Birth name Michelle Anne Sinclair
Female.
Known pseudonyms Bella / Bella Donna / Sasha
Date of birth 21/05/1981
Place of birth Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Height 163
Weight 59
Breasts Natural
Breast Size 3
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Color Brunette
86-61-86 figure
Tattoo heart on left chest, left wrist and forearm, knuckle on left hand, lumbar “Loyal
Piercing navel, nose, clitoris
Bi orientation
Start of career 1999
Career Status Not withdrawn
Career end date 2012
Belladonna or Michelle Anne Sinclair (Belladonna’s real name) was born in Biloxi, Mississippi and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah in a Mormon family. Her father was a retired Air Force captain and former Mormon bishop. Besides her there were 7 children in the family – 3 brothers, 3 sisters and another sister on her mother’s side. Both of her parents had this marriage as their second.
Belladonna had a tumultuous childhood – she got her first tattoo at age 12 and attempted suicide at 14. At 15, she dropped out of school and moved away from her parents.
Working in porn
Belladonna began acting in porn films after moving to Los Angeles, where she initially appeared nude for magazines. She has starred in over 250 films, most of which have had anal sex as their main subject. Belladonna has repeatedly admitted in interviews that she prefers anal sex to vaginal sex as it’s more pleasurable and also avoids pregnancy. Together with her husband Aiden Kelly she now owns and runs her own company – Belladonna Entertainment. Belladonna makes films which are released under the Belladonna Entertainment and Deadly Nightshade Productions labels and are only sold through Evil Angel.
Belladonna has appeared several times in the reality series Family Business, about the life of porn director Adam Glasser, nicknamed “Seymore Butts”. In 2004 she was one of the porn stars photographed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for the porn industry’s ABC’s of XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits and she also appeared in an HBO documentary about the making of the book called Thinking XXX.
Press attention after her appearance on Primetime
Belladonna’s pornography career was closely followed by ABC Television for two years and in January 2003 she was interviewed by Diane Sawyer on Primetime Thursday for a feature on pornography. At this interview, the actress burst into tears. After the broadcast, Belladonna admitted that she felt treated unfairly by Diane Sawyer and the ABC crew, and revealed that she was being victimized in the story, and that her interview was edited to give the false impression that she was being forced to film.
Among other things, the interview discussed the fact that she had contracted chlamydia.
The interview has repeatedly been used by anti-pornography activists as evidence that women are exploited in pornography. However, Belladonna continues to actively star in pornographic films. In other interviews, Belladonna has repeatedly said that she never intended to say anything against porn, and that Primetime deliberately took her words out of context to give the pornography story a negative connotation. In one interview, when asked if she was happy that that interview came out, she said, “Well I’m not really happy with what Primetime did. I really want the interview to be shown in its entirety one day so that everyone can see how much I’ve said in favor of porn. If you know me, you know that I just LOVE being filmed.”
In August 2007 Belladonna decided to stop filming with other people because of concerns about sexually transmitted diseases, especially herpes. She contracted herpes in 2002 and fears the disease has become even more common. However, judging from her blog posts (posted on her official website), she may have reconsidered her decision to leave and will probably be filming again.
Personal life
Belladonna was engaged to porn actor Nacho Vidal. On 11 April 2004 she married Aiden Kelly in Las Vegas, Nevada. On January 11, 2005, they had a daughter, Myla Kell.
Autobiography
My name is Belladonna. I was born May 21, 1981 in Biloxi, Mississippi. I’ve been in the porn industry for 6 years now and my company, Belladonna Entertainment, produces the craziest, sexiest movies. With the help of my “partner in crime” Aiden, I direct and release films in my own pornography. I’m very happy to be in the porn industry – it’s only here that I’ve realised that in normal life people are taught to be shy about their sexuality and sexual interests.
When I was 18, I lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, and danced in American Bush and performed solo. One time my friend Tabitha from LA called me and told me she knew an agent who could get me a job if I wanted it – shooting for porn magazines and in porn movies. She said I could make a lot of money that way (of course, I heard the words “a lot of money” and immediately said “YES!”). So I met Roy Garcia from Sex Symbols Talent Management and we chatted for half an hour and the next day I flew to California and became Belladonna. The first episode I did was with Chris Cannon, it was an anal scene, and it was the first time I’d ever had anal sex! That film was called “Real Sex” and that’s where my porn career started. It took me a whole year to start enjoying my work like I do now. At first I was a bit shy and really didn’t know my body as well as I do now. Now I’m in complete control of my life and career and totally at ease doing whatever I want. I also have the support of my husband, which is really cool. I love being a trashy girl and my husband always supports me in that.
