she was specifically who i was considering when i added the "who left on their own terms" in the initial post. legend in the making, sad what happened. rip
Some of the names being floated have had reasonably long careers, as far as the adult film industry is concerned.
Brea Bennett, Luna Lane & Sasha Grey all retired in 5 years or less, far too soon. Sydnee Steele worked for about 7 years, & I would loved to have seen her continue working. Sydnee Steele could've done mainstream work for a few more years & then switched solely to the MILF genre.