While it's tempting to say "don't call it a comeback," that's exactly what both Adam Film World and the X-Rated Critics Association did when they gave exotic Kaylani Lei their 2008 Comeback Of The Year awards. AVN jumped into the fray as well, giving her a 2008 Best Actress nomination for her empathetic lead performance in Candelabra, while the "Best High End All Sex Release" nom given to Brad Armstrong's Kaylani Unleashed spoke to her storied prowess as an erotic performer.
2009 sees her career resurgence gathering even more steam, with her excellent lead in Michael Raven's darkly erotic terror opus The Wicked earning her another Best Actress mention. The exotic Eurasian charmer and her Wicked sister Mikayla Mendez share a 2009 Best Group Sex Scene nom with several other performers for their fine erotic work in the show as well. But while these raves appear to come to Ms. Lei with ease, her superstardom is, in fact, the end result of a life marked by relentless ambition.

Born in Singapore to Filipino parents, she made her home in Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, and Maine before taking a year off to compete in horse shows in Ireland. Soon thereafter, she began exploring the world of exotic dancing, and it was while performing in Las Vegas that she began considering the idea of a career in adult video. Biography text at Wicked.