{{short description|American pornographic film actress}} {{Infobox adult biography | name = Sinamon Love | image = Sinnamon Love 4 (cropped).JPG | alt = Woman with long brown hair, wearing a blue bikini top and costume jewelry, gazing at the viewer | caption = Love {{circa}} 2007 | birth_name = <!--See WP:BLPPRIVACY before adding birth names/dates--> | birth_date = <!--See WP:BLPPRIVACY before adding birth names/dates--> | birth_place = | years_active = | spouse = | height = | alias = | website = }}
'''Sinnamon Love''' is an American former pornographic film actress and director.
She directed the movie ''My Black Ass 4'', which received nominations at the 2001 AVN Awards for Best Ethnic-Themed Video and Best Anal Sex Scene (Video).<ref>{{cite web|title=2001 AVN Awards Nominations List|publisher=AVN.com|url=http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.html|accessdate=2007-09-02|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010309213908/http://www.avnawards.com/nominees.html|archivedate=2001-03-09}}</ref> Love was admitted into the Urban X Hall of Fame in 2009,<ref name=uxhof>{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanxawards.com/Winners.html|title=2009 Award Winners|publisher=Urban X Awards|accessdate=August 1, 2009|archive-date=July 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726165213/http://www.urbanxawards.com/Winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the AVN Hall of Fame in 2011.<ref name=avn11win>{{cite web|title=AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards|publisher=AVN.com|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-Winners-of-the-2011-AVN-Awards-421782.html|date=2011-01-09|accessdate=2011-01-09|archive-date=2016-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325201303/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-Winners-of-the-2011-AVN-Awards-421782.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Love appeared on the cover of the first issue of the hip hop and pornography magazine ''Fish 'N Grits'' with hip hop star Redman in 2003.<ref name="Fish">{{cite web|title=Sinnamon Love Hosts Fish 'N Grits Party|author=Sinnamon Love|publisher=AINews.com|url=http://ainews.com/Archives/Story5088.phtml|date=2003-06-18|accessdate=2008-10-31|archive-date=2011-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928173636/http://ainews.com/Archives/Story5088.phtml|url-status=usurped}}</ref> She also appeared on ''The Tyra Banks Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/2008/11/mondays_show_porntown.php|title=TelepicturesTV|accessdate=October 26, 2015|archive-date=March 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321210201/http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/2008/11/mondays_show_porntown.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
She has survived a bout with ovarian cancer, but lost an ovary and a fallopian tube.<ref name="Phonte3">{{cite web|title=Phonte Coleman and Sinnamon Love: Turntables Pt 2 Pg 3|publisher=HipHopDX.com|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1011/title.phonte-coleman-and-sinnamon-love-turntables-pt-2/p.3|date=2008-02-01|accessdate=2008-10-31|archive-date=2009-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522175159/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1011/title.phonte-coleman-and-sinnamon-love-turntables-pt-2/p.3|url-status=live}}</ref>
Her hobbies include cooking and board games.<ref name="Living">{{cite web|title=Living in Sinnamon Love|publisher=XFanz.com|author=Bob Preston|url=http://xfanz.com/news/81071|date=2007-06-01|accessdate=2008-10-31|archive-date=2009-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519231620/http://xfanz.com/news/81071|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, Love appeared in a Public Service Announcement for the Free Speech Coalition on the topic of Internet copyright infringement of adult content, directed by Michael Whiteacre.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/pornstar-piracy-video|magazine=Wired|first=David|last=Kravets|title=Porn Stars Decry Piracy in New Video|date=2010-04-29|access-date=2017-03-11|archive-date=2010-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503082432/http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/pornstar-piracy-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mokey|first=Nick|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/entertainment/adult-film-stars-plea-please-pay-for-porn|title=Adult Film Stars' Plea: Please Pay for Porn|publisher=Digital Trends|date=2010-04-30|accessdate=2015-10-26|archive-date=2010-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507122615/http://www.digitaltrends.com/entertainment/adult-film-stars-plea-please-pay-for-porn/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2018, Sinnamon Love served as an independent judge for adult directory Slixa.com's first essay contest,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slixa.com/fosta-writing-contest|title=Slixa $10,000 Essay Contest|website=Slixa|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07|archive-date=2019-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007155732/https://www.slixa.com/fosta-writing-contest|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/legal/slixacom-announces-winners-of-its-fostasesta-essay-contest-817683.html|title=Slixa.com Announces Winners of its FOSTA/SESTA Essay Contest AVN|last=AVN|first=Robert Neuwave|website=AVN|access-date=2019-10-07|archive-date=2019-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007155730/https://avn.com/business/articles/legal/slixacom-announces-winners-of-its-fostasesta-essay-contest-817683.html|url-status=live}}</ref> calling for entries on the impacts of FOSTA/SESTA.
==Awards== * 2009 Urban X Hall of Fame<ref name=uxhof/> * 2011 AVN Hall of Fame<ref name=avn11win/> * 2023 Urban X Award – Most Popular Sex Educator<ref>{{cite web | url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/2023-urban-x-award-winners-announced-921089.html | title=2023 Urban X Award Winners Announced AVN }}</ref>
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==Further reading== * {{cite news |author=Koga |date=November 13, 2007 |title=Sociology Of Sexuality @ UC Irvine, 11/8/07 |work=LAist |publisher= |url=http://laist.com/2007/11/13/sociology_of_sexuality.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908202112/http://laist.com/2007/11/13/sociology_of_sexuality.php |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=dead}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Sinnamon Love}}
* {{IMDb name|0802473|Sinamon Love}} * {{iafd name|id=SinnamonLove|gender=female|name=Sinamon Love}} * {{afdb name|id=38343|gender=female|name=Sinamon Love}}
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