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==Early life== ==Early life==
Vespoli graduated from ]<ref name=MillsAlumnus>{{cite web |title=Alumnae in the News Archive |url=https://www.alumnae.mills.edu/s/1244/3col.aspx?sid=1244&gid=1&sitebuilder=1&pgid=1744 |publisher=Mills College |access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref> with a ] degree in ].{{r|Alff}}<ref name="AVNFOTB">{{cite web|url=http://www.avninsider.com/stories/danavespoli021304.shtml |title=Fresh Off The Bus: Dana Vespoli |access-date=2014-09-29 |author=Peter Warren |author2=Heidi Pike-Johnson |name-list-style=amp |date=2004-02-13 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040409122102/http://www.avninsider.com/stories/danavespoli021304.shtml |archive-date=April 9, 2004 }}</ref> Vespoli graduated from ]<ref name=MillsAlumnus>{{cite web |title=Alumnae in the News Archive |url=https://www.alumnae.mills.edu/s/1244/3col.aspx?sid=1244&gid=1&sitebuilder=1&pgid=1744 |publisher=Mills College |access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref> with a ] degree in ].{{r|Alff}}<ref name="AVNFOTB">{{cite web|url=http://www.avninsider.com/stories/danavespoli021304.shtml |title=Fresh Off The Bus: Dana Vespoli |access-date=September 29, 2014 |author=Peter Warren |author2=Heidi Pike-Johnson |name-list-style=amp |date=February 13, 2004 |publisher=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040409122102/http://www.avninsider.com/stories/danavespoli021304.shtml |archive-date=April 9, 2004 }}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Vespoli began performing at age 31 as a ] at the ] in San Francisco,<ref name="Way">{{cite news |last=Way |first=Mish Barber |title=After James Deen Rape Allegations, Porn Companies Debate the Issue of Consent |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53nvv5/after-james-deen-rape-allegations-porn-companies-debate-the-issue-of-consent |work=Vice |date=21 December 2015}}</ref> using the stage name "Christa".<ref name="Alff">{{cite web |url=http://cltampa.com/dailyloaf/archives/2013/03/04/getting-inside-dana-vespoli#.UeWDx42W-So |title=Getting inside Dana Vespoli |first=Shawn |last=Alff |date=March 4, 2013 |website=Creative Loafing |location=Tampa, Fla.}}{{Primary inline|date=January 2020}}</ref> She entered the adult film industry in 2003,<ref name=EvilAngel>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Evil-Angel-Adds-Dana-Vespoli-to-Roster-499634.html|title= Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster|access-date= 2013-07-16|date= 2013-01-10|magazine= AVN}}</ref> first as a performer, and then as a director and producer.<ref name="Snow">{{cite news |last=Snow |first=Aurora |title=Inside the Porn Star Housing Crisis: 'People Have Sex in Houses All the Time' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-porn-star-housing-crisis-people-have-sex-in-houses-all-the-time |work=The Daily Beast |date=5 May 2018}}</ref> Vespoli began performing at age 31 as a ] at the ] in San Francisco,<ref name="Way">{{cite news |last=Way |first=Mish Barber |title=After James Deen Rape Allegations, Porn Companies Debate the Issue of Consent |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53nvv5/after-james-deen-rape-allegations-porn-companies-debate-the-issue-of-consent |work=Vice |date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> using the stage name "Christa".<ref name="Alff">{{cite web |url=http://cltampa.com/dailyloaf/archives/2013/03/04/getting-inside-dana-vespoli#.UeWDx42W-So |title=Getting inside Dana Vespoli |first=Shawn |last=Alff |date=March 4, 2013 |website=Creative Loafing |location=Tampa, Fla.}}{{Primary inline|date=January 2020}}</ref> She entered the adult film industry in 2003,<ref name=EvilAngel>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Evil-Angel-Adds-Dana-Vespoli-to-Roster-499634.html|title= Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster|access-date= July 16, 2013|date= January 10, 2013|magazine= AVN}}</ref> first as a performer, and then as a director and producer.<ref name="Snow">{{cite news |last=Snow |first=Aurora |title=Inside the Porn Star Housing Crisis: 'People Have Sex in Houses All the Time' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-porn-star-housing-crisis-people-have-sex-in-houses-all-the-time |work=The Daily Beast |date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>


