Biography of Leanni Lei

A former top nude model, petite Leanni Lei had been thinking about getting into the adult-film business for some time before she actually did in 1997, and soon became a favorite of fans who were enamored with her wide eyes, beautiful smile, terrific body and enthusiastic performances. She left the business for a while after getting a case of burnout, but came back in 1999 and has been going strong ever since.

Born in the Philippines, she came to the US with her family when she was very young and grew up in Irvine, CA.

In June 1999, Leanni was quoted as saying: "I left last time to go back to college and I also left because I was getting tired of the business. It wasn't fun for me. When I first got into the business it was more as a fan. I was thrilled to be working with all these people. Then it became a business, which of course it is, and should be. But I wasn't having fun. I was coming to work being Leanni Lei, porn star, not Leanni Lei, girl having fun, excited about having sex. I got sick of it. I started doing features, and doing promotion, having to actually be a porn star and having to kind of pretend to be some nympho. I'm not a nympho. Don't get me wrong, I love sex, but I love sex when the magic is there. So I was getting sick of it and went back to college, pretty sure I was done. I had a lot of time to think about it over the year and I got back into town four days ago with a new attitude. Some people may not want to hear this, but it's the honest truth. I am doing porno for the money because I am trying to pay my tuition, but, and I mean this, I still enjoy doing this. As long as I get to work with good people, I still enjoy the sex. I am not going to do scenes I don't enjoy. You are not going to see me doing scenes just for the money. Does that make sense?"