Lily Thai was born on November 07, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. She is of Italian, Filipino, and Hawaiian origin. She entered adult industry in 2003 when she was 22 years old and ended her career in 2011. She worked for such prominent adult producers such as as Vivid, Hustler, Digital Sin. Before she became porn actress she worked as a strip dancer in Austin, Texas where she was attending a college.

Lily Thai was a different to other porn actresses. She was so passionate and gave all of herself during her career that she had a problem. She ripped her asshole. So, she stopped to perform in anal scenes. She considered to retire several times, but she always changed her mind. Finally she retired in 2011. Surely, many fans of hers regretted because she always made great show.

She was nominated for three AVN Awards in 2005. For Best New Starlet, Best Tease Performance, and Best All-Girl Sex Scene.