If you’re wondering what foods I like, here’s the list: Oatmeal, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, bananas, peanut butter and toast, egg and cheese burritos, avocado salad, cucumbers, bell peppers, feta and olives in Goddess dressing, cheese pizza, broccoli cream soup, beans and rice, beans and cheese burritos, sushi, pasta with marinara sauce, Chips, tofu with soy sauce, macaroni and cheese and more…
I love all kinds of music, here’s my sample playlist – Aphex Twin, Massive Attack, Outkast, Madonna, Beethoven, Mazzy Star, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Tom Petty,Tori Amos, Tu pac, Cranberries, Portis head, Counting Crows, Roots, Das Efx, Tricky, Billie Holliday, A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets, Paula Cole, Pharcyde, Operation Ivy,Stiff Little Fingers, Ice Cube, Digital Underground, Smashing Pumpkins, Porno For Pyros,Bad Religon and many more…
My hobbies include movies,kickboxing,going to aquariums and zoos,playing consoles,singing,going to spas,cycling,kundalini yoga,cooking,dancing,eating a lot,getting laid,making fun of my friends and laughing all the time!
I like to wear different clothes and what I wear always depends on my mood. Sometimes I feel like wearing good old flip-flops and trousers. That said, I love cocktail dresses, skirts and skinny jeans. Sometimes I want to dress like a guy – it all depends on my mood.
My favourite films are: I love Huckabees, Incredibles, The Secretary, Friday, Goonies, Secret Of The Nimh, Dumb And Dumber, Shawshank Redemption, Wizard Of Oz, Frida, Legends Of The Fall, Requiem for a dream, Kingdom Of heaven, Devils Rejects, House of 1000 Corpses, Thelma And Louise, The Piano, Dreamcatcher, Mallrats, Realty Bites, Bubble Boy, The Cell, Return To Oz, Kalifornia, Lord Of The Rings, Road To Perdition. That’s a complete list of the films I have now.
I had my first sex when I was 14 years old in the back of a truck in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was very excited, I thought I was in love, and after two minutes I was already completely ecstatic. I thought that’s what everyone was talking about. It actually took me a while to cum though, well I helped myself and have been using my finger ever since! Well now I have no problem with it, and as you can see, I’m very happy with everything!
When I was a kid I travelled all over the country and even lived abroad. I was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, then we moved to Boise, Idaho, then lived in Weisbaden in Germany, Fairfield and Vacaville, California, then Dover and Seaford, Delaware, then Salt Lake City, Utah, Spain, St George, Utah and now I live in San Fernando Valley, California.
My favourite scents are Poeme by Lancome, Angel by Terry Mugler, Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior, but most of all I like the natural smell of men and women – it just drives me crazy. I love the smell of my armpits – without deodorant!
I have naturally blond straight hair, I like to change my hair all the time, I never get bored with it. I just love changes… Oh yes, I also love it when a woman’s pubes are unshaven – it’s a furry bush, and I think being natural is the most beautiful thing!
AVN AWARDS
- Nominee: Best All-Girl Sex Scene: Film, Fashionistas 1 (2002)
- Nominee: Best Anal Sex Scene: Video, Up Your Ass 19 (2002)
- Nominee: Best Oral Sex Scene: Film, Fashionistas 1 (2002)
- Nominee: Best Supporting Actress: Film, Fashionistas 1 (2002)
- Nominee: Best Tease Performance, Fashionistas 1 (2002)
- Nominee: Female Performer of the Year
2010
- Nominee: Female Performer of the Year
- Nominee: Web Starlet of the Year
2011
- Nominee: Director of the Year: Body of Work
- Inducted: Hall of Fame
2012
- Nominee: Best All-Girl Group Scene, Belladonna: The Sexual Explorer (2011)
- Winner: Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Belladonna: The Sexual Explorer (2011)
- Nominee: Best Group Sex Scene, Belladonna’s Spontaneass (2011)
- Nominee: Best Solo Sex Scene, Whores on the 14th (2010)
2013
- Nominee: Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Kristina Rose: Unfiltered (2012)
HONOR
2005
- AVN’s Top 10 Bitchin’ All-Girl Sex Scenes, Fashionistas 1 (2002)
URBAN SPICE AWARDS
2008
- Winner: Best Interracial Star
XBIZ AWARDS
2012
- Nominee: Director of the Year: Body of Work
XRCO AWARDS
2006
- Nominee: Best Actress, Fashionistas Safado: The Challenge (2006)
2009
- Nominee: Best Director: Non-Features
- Nominee: Orgasmic Analist of the Year
2013
- Inducted: Hall of Fame