Heidi Fleiss

Heidi Lynne Fleiss, born on December 30, 1965, is an American former madam known as the 'Hollywood Madam'. She gained notoriety for running an upscale prostitution ring in Los Angeles. Apart from her involvement in the sex industry, Fleiss has worked as a columnist and appeared as a television personality in the 1990s. She was born and raised in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood, with her father being a pediatrician and her mother an elementary school teacher. Fleiss has two brothers and three sisters. At the age of 22, she began managing a prostitution ring under Madam Alex after meeting her in 1987. Fleiss and Alex had a complex and tumultuous relationship.