Andrea Absolonová

Andrea Absolonová (26 December 1976 – 9 December 2004), better known by the pseudonym Lea De Mae, was a Czech diver and a member of the Czech high diving national team, later an adult model and pornographic actress. She died from brain cancer on 9 December 2004, at the age of 27.

Andrea Absolonová
Absolonová in 2003
Born	Andrea Absolonová (1976-12-26)26 December 1976 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	9 December 2004(2004-12-09) (aged 27) Prague, Czech Republic
Other names	Lea De Mae Big Leah Leada Mae Lea Demay
Occupation(s)	Diving Pornographic actress Model
Years active	1990–1999 (diving) 1999–2004 (pornography)
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Biography

Born in Czechoslovakia, Absolonová became a member of the Czech high diving national team, along with her younger sister Lucie (born 5 March 1979).^[1] She injured her spine when she was 20 years old in an accident when training for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, diving from the 10m platform.^[2] She recovered from her injury, but did not qualify for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Her problems persisted, so she retired from professional sports.^[3]

Absolonová was later persuaded by a photographer to pose nude and eventually to participate in the adult film industry.^[4][3]

As Lea De Mae, she appeared in over 80 adult films.^[5] She first appeared on American screens in a series of features for Private Media Group. She eventually returned to Europe, shooting more films, but after a short time returned to the United States.

De Mae was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer in July 2004.^[6] Fans and fellow porn actors contributed to a medical fund set up for her in Prague, but she died on 9 December 2004 at the age of 27.^[7]

Her Body (Czech: Její tělo) is a Czech-Slovak film by documentary filmmaker Natália Císařovská. It is her debut feature film.^[8] The film will be about Andrea Absolonová.^[1] The film was supported by the State Cinematography Fund and the SK Audiovisual Fund.^[9]