Kaylani Lei was born in Singapore, the origin is Filipino. Before joining the porn industry, she danced in Olympic garden in Las Vegas. Then she worked under contract at Wicked Pictures. In addition to working in the porn business, she led the show "Me So Horny With Kaylani Lei" on KSEX radio. Leia starred in several episodes of the series Zane's Sex Chronicles, as well as in a documentary about the porn industry Risky Business: A Look Inside America's Adult Film Industry. In 2005-2006 Kalani met with the new Zealand Rugby player Byron Kelleher, with whom lived together in New Zealand until June 2006. In 2011, Complex magazine ranked her 24th on the "50 hottest Asian porn stars of all time"list. For 2018 Kaylani Lei starred in porn films 312.