In April 2006, Vespoli began directing for ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Dana-Vespoli-to-Direct-for-Digital-Sin-43079.html|title= Dana Vespoli to Direct for Digital Sin|access-date= 2013-07-16|author= Thomas J Stanton|date= 2006-04-07|magazine= AVN}}</ref> She has directed for ] and ].<ref name="Alff"/><ref name=EvilAngel/><ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Dana-Vespoli-Makes-Sweetheart-Video-Directorial-Debut-478096.html|title= Dana Vespoli Makes Sweetheart Video Directorial Debut|access-date= 2013-07-16|date= 2012-06-06|magazine= AVN}}</ref> She has received award nominations from '']'' and ] mostly for films she has directed for Evil Angel.<ref name="Morris">{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Chris |title=The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/16/the-dirty-dozen-porns-biggest-stars.html |work=CNBC |date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Her directing work has focused mainly on ].{{r|Way}} In April 2006, Vespoli began directing for ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Dana-Vespoli-to-Direct-for-Digital-Sin-43079.html|title= Dana Vespoli to Direct for Digital Sin|access-date= July 16, 2013|author= Thomas J Stanton|date= April 7, 2006|magazine= AVN}}</ref> She has directed for ] and ].<ref name="Alff"/><ref name=EvilAngel/><ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Dana-Vespoli-Makes-Sweetheart-Video-Directorial-Debut-478096.html|title= Dana Vespoli Makes Sweetheart Video Directorial Debut|access-date= July 16, 2013|date= June 6, 2012|magazine= AVN}}</ref> She has received award nominations from '']'' and ] mostly for films she has directed for Evil Angel.<ref name="Morris">{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Chris |title=The Dirty Dozen: Porn's biggest stars |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/16/the-dirty-dozen-porns-biggest-stars.html |work=CNBC |date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> Her directing work has focused mainly on ].{{r|Way}}


In 2011, '']'' ranked her thirteenth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.complex.com/girls/2011/09/the-top-50-hottest-asian-porn-stars-of-all-time/dana-vespoli|title= The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time|access-date= 2013-08-02|author= Gabriel Alvarez|date= 2011-09-19|magazine= Complex}}</ref> In 2014, '']'' ranked her 31st on their list of "40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today".<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.break.com/pictures/31-dana-vespoli-2750689 |url-status=dead |title=Ranked: 40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826165521/http://www.break.com/pictures/31-dana-vespoli-2750689 |archive-date=2014-08-26 |date=2014-08-23 |access-date=2015-03-25 }}</ref> Vespoli was inducted into the ] in 2016.<ref name=2015HallOfFame>{{cite magazine|title=Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Class-of-2016-The-AVN-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-615710.html|magazine=Adult Video News|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2011, '']'' ranked her thirteenth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.complex.com/girls/2011/09/the-top-50-hottest-asian-porn-stars-of-all-time/dana-vespoli|title= The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time|access-date= August 2, 2013|author= Gabriel Alvarez|date= September 19, 2011|magazine= Complex}}</ref> In 2014, '']'' ranked her 31st on their list of "40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today".<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.break.com/pictures/31-dana-vespoli-2750689 |url-status=dead |title=Ranked: 40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826165521/http://www.break.com/pictures/31-dana-vespoli-2750689 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |date=August 23, 2014 |access-date=March 25, 2015 }}</ref> Vespoli was inducted into the ] in 2016.<ref name=2015HallOfFame>{{cite magazine|title=Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Class-of-2016-The-AVN-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-615710.html|magazine=Adult Video News|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
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==Further reading== ==Further reading==
* {{cite news |last=Isador |first=Graham |title=Porn Stars Tell Us Why Representation Gets Everyone Off |url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/kzx539/porn-stars-tell-us-why-representation-gets-everyone-off |work=Vice |date=19 April 2018}} * {{cite news |last=Isador |first=Graham |title=Porn Stars Tell Us Why Representation Gets Everyone Off |url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/kzx539/porn-stars-tell-us-why-representation-gets-everyone-off |work=Vice |date=April 19, 2018}}


==External links== ==External links==

Revision as of 12:33, 4 April 2023

American pornographic actress and director

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

Dana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director.

Early life

Vespoli graduated from Mills College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature.

Career

Vespoli began performing at age 31 as a stripper at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, using the stage name "Christa". She entered the adult film industry in 2003, first as a performer, and then as a director and producer.

In April 2006, Vespoli began directing for Digital Sin. She has directed for Sweetheart Video and Evil Angel. She has received award nominations from AVN and Xbiz mostly for films she has directed for Evil Angel. Her directing work has focused mainly on lesbian scenes.

In 2011, Complex ranked her thirteenth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". In 2014, Break.com ranked her 31st on their list of "40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today". Vespoli was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016.

Personal life

Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005 and has three children with him. The couple divorced seven years later.

References

  1. ^ Alff, Shawn (March 4, 2013). "Getting inside Dana Vespoli". Creative Loafing. Tampa, Fla.
  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. ^ Way, Mish Barber (December 21, 2015). "After James Deen Rape Allegations, Porn Companies Debate the Issue of Consent". Vice.
  5. ^ "Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster". AVN. January 10, 2013. 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. 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. 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. "Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

Further reading

External links

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