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My Take
Andrea Absolonova's story stays with me because it's so unexpected and so brief. She was a serious athlete first, a member of the Czech high diving national team, before pivoting into adult film and modeling under the name Lea De Mae. That arc from elite sport to a completely different industry is unusual enough to make me curious about the person behind it. What lands hardest, though, is the ending: she died of brain cancer in 2004 at just 27. I find it hard to read these dates without feeling the loss of someone who clearly had range and was gone far too soon.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrea Absolonová
- Name (Japanese)
- リア・デ・メイ
- Reading
- りあ・で・めい
- Born
- December 26, 1976 – December 9, 2004
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- competitive diver / pornographic actor / film actor / model
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Andrea Absolonová born?
December 26, 1976 – December 9, 2004.
Where is Andrea Absolonová from?
Andrea Absolonová is from Prague, Czech Republic.
What does Andrea Absolonová do?
Andrea Absolonová works as competitive diver, pornographic actor, film actor, model.
How tall is Andrea Absolonová?
Andrea Absolonová is 170 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.