motivation to join the adult industry was mainly financial.
Belladonna got into the adult film industry after she moved to Los Angeles to become a nude model
. Her career began in 2000 when she was 18. Her first film was Real Sex Magazine for Bill Whitrock; her male counterpart was Chris Cannon. As the scene involved anal sex
she had to perform her first enema
, and she was also required to urinate on her co-star. One of her early films featured Sinclair in a rough group sex scene with twelve men, staged in a prison. 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. 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." As well as Stagliano she has often been directed by Nacho Vidal
, Jules Jordan
and Rocco Siffredi
. In 2003 she signed a contract with Sineplex, for whom she also directed. 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
. Her directorial debut for Evil Angel was Evil Pink in 2003. She has since created and starred in series including Fetish Fanatic, Dark Meat, No Warning, Odd Jobs, Belladonna's Butthole Whores, Foot Soldiers, Girl Train, Manhandled, Fucking Girls, Evil Pink, Cock Happy and My Ass Is Haunted. Her productions are classed as Gonzo pornography
.
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. 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.
, culminating in a January 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer
as part of a Primetime Thursday
segment on pornography
. At one point in the interview Belladonna broke down in tears, when Sawyer asked her, "You keep describing these awful things that happened to you. Yet, you keep smiling. Why?" Belladonna's smile wavered and her eyes watered up. "It's so I don't start crying," she said. Part of the footage for the segment was an interview with Belladonna's sister, who had moved out to Los Angeles at Belladonna's urging, and who had gotten a job at Red Light District Films.http://www.clubredlight.com/v3/?nats=NTA0LjEuMS4xLjAuMC4wLjAuMA Belladonna's sister revealed on-camera that despite her claims, Belladonna was actually quite depressed, and had recently been hospitalized following a suicide attempt. Another topic discussed in the interview was the fact that Belladonna had contracted chlamydia. The publicity provided by the interview boosted Belladonna's career.
The interview has since been used by a number of anti-pornography groups
to support their case that pornography is exploitative of the women who appear in it; nevertheless, Sinclair remains an active performer in the industry. In later interviews, Sinclair claimed that she had never intended to make "anti-porn" statements. In one interview, when she was asked if she was happy how the interview came out, her reply was:
ABC contacted her once to do a follow-up to the interview; she refused saying, "No thank you. I don't want to be embarrassed again." Several figures in the porn industry objected to her comments on the program.
In a 2007 interview with the Salt Lake City Weekly, 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
and heavy marijuana use. Sinclair stressed in this same interview, however, that she took responsibility for all her decisions and that she was never forced to perform.
However, according to a 2008 post on Sinclair's blog, she has since come out of retirement, and has filmed a number of hardcore scenes. She appeared in Digital Playground's Pirates II
, the sequel to their top-selling DVD, Pirates. She has also appeared in James Gunn's PG Porn.
In June 2010 it was announced that she would be part of the cast of the upcoming horror movie Stripped.
Belladonna was featured on the cover of metalcore
band Asking Alexandria
's sophomore album titled Reckless & Relentless
, where she is seen sitting in a dirty, dark room.
. On April 11, 2004, she married Aiden Kelly in Las Vegas, Nevada
. She has a daughter, Myla Kelly, who was born in January, 2005.
Her interests include pilates, yoga, gardening, movies, singing, video games, aquariums, cooking, traveling and the outdoors.
(Adult Video News). Belladona has been nominated for 42 AVN Awards, of which she has won 10. In 2011, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
.
are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization
annually to people working in adult entertainment.
(or F.A.M.E) were created in 2006 by Genesis magazine
, Adam & Eve Sex Toys, WantedList.com and AVN
as a means for the public to vote for their favorites.
Early life
Michelle Anne Sinclair was born in Biloxi, MississippiBiloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
as the second of seven children. The family had German, Scottish, and Cherokee roots. She experienced her first kiss at age twelve, got her first tattoo at thirteen, and had intercourse at fourteen. Sinclair dropped out of high school and moved out of her parents' house at the age of fifteen. She also stayed in Utah for a short period of her life, and was raised as a Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
. Prior to her pornography career she worked for 7-11, Victoria’s Secret, Sears and Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
.
Career
Her introduction to the adult industry came about when an agent came to Utah to see one of her friends, who introduced him to her. The next day she flew to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Immediately prior to starting her porn career she was dancing in a club in Utah. The pseudonym "Belladonna" came in part from a friend in Utah named Bella; later, an early agent suggested Bella Donna as it means "beautiful woman" in Italian. Her motivation to join the adult industry was mainly financial.
