Lisa DeLeeuw

Lisa De Leeuw began her porn career at nineteen years old, when she moved to Los Angeles from the little town of Moline, Illinois. When she got to LA she needed money so she started modeling then moved onto film. After filming a few scenes, with Swedish Erotica, her naturally large breasts were drawing attention to the petite redhead with the cute smile. She got her first big break from Svetlana, who put Lisa on a diet - no food, all vitamins - before filming started on 800 Fantasy Lane. It’s reported that she did not like working with Svetlana but the money was good. After this, though, she started making titles she enjoyed.

Lisa De Leeuw has three titles she appreciated most during this time:

• ** Pro-Ball Cheerleaders - she caught pneumonia while filming for three hours in a rain soaked field. But she believed this started directors casting her in scenes where she is wet.
  
• ** Garage Girls - her sex scene with John Leslie in the shower is touted as the hottest scene in the film and one of the best of her career.
  
• ** Amanda By Night - the highpoint of her career, it brought her a XRCO nomination and the CAFA Best Supporting Actress award for 1981.

During her fourteen years in front of the camera Lisa De Leeuw starred in over 225 films. But, when she first started, one of the toughest things for her to overcome was taking direction. One well documented antidote is "I'd only started giving head a year before, so how was I to know that lip service was required when they would bark, "Get the guy up!"

She was nominated for four supporting actress awards, won two, plus was inducted into the AVN and X-Rated Critics' Organization Halls of Fame.

Lisa's rich career ended at thirty-three years old. During that time she appeared with both men and women and appeared mostly in plot oriented movies because she liked acting. The actress she appeared most with was Bridgette Monet while Paul Thomas was the man. After retirement De Leeuw always praised the adult industry. She said that her job allowed her to see the world, gave her confidence and introduced her to her best friends. And, it made her a lot of money.