Dana Vespoli

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Dana Vespoli


Dana Vespoli
Alma mater	Mills College
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)^[1]
Spouse(s)	Manuel Ferrara (m. 2005;div. 2012) ^[2]^[3]

Christa Walker^[4] (born September 22, 1972), known by the stage name Dana Vespoli, is an American pornographic actress and film director.


Dana Vespoli
Alma mater	Mills College
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)^[1]
Spouse(s)	Manuel Ferrara (m. 2005;div. 2012) ^[2]^[3]

Early life

Walker is of Irish-Thai descent. She attended Mills College^[4] where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature.^[1]

Career

Vespoli started working as a stripper in 1996 using the stage name "Christa" at the Mitchell Brothers in San Francisco.^[2]^[3] She entered the adult film industry in 2003.^[5]

Vespoli started directing in January 2006.^[6] In April of that year, she began directing for Digital Sin.^[7] She currently directs for Sweetheart Video and Evil Angel.^[3]^[5]^[8] In 2011, Complex ranked her thirteenth on their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".^[9] In 2014, Break.com ranked her 31st on their list of "40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today".^[10] Vespoli was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016.^[11]

Personal life

Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005, who is 3 years younger than her.^[2] The couple divorced seven years later.^[3] They have three sons together.^[12] She is bisexual.^[13]

Awards and nominations

As performer


Year	Ceremony	Result	Award	Work
2015	AVN Award^[14]	Won	Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Venus Lux)^[15]	TS, I Love You
2017	XBIZ Award	Won	Best Actress - All-Girl Release^[16]	Lefty

As director


Year	Ceremony	Result	Award	Work
2007	Adam Film World Guide Award	Won	Directrix Of The Year^[17]	N/A
2013	The Sex Awards^[18]	Nominated	Adult Movie of the Year	Dana Vespoli is Back
		Nominated	Adult Movie of the Year	Forsaken
		Nominated	Favorite Director	N/A
	Erotic Lounge Awards^[19]	Nominated	Best Director	N/A
	Erotic Lounge Awards^[19]	Nominated	Best Gonzo	Forsaken
	NightMoves Award^[20]	Won	Best Director – Non-Parody (Editor’s Choice)^[21]	N/A
	NightMoves Award^[20]	Nominated	Best All Girl Release	Allie Haze Loves Girls
2014	AVN Award	Nominated	Director of the Year^[22]	N/A
		Nominated	Best New Studio^[22]	N/A
		Nominated	Best All-Girl Series^[22]	Lesbian Anal P.O.V
		Nominated	Best Director – Feature^[22]	Forsaken
		Nominated	Best Screenplay^[22]
		Nominated	Best Boy/Girl Sex Scene (Ash Hollywood & Michael Vegas)^[22]
		Nominated	Best Music Soundtrack^[22]
		Nominated	Best Safe Sex Scene (Jiz Lee & Manuel Ferrara)^[22]	Girl/Boy
		Nominated	Best Director – Non-Feature^[22]
		Nominated	Best Wall-to-Wall Release^[22]
	XBIZ Award	Won	Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release^[23]
		Nominated	Gonzo Release of the Year^[24]
		Nominated	Best Scene - Non-Feature Release (Jiz Lee & Manuel Ferrara)^[24]
		Nominated	Director of the Year - Body of Work^[24]	N/A
		Nominated	All-Girl Release of the Year^[24]	She's Come Undone
	XRCO Award	Nominated	Best Director (Non-Features)^[25]	N/A
	NightMoves Award^[26]	Won	Best Transsexual Release (Editor’s Choice)^[27]	TS, I Love You
		Nominated	Best Director Feature	N/A
		Nominated	Best Director Non-feature	N/A
		Nominated	Best Feature Production	Hollywood Babylon

References

[1]

Citation Linkwww.avninsider.comPeter Warren & Heidi Pike-Johnson (2004-02-13). "Fresh Off The Bus: Dana Vespoli". AVN Insider. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved 2014-09-29.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[2]

Citation Linkwww.iwadult.comTroy Michael. "Porn Star, Director, Wife, Mother: The Renaissance Woman Dana Vespoli". IWAdult. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[3]

Citation Linkcltampa.comShawn Alff (2013-03-04). "Getting inside Dana Vespoli". Daily Loaf. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[4]

Citation Linkwww.alumnae.mills.edu"Alumnae in the News Archive". Mills College. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[5]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Evil Angel Adds Dana Vespoli to Roster". AVN. 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[6]

Citation Linkmensmagdaily.comJon DaBove (2014-07-14). "Dana Vespoli: MMD Interviews The Breathtaking Beauty". Mens Mag Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-05.

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[7]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comThomas J Stanton (2006-04-07). "Dana Vespoli to Direct for Digital Sin". AVN. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[8]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Dana Vespoli Makes Sweetheart Video Directorial Debut". AVN. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

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[9]

Citation Linkwww.complex.comGabriel Alvarez (2011-09-19). "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[10]

Citation Linkwww.break.comRanked: 40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today, 2014-08-23, archived from the original on 2014-08-26, retrieved 2015-03-25

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[11]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Class of 2016: The AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

[12]

Citation Linkwww.xcritic.com"Dana Vespoli interview". XCritic. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

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[13]

Citation Linkinterviews.adultdvdtalk.com. AdultDVDTalk https://interviews.adultdvdtalk.com/dana-vespoli/. Retrieved 2019-02-20. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[14]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"AVN Dana Vespoli Earns 21 Noms for the 2015 AVN Awards". AVN.

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[15]

Citation Linkpornvalleymedia.com"'Boundary-Breaking' Dana Vespoli Wins with 'TS, I Love You'". PornValleyMedia. Retrieved 2015-03-24.

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[16]

Citation Linkwww.xbizawards.comXBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January, 2016

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[17]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comNelson X (2007-03-29). "Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners". Adult Video News. Retrieved 2013-04-30.

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[18]

Citation Linkwww.adultfyi.com"Dana Vespoli Receives Three Nominations in NightMoves Awards". Adult FYI. 2013-07-17.

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[19]

Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Nominations Announced for Germany's 2013 Erotic Lounge Awards". AVN.com. 26 November 2013.

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[20]

Citation Linktherealpornwikileaks.com"XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". 2015-03-24.

Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM