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Andrea Absolonová (26 December 1976 – 9 December 2004), better known by the pseudonym Lea De Mae, was a
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diver and a member of the Czech high diving national team, later an adult model and pornographic actress. She died from
brain cancer A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cance ...
on 9 December 2004, at the age of 27.


Biography

Born in
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, Absolonová became a member of the Czech
high diving High diving is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. High diving can be performed as an adventure sport (as with cliff diving), as a performance stunt (as with many records attempts), or competitively during sporting events ...
national team, along with her younger sister Lucie (born 5 March 1979). She injured her spine when she was 20 years old in an accident when training for the
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in
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, diving from the 10m platform. She recovered from her injury, but did not qualify for the
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. Her problems persisted, so she retired from professional sports. Absolonová was later persuaded by a photographer to pose nude and eventually to participate in the
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industry. ''
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'', 29 October 2006
Archived on Lea De Mae official site
. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
"A life like a jump from a tower"
, English translation of Czech article from ''Nedelni Svet'', 23 July 2006. Lea De Mae official site. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
As Lea De Mae, she appeared in over 80 adult films. She first appeared on American screens in a series of features for
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. She eventually returned to Europe, shooting more films, but after a short time returned to the United States. De Mae was diagnosed with
glioblastoma Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most aggressive and most common type of cancer that originates in the brain, and has a very poor prognosis for survival. Initial signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nons ...
, an aggressive form of
brain cancer A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign (non-cance ...
in July 2004. Fans and fellow porn actors contributed to a medical fund set up for her in
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, but she died on 9 December 2004 at the age of 27. '' Her Body'' () is a Czech-Slovak film by documentary filmmaker Natália Císařovská. It is her debut feature film. The film will be about Andrea Absolonová. The film was supported by the State Cinematography Fund and the SK Audiovisual Fund.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Absolonova, Andrea 1976 births 2004 deaths Deaths from brain cancer in the Czech Republic Deaths from glioblastoma Czech female divers Czech pornographic film actresses