Lisa De Leeuw

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Lisa De Leeuw (* 3. July 1958 as Lisa Trego in Moline ) is a former American porn actress .

Life

Lisa De Leeuw was from Moline, Illinois. She first came into contact with the porn industry through her friend, who ran a cinema in Illinois where adult films were shown in the evenings . Her first own film, 800 Fantasy Lane , was released in 1979, directed by Svetlana . So-called Swedish Erotica short films followed.

Between 1978 and 1987 she acted in more than 100 porn films. Her most successful titles were Amanda by Night (1981), Garage Girls (1982), Up 'n Coming (1983) and Raw Talent (1984). In 1987 she ended her activities in the porn business in order to appear from then on mainly at dance events.

Headpress 25 (2003) reported that De Leeuw died on November 11, 1993 as a result of an HIV infection. However, writer and porn producer David Jennings wrote in 2000 in his book Skinflicks: The Inside Story of the X-Rated Video Industry , in which he describes the effects of AIDS in the porn industry: "Allegedly died of AIDS, Lisa De Leeuw and Brandy Alexandre declared , no longer in the porn business, feel alive and well ”.

Awards

  • 1981: CAFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Amanda By Night
  • 1982: CAFA Award for Best Supporting Actress for Blonde Heat (shared with Sharon Mitchell )
  • 1985: AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film for Dixie Ray, Hollywood Star
  • 1986: AVN Award for Best Supporting Actress for Raw Talent
  • 1993: Induction into the XRCO Hall of Fame
  • Induction into the AVN Hall of Fame
  • AVN Award for On White Satin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. William S. Burroughs: Headpress 25, in William Burroughs and the Flicker Machine , David Kerekes (New York, Head Press 2003) ed. ISBN 978-1-900486-26-2 ; Lisa De Leeuw left the porn industry and died of AIDS on November 11, 1993 at the age of 35
  2. David Jennings: Skinflicks: The Inside Story of the X-Rated Video Industry , 2000