Dana Vespoli
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 edit
Vespoli graduated from Mills College[2] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature.[1][3]
Career edit
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 edit
Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005 and has three children with him. The couple divorced seven years later.[1]
Awards edit
- 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 edit
- ^ a b c d e Alff, Shawn (March 4, 2013). "Getting inside Dana Vespoli". Creative Loafing. Tampa, Fla.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Alumnae in the News Archive". Mills College. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Peter Warren & Heidi Pike-Johnson (February 13, 2004). . AVN Insider. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Way, Mish Barber (December 21, 2015). "After James Deen Rape Allegations, Porn Companies Debate the Issue of Consent". Vice.
- ^ a b "Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster". AVN. January 10, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Snow, Aurora (May 5, 2018). "Inside the Porn Star Housing Crisis: 'People Have Sex in Houses All the Time'". The Daily Beast.
- ^ Thomas J Stanton (April 7, 2006). "Dana Vespoli to Direct for Digital Sin". AVN. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ "Dana Vespoli Makes Sweetheart Video Directorial Debut". AVN. June 6, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Morris, Chris (January 19, 2016). "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars". CNBC.
- ^ Gabriel Alvarez (September 19, 2011). "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". Complex. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ , August 23, 2014, archived from the original on August 26, 2014, retrieved March 25, 2015
- ^ Morris, Chris (January 16, 2015). "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars". CNBC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Morris, Chris (January 19, 2016). "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars". CNBC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Nelson X (March 29, 2007). "Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners". Adult Video News. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "NightMoves 2013 Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. October 14, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ Dan Miller (January 24, 2014). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Dana Vespoli Wins NightMoves' 'Best Transsexual Release' Award".
- ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Winners Of 2015 Inked Awards Announced AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "The 2016 Spank Bank Award Winners". Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "2017 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "2018 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "NightMoves Awards Announces Winners of 2018 Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Winners Announced Of 27th Annual NightMoves Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
- ^ "XCritic Award Winners - 2021". Fleshbot. January 1, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
Further reading edit
- Isador, Graham (April 19, 2018). "Porn Stars Tell Us Why Representation Gets Everyone Off". Vice.
External links edit
- Dana Vespoli at IMDb
- Dana Vespoli on Twitter
- Dana Vespoli at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Dana Vespoli at the Adult Film Database