Hyapatia Lee Adult Film Performer

Hyapatia Lee, whose name is pronounced 'high-a-PAY-sha,' entered the world in November 1962. By 1980, she was captivating audiences as a stage performer at the Black Curtain Dinner Theatre on Indianapolis's near northside. In 1982, she embraced her Cherokee heritage by adopting the name Hyapatia. Heading to Hollywood in early 1983 with dreams of stardom, she instead skyrocketed to fame as one of the adult film's all-time icons. Kicking off her on-screen career in 1983, she starred in roughly 36 steamy productions before bowing out in 1993, though a few releases trickled out later. The XRCO Hall of Fame welcomed her in 1993, and in 1995, she received the Free Speech Coalition's Lifetime Achievement Award. These days, Hyapatia takes center stage as the frontwoman of her rock group Double Euphoric. Her sizzling era in porn is a thing of the past, and she's now a vocal advocate for environmental causes and animal welfare.