Juli Ashton

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

Pre-film 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

Adult film career
In 1994, she began appearing in adult films, starting with New Wave Hookers 4. 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.

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

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

Awards

 * 1996 XRCO Award – Female Performer of the Year
 * 1997 AVN Award – Best Supporting Actress—Video (Head Trip)
 * 2000 NightMoves Award – Best Actress (Editor's Choice)
 * 2011 XRCO Hall of Fame
 * 2012 AVN Hall of Fame

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