dana vespoli

bio

Vespoli graduated from Mills Collegewith 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.

Personal life

Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005 and has three children with him. The couple divorced seven years later.[1]

Life before porn

Dana was born on September 22, 1972 in Portland, Oregon, USA; her real name is Christa Nikom Walker. Dana is of half Irish and half Thai descent. In 1996 Dana graduated from Mills College in Oakland, California with a B.A. in Comparative Literature. She was co-captain of the Varsity Rowing team at Mills College in Oakland, California. In her younger days and before she settled in the adult entertainment industry she worked under the alias “Christa”; during this time she was already a popular dancer at Bay Area strip clubs.

Porn career

Dana started her career in 2003 when she was thirty-one years old. For three years Dana was performing in variety of genres such as hardcore, lesbian, group sex, anal, interracial and so on. In January 2006 Dana started directing adult films for companies such as Digital Sin. Currently, she directs for Sweetheart Video and Evil Angel. In 2011, Complex ranked Dana thirteenth on their list of “The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time” and in 2014, Break.com ranked her thirtyfirst on their list of “40 Best Asian Porn Stars Today”. In 2016 Dana was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

In 2013 she won Erotic Lounge Awards for the category Best Director – Non-Parody (Editor’s Choice). In 2014 she won an AVN for the category Director of the Year – Non-Feature Release. The same year she won NightMoves Awards for the category Best Transsexual Release (Editor’s Choice). In 2015 Dana won an AVN for the category Best Transsexual Sex Scene (with Venus Lux) and in 2017 she won an XBIZ award for the category Best Actress – All-Girl Release.

Personal life

Dana was married to fellow porn star Manuel Ferrara and gave birth their 1st child when she as thirty-four, a son, born in February 2007. The couple has two more sons together and they officially separated after seven years of marriage.

Dana has plenty of tattoos including a sleeve on her right arm containing red flowers on right shoulder with text “SAUDADE” on her right bicep and multiple lines and paragraphs of text inside and out on her right bicep; one on her lower right abdomen; skull and crossbones under her left breast; design on her right shoulder blade; text “WILLIAM” inside her left wrist; dragon on her left forearm, text “DUENDE”, “FIONA HAS WINGS” written vertically on her right forearm.

B pre-porn?

Dana Vespoli: I went to college in the Bay Area. I was a dancer at Mitchell Brothers right after college. I worked a little bit in the financial district and ended up dancing. It became challenging for me to make any money so I left and moved to Los Angeles.

Dana: I moved to LA and did some second AD work on soft core movies and met people. I’ve been a fan of the industry since I was 12 watching old Caballero movies. So all throughout college and even as a dancer, I met people and somebody finally asked why I wasn’t doing it. At Mitchell Brothers, I did girl/girl sex shows which is pretty much all I did. I was a terrible stripper. Rather, I was a terrible hustler. I didn’t like to do dances and trick these guys into thinking something was going to happen. I was more comfortable working with girls and letting people know what they were going to get for their money. People were happy and I didn’t feel like a jerk. I was comfortable having sex in public, that wasn’t a problem. I had a problem with things being on the internet and DVD form and that type of stuff. I thought about it, I was 31 and finally thought, ‘I don’t have anything to lose at this point.’ I was into the movies so I did girl/girl very briefly to make sure I wouldn’t freak out. I was fine and it went on from there.

kink

Dana: Probably had someone pee inside my asshole while it was open with a speculum. That’s probably the kinkiest thing.

hobbies

Dana: I like to sleep when I can. I work a lot. If I’m not shooting, I’m writing. I’m a mom so I do things with my children. We do different activities. I’m in a relationship too. I watch movies, I read a lot. I’m a fairly active person so I run. I’m also a big fan of traveling although I don’t get to do it as much as I would like.

music

Dana; I like sooo much. I’m a big Zeppelin fan. I love the Rolling Stones. I’m a real rock and roll aficionado, I really, really love rock and roll. Newer stuff, I’m a huge Radiohead fan. I like the Strokes. Fiona Apple. I like the Roots a lot.

favorite movie?

Dana: Jesus, that’s a tough one. I have soooo many. Off the top of my head, I’m a big Woody Allen fan. Blue Jasmine was amazing. I like absurd comedies. There are also movies that are really amazing and beautiful and moving that you don’t want to see again. And then there are silly movies that you watch over and over again.

favorite TV shows?

Dana: I don’t really watch TV because I don’t get a chance too. But I was a big Dexter fan. I love American Horror Story. And Six Feet Under was great. I cried like a baby during the series finale.