Hyapatia Lee
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| Birthdate: | November 11, 1960 |
| Birth location: | Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Birth name: | Victoria (Vickie) Lynch |
| Measurements: | 38-24-36 |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Natural breasts: | No |
| Orientation: | Heterosexual |
| Ethnicity: | Native American, Irish |
| Alias(es): | Hyapatia, Hypatia |
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Hyapatia Lee (b. November 11, 1960, Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American exotic dancer and pornographic actress during the adult film industry's "Golden Age of Porn" in the 1980s.
Born as Victoria Lynch, she began her career in pornography in 1983 after changing her name to Hyapatia (pronounced high-a-PAY-sha) in honor of her Native American ancestry and continued performing until 1991, retiring due to the AIDS threat. Over the course of her career, she made more than 70 adult films.
Lee was married for a number of years to porn producer Bud Lee; they had two sons before divorcing in 1992.
In 1993 she was inducted into the XRCO[1] and AVN[2] Halls of Fame. She was also given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Free Speech Coalition in 1995.
Lee performed as the lead singer/songwriter for the rock bands W4IK (Double Euphoric) and Vision Quest. She is no longer writing music for these bands and is reportedly eager to break all ties with the adult film industry.
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- Was named "Miss Nude Galaxy" in 1979.
- Though 3/4 Caucasian (Irish)[citation needed] and 1/4 Cherokee, she considers herself a Native American woman.
- Frequently permed her hair to avoid what she considered[citation needed]typecasting disrespectful of Native Americans.
- Both of her husbands took her last name[citation needed], due to her strong feminist beliefs.
- Has spoken out actively for environmental issues[citation needed] and animal rights[citation needed].
- Faked her own death in 1998[citation needed]; was later discovered alive in California and never gave a reason for the ruse. It appeared[citation needed] however to have been an attempt to increase sales of her collectible memorabilia.
- Has three children from two marriages.
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[edit] References
- ^ "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Past AVN Award Winners". Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
- ^ "Adult Video Awards". Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