Belladonna got into the adult film industry after she moved to Los Angeles to become a nude model
Nude model
Nude model can refer to:*Model , modeling that has subjects pose without clothing as an aid in creating a work of art*Fetish model, modeling to add eroticism and sexuality to photography, graphic work, internet sites, and paintings...
. Her career began in 2000 when she was 18. Her first film was Real Sex Magazine for Bill Whitrock; her male counterpart was Chris Cannon. As the scene involved anal sex
Anal sex
Anal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...
she had to perform her first enema
Enema
An enema is the procedure of introducing liquids into the rectum and colon via the anus. The increasing volume of the liquid causes rapid expansion of the lower intestinal tract, often resulting in very uncomfortable bloating, cramping, powerful peristalsis, a feeling of extreme urgency and...
, and she was also required to urinate on her co-star. One of her early films featured Sinclair in a rough group sex scene with twelve men, staged in a prison. 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. In 2002 she featured in the multi award-winning BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
themed Fashionistas
Fashionistas
The Fashionistas is a 2002 pornographic film made by Evil Angel Productions. Shot on 35 mm film, it was a high-budget porn film, and is over four and a half hours long...
; its director John Stagliano
John Stagliano
John Allen Stagliano , also known as Buttman, is an American entrepreneur, pornographic actor, producer and director, who founded and owns the Evil Angel pornographic film studio.-Early life and career:...
described her as "a woman with the most incredible sexual abilities I’ve ever seen." As well as Stagliano she has often been directed by Nacho Vidal
Nacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all...
, Jules Jordan
Jules Jordan
Jules Jordan is an American pornographic movie director, actor, and producer. Originally his movies were distributed under John Stagliano's adult video company, Evil Angel. In early 2006 his company Jules Jordan Video began handling its own distribution...
and Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Siffredi
Rocco Siffredi is the stage name of an Italian pornographic actor, director and producer of pornographic movies, famous for his rough sex scenes...
. In 2003 she signed a contract with Sineplex, for whom she also directed. 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
Evil Angel (studio)
Evil Angel is a production company and distributor of pornographic films, founded and owned by John Stagliano.Stagliano and Evil Angel pioneered the Gonzo pornography genre in the late 1980s....
. Her directorial debut for Evil Angel was Evil Pink in 2003. She has since created and starred in series including Fetish Fanatic, Dark Meat, No Warning, Odd Jobs, Belladonna's Butthole Whores, Foot Soldiers, Girl Train, Manhandled, Fucking Girls, Evil Pink, Cock Happy and My Ass Is Haunted. Her productions are classed as Gonzo pornography
Gonzo pornography
Gonzo pornography is a style of pornographic film that attempts to place the viewer directly into the scene. The name is a reference to gonzo journalism, in which the reporter is part of the event taking place...
.
She has appeared several times in the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series Family Business
Family Business (TV series)
Family Business was an American reality TV series produced for the cable network Showtime. Based in Los Angeles, the series focused on the pornography industry and the life of Adam Glasser, a reality porn star and video director who uses the stage name "Seymore Butts"...
, 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
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is an American portrait photographer known for his strikingly intimate portraits of world leaders and major cultural figures. The majority of his work is shot in large format, 11x14 inch black-and-white film and 8x10 color film...
for a "coffee table book
Coffee table book
A coffee table book is a hardcover book that is intended to sit on a coffee table or similar surface in an area where guests sit and are entertained, thus inspiring conversation or alleviating boredom. They tend to be oversized and of heavy construction, since there is no pressing need for...
" on the adult industry, XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits; she also appears in the HBO documentary Thinking XXX
Thinking XXX
Thinking XXX is a 2004 television documentary about the process photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders went through to create his book XXX: 30 Porn Star Portraits...
about the making of the book.
In 2011, she was named by CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn. 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.
