Dana Vespoli
American pornographic actress and director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director.
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Vespoli at the 2014 AVN Awards | |
| Alma mater | Mills College |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 3 |
Early life
Vespoli graduated from Mills College at Northeastern University[2] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature.[1][3] During college, she rowed crew of which she took her stage name from the Vespoli brand.[1]
Career
Vespoli began performing at age 31 as a stripper at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco,[4] using the stage name "Christa".[1] She entered the adult film industry in 2003,[5] first as a performer, and then as a director and producer.[6]
In April 2006, Vespoli began directing for Digital Sin.[7] She has directed for Sweetheart Video and Evil Angel.[1][5][8] She has received award nominations from AVN and Xbiz mostly for films she has directed for Evil Angel.[9] Her directing work has focused mainly on lesbian scenes.[4]
In 2011, Complex ranked her thirteenth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".[10] In 2014, Break.com ranked her 31st on their list of "40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today".[11] She was also placed on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Biggest Stars" in 2015[12] and 2016.[13] Vespoli was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016.[14]
Personal life
Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005 and has three children with him. The couple divorced seven years later.[1]
Awards
- 2007 AFWG Award – Directrix Of The Year[15]
- 2013 NightMoves Award – Best Director, Non-Parody (Editor's Choice)[16]
- 2014 XBIZ Award – Director of the Year, Non-Feature Release – Girl/Boy[17]
- 2014 NightMoves Award – Best Transsexual Release (Editor's Choice) – TS, I Love You[18]
- 2015 AVN Award – Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Venus Lux) – TS, I Love You[19]
- 2015 Inked Award – Girl/Girl Scene of the Year (with Bonnie Rotten) – Twisted Lesbian Anal Spit Play[20]
- 2015 Inked Award – Bill Snyder Achievement Award[20]
- 2016 AVN Hall of Fame[14]
- 2016 Spank Bank Award – Most Magnificent MILF[21]
- 2017 XBIZ Award – Best Actress, All-Girl Release – Lefty[22]
- 2018 XBIZ Award – Trans Director of the Year[23]
- 2018 NightMoves Award – Best Transsexual Director (Fan's Choice)[24]
- 2019 NightMoves AWard – Best Transsexual Director (Fan's Choice)[25]
- 2022 XCritic Award – Best Director, Non-Feature – I Am Aubrey[26]
References
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