India (born May 17, 1977) is a former pornographic actress, singer and

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. She began working as an adult actress in around 1998 and has since appeared in over 200 videos. For five years she was an exclusive contract girl for the production company Video Team, and she has an exclusive sex toy line, manufactured by California Exotic Novelties. India owns the record company Black Widow Entertainment, and in 2006 she released her debut solo album ''Role Play''. She had previously been a member of several girl groups; her first album, ''Hi Naturally'', was released in 1994 when she was in the group ''Harmony Innocents''. In July 2002 she was profiled on

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's ''All Access'' hip-hop/porn special. In 2004 her vocals featured in the movie '' Walking Tall'', starring

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Awards and nominations

*2000

AVN Award The AVN Awards are List of movie awards, film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine ''AVN (magazine), AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') to recognize achievement in various aspects of the creation and m ...

nominee – Best New Starlet *2004

nominee – Most Outrageous Sex Scene – ''Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp'' *2004 AVN Award nominee – Best Tease Performance – ''Hustlaz: Diary of a Pimp'' *2008 AVN Award nominee – Best Supporting Actress, Video – ''

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'' *2011

Urban X Award The Urban X Awards is an annual award ceremony held in the United States to honor achievement in ethnic pornography. Originally known as the Urban Spice Awards, it was established in 2008 by black adult film director Giana Taylor and last award ...

s Hall of Fame

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