Media attention from Primetime
Her career in the pornography business was followed for two years by a crew from ABC TelevisionABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
, culminating in a January 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer
Diane Sawyer
Lila Diane Sawyer is the current anchor of ABC News' flagship program, ABC World News. Previously, Sawyer had been co-anchor of ABC Newss morning news program, Good Morning America ....
as part of a Primetime Thursday
Primetime (TV series)
Primetime is an American news magazine show which debuted on ABC in 1989 with co-hosts Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer and originally had the title Primetime Live.-Early history:...
segment on pornography
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
. At one point in the interview Belladonna broke down in tears, when Sawyer asked her, "You keep describing these awful things that happened to you. Yet, you keep smiling. Why?" Belladonna's smile wavered and her eyes watered up. "It's so I don't start crying," she said. Part of the footage for the segment was an interview with Belladonna's sister, who had moved out to Los Angeles at Belladonna's urging, and who had gotten a job at Red Light District Films.http://www.clubredlight.com/v3/?nats=NTA0LjEuMS4xLjAuMC4wLjAuMA Belladonna's sister revealed on-camera that despite her claims, Belladonna was actually quite depressed, and had recently been hospitalized following a suicide attempt. Another topic discussed in the interview was the fact that Belladonna had contracted chlamydia. The publicity provided by the interview boosted Belladonna's career.
The interview has since been used by a number of anti-pornography groups
Anti-pornography movement
The term anti-pornography movement is used to describe those who argue that pornography has a variety of harmful effects, such as encouragement of human trafficking, desensitization, pedophilia, dehumanization, sexual exploitation, sexual dysfunction, and inability to maintain healthy sexual...
to support their case that pornography is exploitative of the women who appear in it; nevertheless, Sinclair remains an active performer in the industry. In later interviews, Sinclair claimed that she had never intended to make "anti-porn" statements. In one interview, when she was asked if she was happy how the interview came out, her reply was:
ABC contacted her once to do a follow-up to the interview; she refused saying, "No thank you. I don't want to be embarrassed again." Several figures in the porn industry objected to her comments on the program.
Semi-retirement
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.In a 2007 interview with the Salt Lake City Weekly, 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
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
and heavy marijuana use. Sinclair stressed in this same interview, however, that she took responsibility for all her decisions and that she was never forced to perform.
However, according to a 2008 post on Sinclair's blog, she has since come out of retirement, and has filmed a number of hardcore scenes. She appeared in Digital Playground's Pirates II
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge is the 2008 American sequel to the 2005 pornographic film Pirates.Again written and directed by Joone, it stars Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Jenna Haze, and Ben English, as well as Tommy Gunn, Jesse Jane, Steven St. Croix, and Evan Stone, who reprise their roles from the...
, the sequel to their top-selling DVD, Pirates. She has also appeared in James Gunn's PG Porn.
In June 2010 it was announced that she would be part of the cast of the upcoming horror movie Stripped.
Belladonna was featured on the cover of metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria
Asking Alexandria are a British metalcore band from York, North Yorkshire. Founded in 2008 when Ben Bruce contacted his old companions upon returning to the UK after residing in Dubai...
's sophomore album titled Reckless & Relentless
Reckless & Relentless
Reckless & Relentless is the second studio album by English metalcore band Asking Alexandria. It was released on April 5, 2011 through Sumerian Records. Announced on December 22, 2009, recording for the album began in June 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in Connersville, Indiana and ended...
, where she is seen sitting in a dirty, dark room.
Personal life
She was formerly engaged to fellow porn actor Nacho VidalNacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all...
. On April 11, 2004, she married Aiden Kelly in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. She has a daughter, Myla Kelly, who was born in January, 2005.
Her interests include pilates, yoga, gardening, movies, singing, video games, aquariums, cooking, traveling and the outdoors.
AVN Awards
The AVN Awards are sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine AVNAVN (magazine)
Adult Video News is an American trade journal that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records...
(Adult Video News). Belladona has been nominated for 42 AVN Awards, of which she has won 10. In 2011, she was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
AVN Hall of Fame
This is a list of members of the AVN Hall of Fame. The AVN Hall of Fame honors the legends of the adult entertainment industry.- AVN Hall of Fame members :[Top]| style="vertical-align:top; width:15px;"|...
