Juli Ashton

Juli Ashton (born October 5, 1969) is an American former pornographic actress.^[1]

Juli Ashton
Ashton at CES in Las Vegas
Born	(1969-10-05) October 5, 1969 (age 55)[1] Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States[1]
Other names	Julie Astin, Juli Austin, Juli Aston & Julie Austin[1]
Education	Bachelor's in Spanish and History
Alma mater	Colorado State University
Occupation(s)	Porn actress and director
Years active	1994–2005 as actress 1997–2001 as director
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]

Early life

Juli was born in Colorado Springs, CO. After high school, she attended Colorado State University earning a degree in Spanish and History. During college she worked as a waitress at a topless club. Upon graduation she worked as a Junior High Teacher, teaching Spanish. Her teaching career only lasted one year. She moved to Florida and started waiting tables in a strip club. After learning she could make more money as a dancer, she started doing that. While dancing she learned from her fellow dancers about the adult film industry, and after a year and a half she started her adult film career, appearing in a scene in the film The Dinner Party^[2]

Adult film career

In 1994, she began appearing in adult films, starting with New Wave Hookers 4.^[3] From 1996 to 2006 she was co-host of the Playboy Channel's live phone-in program Night Calls. She is credited with 127 appearances as an actress and has been a director four times.^[1]

Ashton is the owner and operator of the adult website Juliland.com, a website that features the erotic imagery of photographer/director Richard Avery.^[4]

In addition to her work in the adult film industry, Juli has credits in two computer games from 1996.^[5]

Awards

• 1996 XRCO Award – Female Performer of the Year^[6]
• 1997 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress—Video (Head Trip)^[7]
• 1997 Free Speech Coalition – Positive Image Award^[8]
• 2000 NightMoves Award – Best Actress (Editor's Choice)^[9]
• 2011 XRCO Hall of Fame^[10]
• 2012 AVN Hall of Fame^[11][12]

Post-film career

She was the first spokesperson for Adam & Eve.^[4] It was during this period that she lobbied on behalf of the Free Speech Coalition at the California State Legislature.^[3][4] She was one of the first adult actresses to open her own adult film production company, known as Ashton View Promotions.^[4]