Sinclair started performing in pornography in
Los Angeles at age 18. One of her early films featured a rough
group sex scene with her and twelve men, staged in a prison. As well as Stagliano she has often been directed by
Nacho Vidal,
Jules Jordan and
Rocco Siffredi. 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. 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.
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. In 2008, she came out of retirement, and 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 recurringly in ''
James Gunn's PG Porn''. Sinclair was featured on the cover of the second album of British
metalcore band
Asking Alexandria, titled
Reckless & Relentless, released in 2011. 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. 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. 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. == Personal life ==