.
| Year | Result | Award | Film | Co-winners/co-nominees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Won | AVN Hall of Fame | ||
| 2009 | Won | Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene | Belladonna's Girl Train | Aiden Starr Aiden Starr Aiden Starr is an American pornographic actress and fetish model. She won the 2009 AVN Award for Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene for Belladonna's Girl Train.- External links :... & Kimberly Kane Kimberly Kane Kimberly Kane is an American pornographic actress and director.She was engaged to the porn director Jack the Zipper for over two years, but they separated in 2006... |
| Won | Best Supporting Actress | Pirates II | ||
| Won | Best All-Girls Couples Sex Scene | Pirates II | Jesse Jane Jesse Jane Jesse Jane is an American pornographic actress and model.-Early life:Jane was a military brat who grew up on various military bases in the Midwestern United States. She did extensive dance training and was a varsity cheerleader at her high school in Rose Hill, Kansas... |
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| Nominated | Best All-Girls Couples Sex Scene | Belladonna's Fucking Girls 6 | Lexi Belle Lexi Belle Lexi Belle is an American pornographic actress.She was working in a video store where she was approached by someone who had seen her on MySpace and wanted to recruit her into the adult industry. Three months later, she visited her first porn set. Her first scene was the first time she had ever... |
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| Nominated | Best All-Girl 3-Way Sex Scene | Pirates II | Katsuni Katsuni Katsuni is a French pornographic actress.-Biography:Katsuni is of French/Vietnamese heritage. Her father is Vietnamese and her mother's family is French... & Stoya Stoya Stoya is an American pornographic actress and model. The stage name "Stoya" was her nickname before appearing in adult films, and is the shortened version of her family's last name.... |
|
| 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 | Best Threeway Sex Scene | Cock Pigs | Brianna Love Brianna Love Brianna Love is an American pornographic actress.Brianna Love started her adult career stripping in Missouri. She soon moved to Las Vegas, and quickly shifted from stripping to porn. She worked exclusively for Red Light District Video for two years before becoming a free agent... & Mr. Pete Mr. Pete "Mr. Pete" is the stage name of an American pornographic actor and director. Mr. Pete has been an active performer in the adult film industry since the year 2000, starting at the age of 20... |
|
| Nominated | Best Threeway Sex Scene | Pirates II | Sasha Grey Sasha Grey Sasha Grey is an American former pornographic actress, who has since turned to mainstream acting, modeling and music.... & Evan Stone Evan Stone Evan Stone is an American pornographic actor. In 2002 he married Jessica Drake whom he has since divorced.Stone's occasional work outside the pornography industry includes his role as "Jimmy" in the 2007 original series The Lair... |
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| Nominated | Director of the Year | |||
| Nominated | Female Performer of the Year | |||
| 2008 | Won | Best Director (Non-Feature) | Belladonna: Manhandled 2 | |
| Nominated | Director of the Year (Body of Work) | |||
| Nominated | Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) | Belladonna's Fucking Girls 4 | Naomi | |
| Nominated | Best Couples Sex Scene (Video) | Belladonna: Manhandled 2 | Tony T | |
| Nominated | Best Group Sex Scene (Video) | I Dream of Jenna 2 | Jenna Jameson Jenna Jameson Jenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."... , Nikita Denise Nikita Denise Nikita Denise is a Czech pornographic actress and adult film director.Denise moved from her native Czech Republic to Toronto in 1998 and began working on the Canadian strip club circuit. After meeting Jill Kelly at a local signing, she was given the phone number for Jim South... , Aurora Snow Aurora Snow Aurora Snow is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and occasional director.-Early life:Snow was born and raised in Santa Maria, California, but also spent time in Albuquerque, New Mexico... , Cindy Crawford Cindy Crawford (porn star) Cindy Crawford is an American pornographic actress, known for having the same name as the super model Cindy Crawford. The model disputed the use of the name but the pornographic actress was able to prove that it was her legal name.... , Alaura Eden Alaura Eden Alaura Eden is an American former pornographic actress. She first appeared in adult films in 2002 at the age of 25.-Award nominations:*2004 AVN Award nomination – Best New Starlet... , Courtney & T.T. Boy |
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| Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene (Video) | Fashionistas Safado: Berlin | ||
| Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene (Video) | I Dream of Jenna 2 | ||
| 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 Melissa Lauren Melissa Lauren is a French pornographic actress and director.Lauren started off studying as a cook for three years and worked in Paris as a pastry chef. After reading an ad in a newspaper from French porn director John B... , Jenna Haze Jenna Haze Jenna Haze is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 2001 at the age of 19. Between 2002 and 2005, she was a contract girl for the film company Jill Kelly Productions. During most of her time at the company, she performed exclusively with women, out of loyalty to... , Gianna Michaels Gianna Michaels Gianna Michaels is an American pornographic actress.- Life and career :Michaels was born in Seattle, Washington. Her first job was at a hamburger restaurant in Seattle called Dick's Drive-In. After being approached about modelling, she eventually tried it, figuring that if she did not like it, she... , Sandra Romain Sandra Romain Sandra Romain is a Romanian pornographic actress. She became well known for her aggressive and domineering approach to sexuality in her films... , Adrianna Nicole Adrianna Nicole Adrianna Nicole is a pornographic actress.She started in the adult film industry in 2000 doing bondage and BDSM work under the name of "Seven". She later changed her stage name to "Petal Benson" in 2002, when she was with noted BDSM artisan Simon Benson, as noted when she began working with... , Flower Tucci Flower Tucci Flower Tucci is an American nude model and pornographic actress.Tucci was working as a cake decorator in a bakery when she answered an ad in the LA Weekly. Her first scene was with Lexington Steele in Balls Deep 6... , Sasha Grey Sasha Grey Sasha Grey is an American former pornographic actress, who has since turned to mainstream acting, modeling and music.... , Nicole Sheridan Nicole Sheridan Nicole Sheridan is an American pornographic film actress. She often appears on-screen with her husband Voodoo.