Dana Vespoli

Dana Vespoli is an American pornographic actress and film director.

Early life 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.

Career 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.

Personal life Vespoli married pornographic actor Manuel Ferrara in January 2005 and has three children with him. The couple divorced seven years later. 2013 AVN – Game Changer 2013 NightMoves Award – Best Director, Non-Parody (Editor's Choice) 2014 XBIZ Award – Director of the Year, Non-Feature Release – Girl/Boy 2014 NightMoves Award – Best Transsexual Release (Editor's Choice) – TS, I Love You 2015 AVN Award – Best Transsexual Sex Scene – TS, I Love You 2015 Inked Award – Girl/Girl Scene of the Year – Twisted Lesbian Anal Spit Play 2015 Inked Award – Bill Snyder Achievement Award 2017 XBIZ Award – Best Actress, All-Girl Release – Lefty 2018 XBIZ Award – Trans Director of the Year 2018 NightMoves Award – Best Transsexual Director (Fan's Choice) 2019 NightMoves AWard – Best Transsexual Director (Fan's Choice) 2022 XCritic Award – Best Director, Non-Feature – I Am Aubrey