Dana Vespoli

• Name — Dana Vespoli • Children — 3 • Education — Mills College Dana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director.

Vespoli was born in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Mills College at Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in comparative literature. During college, she rowed crew of which she took her stage name from the Vespoli brand.

Vespoli began performing at age 31 after being a stripper at the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco. 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". She was also placed on CNBC's list of "The Dirty Dozen: Porn's Biggest Stars" in 2015 and 2016. Vespoli was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016.

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

Dana Vespoli was recorded at birth as Christa Walker. The authorities additionally record the headings Christa Nikom Walker, Dana, Christa, Diana Vespoli and Dache. Her recorded language was English. She married Manuel Ferrara.