- Awards :*2002 AVN Best Anal Sex Scene – Film for Taboo 2001 : A Sex Odyssey... , Marie Luv Marie Luv Marie Luv is an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer and glamour model.-Biography:Born in Hacienda Heights, California, her first job was a cashier on an Air Force base commissary at 14. After graduating high school from Cheviot Hills , she was a mainstream model who was approached by... , Caroline Pierce, Lia Baren, Jewell Marceau Jewell Marceau Jewell Marceau is a pornographic director, producer and performer who has been actively performing, in mostly fetish and BDSM film productions since the mid-1990s.-Career:... , Jean Val Jean Jean Val Jean Jean Val Jean is a 1935 novel by Solomon Cleaver. It is an English-language retelling of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.Around the turn of the 20th century, Cleaver, then a young minister from Winnipeg, read through Les Misérables and would often retell it in his own words. His... , Christian XXX, Voodoo Alexandre Boisvert Voodoo is a French Canadian pornographic actor.Voodoo entered the adult industry in 1999, and went on to appear in close to 500 hardcore and softcore pornographic films. He also worked at the Skydive Taft, a skydiving club, as a skydiving instructor... , Chris Charming, Erik Everhard Erik Everhard Erik Everhard is a Canadian pornographic actor and director, known for gonzo pornography films.-Biography:... , Mr. Pete & Rocco Siffredi Rocco Siffredi Rocco Siffredi is the stage name of an Italian pornographic actor, director and producer of pornographic movies, famous for his rough sex scenes... |
| Nominated | Best Actress (Video) | Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge | ||
| Nominated | Director of the Year (Body of Work) | |||
| Nominated | Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) | Belladonna: No Warning | Chloe Dior | |
| 2005 | Nominated | Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) | The Connasseur | Catalina |
| Nominated | Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Video) | Bella Loves Jenna | Jenna Jameson Jenna Jameson Jenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."... |
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| Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene | Bella Loves Jenna | Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... |
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| 2004 | Won | Best Sex Scene Coupling (Video) | Back 2 Evil | Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... |
| Nominated | Female Performer of the Year | |||
| Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) | Anal Trainer 4 | Manuel Ferrara Manuel Ferrara Manuel Ferrara is a prolific French pornographic actor and adult film director.Ferrara was originally a protégé of Rocco Siffredi, and had an award winning acting career, making his American acting debut in John Stagliano’s Fashionistas. In 2002 he appeared in Snoop Dogg's Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp... |
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| Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene (Video) | Back 2 Evil | Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... |
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| 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 Tyce Bune Tyce Bune is a pornographic actor and director. He has blond hair and no chest hair. In his pelvic region, he has a crudely drawn tattoo of a broken heart.... & Joel Lawrence Joel Lawrence -Awards:*2000 XRCO Award winner – Best Actor *2004 AVN Award nominee – Best Actor in a Film*2004 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actor in a Video*2004 AVN Award nominee – Best Three-Way Sex Scene in a Video... |
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| Nominated | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production | Rocco: Animal Trainer 10 | Daniella, Sara & Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... |
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| Nominated | Most Outrageous Sex Scene | She-Male Domination Nation | Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... & Carol |
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| 2003 | Won | Best Supporting Actress (Film) | The Fashionistas | |
| Won | Best Tease Performance | The Fashionistas | ||
| Won | Best All-Girl Sex Scene (Film) | The Fashionistas | Taylor St. Claire | |
| Won | Best Oral Sex Scene (Film) | The Fashionistas | Rocco Siffredi Rocco Siffredi Rocco Siffredi is the stage name of an Italian pornographic actor, director and producer of pornographic movies, famous for his rough sex scenes... |
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| Nominated | Female Performer of the Year | |||
| Nominated | Best Anal Sex Scene (Video) | Up Your Ass 19 | Lexington Steele Lexington Steele Clifton Todd Britt , better known as Lexington Steele, is an American award-winning pornographic actor, director and owner of Mercenary Motion Pictures and Black Viking Pictures Inc. He is the first actor to have won the AVN Male Performer of the Year Award three times.- Education, career prior to... |
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| Nominated | Best Oral Sex Scene (Film) | The Fashionistas | Mark Ashley Mark Ashley Mark Ashley is a Canadian pornographic actor and director.As of november 2011, Ashley has starred in 1060 scenes and approximately 900 films. His directorial projects include the Anal Authority and Double Play series... & Billy Glide |
XRCO Awards
The XRCO AwardsXRCO awards
The XRCO Awards are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment. Some of the works and workers are inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame during the awards.The XRCO online archive is missing results prior to 1993...
