I can think of quite a few live souls that died during their porn careers.
This one had a six or seven years career from 1996 until about 2002 or 2003. She truly enjoyed the sex for the first three years, then just went through the motions until she left the business. Some of you might remember her.
She was a Ukrainian who worked for a Czech agency and lived in the Czech Republic until she "retired".
She made only about 75 movies, as far as I can tell, during her six or seven years. Hardly enough to let her live well. I imagine she was supplementing her income with live sex shows and escorting. Those activities tend to kill the soul, as well.