Dana Vespoli
American pornographic actress and director
Dana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director.
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
^ a b c d e f 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). "Fresh Off The Bus: Dana Vespoli" . 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. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. 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 . Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. 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 . Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013 .
^ Ranked: 40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today , 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. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
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