are given by the X-Rated Critics Organization
X-Rated Critics Organization
The X-Rated Critics Organization is a group of writers and editors from the adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry....
annually to people working in adult entertainment.
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| 2006 | Nominated | Best Single Performance (Actress) | Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge | |
| 2004 | Nominated | Best Sex Scene (Couple) | Bella Loves Jenna | Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... |
| Nominated | Best Girl-Girl Scene | Bella Loves Jenna | Jenna Jameson Jenna Jameson Jenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."... |
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| Nominated | Orgasmic Oralist | |||
| 2003 | Nominated | Female Performer of the Year | ||
| Nominated | Best Sex Scene (Couple) | Back 2 Evil | Nacho Vidal Nacho Vidal Ignacio Jordà González, aka Nacho Vidal , is a Spanish pornographic actor and film director.-Biography:Born in Mataró, Province of Barcelona, Spain, Vidal moved with his family to Valencia at a very young age, where part of his family originated. His family was wealthy, but ended up losing all... |
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| Nominated | Orgasmic Oralist | |||
| Nominated | Orgasmic Analist | |||
| 2002 | Won | Performer of the Year (Female) | ||
| Won | Best Single Performance (Actress) | The Fashionistas | ||
| Won | Orgasmic Analist | |||
| Won | Best Girl-Girl Scene | The Fashionistas | Taylor St. Clair Taylor St. Clair Taylor St. Claire is an American pornographic actress.During her career as an adult actress, she appeared in nearly 400 movies including Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle and the critically acclaimed The Fashionistas .... |
FAME Awards
The Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment AwardsFans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards
The Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards were created in 2006 by Genesis, Adam & Eve, WantedList and AVN as a means for the general public to vote for their favorites. The awards are presented during the Erotica LA show....
(or F.A.M.E) were created in 2006 by Genesis magazine
Genesis (magazine)
Genesis is a men's pornographic magazine which began publication in 1973. It exclusively features female stars of the adult film industry. Billing itself as "The Home of Porn's Hottest Stars", Genesis features pictorials, exclusive columns by adult film stars, interviews, feature articles, movie...
, Adam & Eve Sex Toys, WantedList.com and AVN
AVN (magazine)
Adult Video News is an American trade journal that covers the adult video industry. The New York Times notes that AVN is to pornographic films what Billboard is to records...
as a means for the public to vote for their favorites.
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| 2008 | Nominated | Favorite Female Performer |
| Nominated | Favorite Ass | |
| Nominated | Favorite Director | |
| 2007 | Won | Dirtiest Girl in Porn |
| Nominated | Favorite Female Starlet | |
| Nominated | Favorite Anal Starlet | |
| Nominated | Favorite Ass | |
| 2006 | Nominated | Favorite Butt |
| Nominated | Favorite Adult Actress |
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 | Co-winners/co-nominees |
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| 2003 | Won | Best Actress | The Fashionistas |
XBIZ Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Film | Co-winners/co-nominees |
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| 2009 | Won | Director - Body of Work |
Interviews
- Official Site
- Audio Interview at Adult DVD Talk, June 2007
- Audio Interview at Adult DVD Talk, May 2008
- Belladonna Video Interview at VideoBox Blog
- Audio Interview Belladonna, a mum in disguise March 2009