Lea De Mae

In Tribute: Lea De Mae was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer in July 2004. During her battle for life, fans from around the world and fellow porn actors supported a medical fund that had been set up for her in Prague, but she succumbed to the disease on 9 December 2004 at the age of 27.

Lea De Mae from Praha, Czech Republic, posed for 280 covers, 35 photo sets, and 245 videos.

De Mae was later persuaded by a photographer to pose nude and eventually to participate in the adult film industry. She appeared in over 245 adult videos. She first appeared on American screens in a series of features for Private Studios. She eventually returned to Europe, shooting films there, but after a brief period of time returned to the States.

De Mae was a member of the Czech high diving national team and injured her spine in an accident while training for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta (USA), diving from the 10m platform. She recovered from her injury, but did not qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her problems persisted, so she retired from professional sports.