Andrea Absolonová (26 December 1976 – 9 December 2004), better known by the pseudonym Lea De Mae, was a Czech adult model and pornographic actress.
Born in Czechoslovakia, De Mae was a member of the Czech high diving national team and injured her spine in an accident when training for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, diving from the 10m platform.
She recovered from her injury and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. However her problems persisted, so she retired from professional sports...more
Andrea Absolonová (26 December 1976 – 9 December 2004), better known by the pseudonym Lea De Mae, was a Czech adult model and pornographic actress.
Born in Czechoslovakia, De Mae was a member of the Czech high diving national team and injured her spine in an accident when training for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, diving from the 10m platform.
She recovered from her injury and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. However her problems persisted, so she retired from professional sports.
De Mae was later persuaded by a photographer to pose nude and eventually to participate in the adult film industry.
De Mae appeared in over 80 adult films. She first showed up on American screens in a series of features for Private Studios where her stunning looks were well received.
She eventually returned to Europe, shooting more films but, after a brief period of time returned to the States.
De Mae, along with colleagues Silvia Saint, Daniella Rush, Sandra Russo and Monica Sweetheart (known as "The Dream Team") led the home contingent in the early days of the Czech adult movie/modeling world. She was nominated for the 2004 AVN Award for Foreign Female Performer of the Year.
Absolonová 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.
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