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Dana Vespoli

Summary

Dana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director.

Dana Vespoli
Vespoli at the 2014 AVN Awards
Alma materMills College
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2012)​
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Children3

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Alff, Shawn (March 4, 2013). "Getting inside Dana Vespoli". Creative Loafing. Tampa, Fla.[non-primary source needed]
  2. ^ "Alumnae in the News Archive". Mills College. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Peter Warren & Heidi Pike-Johnson (February 13, 2004). "Fresh Off The Bus: Dana Vespoli". AVN Insider. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Way, Mish Barber (December 21, 2015). "After James Deen Rape Allegations, Porn Companies Debate the Issue of Consent". Vice.
  5. ^ a b "Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster". AVN. January 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Snow, Aurora (May 5, 2018). "Inside the Porn Star Housing Crisis: 'People Have Sex in Houses All the Time'". The Daily Beast.
  7. ^ Thomas J Stanton (April 7, 2006). "Dana Vespoli to Direct for Digital Sin". AVN. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "Dana Vespoli Makes Sweetheart Video Directorial Debut". AVN. June 6, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  9. ^ Morris, Chris (January 19, 2016). "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars". CNBC.
  10. ^ Gabriel Alvarez (September 19, 2011). "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". Complex. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  11. ^ Ranked: 40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today, August 23, 2014, archived from the original on August 26, 2014, retrieved March 25, 2015
  12. ^ Morris, Chris (January 16, 2015). "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars". CNBC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Morris, Chris (January 19, 2016). "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars". CNBC. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  15. ^ Nelson X (March 29, 2007). "Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  16. ^ "NightMoves 2013 Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. October 14, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  17. ^ Dan Miller (January 24, 2014). "2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  18. ^ "Dana Vespoli Wins NightMoves' 'Best Transsexual Release' Award".
  19. ^ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Winners Of 2015 Inked Awards Announced AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "The 2016 Spank Bank Award Winners". Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  22. ^ "2017 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 13, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  23. ^ "2018 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. January 19, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  24. ^ "NightMoves Awards Announces Winners of 2018 Show AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  25. ^ "Winners Announced Of 27th Annual NightMoves Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  26. ^ "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

 
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