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Dana Vespoli

Dana Vespoli

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 materMills College
Height5 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

YearCeremonyResultAwardWork
2015AVN Award[14]WonBest Transsexual Sex Scene (with Venus Lux)[15]TS, I Love You
2017XBIZ AwardWonBest Actress - All-Girl Release[16]Lefty

As director

YearCeremonyResultAwardWork
2007Adam Film World Guide AwardWonDirectrix Of The Year[17]N/A
2013The Sex Awards[18]NominatedAdult Movie of the YearDana Vespoli is Back
NominatedForsaken
NominatedFavorite DirectorN/A
Erotic Lounge Awards[19]NominatedBest DirectorN/A
NominatedBest GonzoForsaken
NightMoves Award[20]WonBest Director – Non-Parody (Editor’s Choice)[21]N/A
NominatedBest All Girl ReleaseAllie Haze Loves Girls
2014AVN AwardNominatedDirector of the Year[22]N/A
NominatedBest New Studio[22]N/A
NominatedBest All-Girl Series[22]Lesbian Anal P.O.V
NominatedBest Director – Feature[22]Forsaken
NominatedBest Screenplay[22]
NominatedBest Boy/Girl Sex Scene (Ash Hollywood & Michael Vegas)[22]
NominatedBest Music Soundtrack[22]
NominatedBest Safe Sex Scene (Jiz Lee & Manuel Ferrara)[22]Girl/Boy
NominatedBest Director – Non-Feature[22]
NominatedBest Wall-to-Wall Release[22]
XBIZ AwardWonDirector of the Year – Non-Feature Release[23]
NominatedGonzo Release of the Year[24]
NominatedBest Scene - Non-Feature Release (Jiz Lee & Manuel Ferrara)[24]
NominatedDirector of the Year - Body of Work[24]N/A
NominatedAll-Girl Release of the Year[24]She's Come Undone
XRCO AwardNominatedBest Director (Non-Features)[25]N/A
NightMoves Award[26]WonBest Transsexual Release (Editor’s Choice)[27]TS, I Love You
NominatedBest Director FeatureN/A
NominatedBest Director Non-featureN/A
NominatedBest Feature ProductionHollywood 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.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[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.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[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.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[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.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[15]
Citation Linkpornvalleymedia.com"'Boundary-Breaking' Dana Vespoli Wins with 'TS, I Love You'". PornValleyMedia. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[16]
Citation Linkwww.xbizawards.comXBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January, 2016
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[17]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.comNelson X (2007-03-29). "Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners". Adult Video News. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.adultfyi.com"Dana Vespoli Receives Three Nominations in NightMoves Awards". Adult FYI. 2013-07-17.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[19]
Citation Linkbusiness.avn.com"Nominations Announced for Germany's 2013 Erotic Lounge Awards". AVN.com. 26 November 2013.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM
[20]
Citation Linktherealpornwikileaks.com"XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". 2015-03-24.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:07 AM