Lyla Lei (born January 4, 1983) is a former American pornographic actress born and raised in Long Beach, California.
Lei was educated at John Adams High school with a high school diploma and then Brooks college. She has worked as a Medical Assistant. After being discovered by T.T. Boy, Lyla made her debut late in 2002, appearing in several Asian themed films. She frequently performs anal sex in her films and she says her favorite sex position is "doggy style".
In 2003, Lyla Lei starred in Yellowcaust: A Patriot Act, which was one of the first American made, hardcore pornographic films starring an Asian American woman with an Asian American man.
In 2006, she appeared as one of the 5 dates on a lesbian-themed episode of the MTV show Next. Although she lasted more than 12 minutes, she was 'Next'-ed by a girl. They listed her career as a "Professional Go-Cart Racer", nothing to do with adult industry work, although she was very friendly with her lesbian dating "competitors" on the TV show's tour bus.
On September 17 2007 Lei announced that she would no longer be performing anal scenes due to medical reasons.
On October 23 2007, through a post on her website under the name of "Terri now", Lyla announced that she cease participating in any form of adult films, stating that "the person known as Lyla Lei is gone".
