Marilyn Chambers (April 22, 1952 - April 12, 2009) was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, and vice-presidential candidate. She was perhaps best known for her 1972 hardcore debut Behind the Green Door
Marilyn Chambers, an adult film star who also once modeled for Ivory Snow detergent, has died. She was 56.
Chambers' 17-year-old daughter found her dead at her home in northern Los Angeles County on Sunday night, a friend of the actress told the Associated Press.
Chambers was best known for Behind the Green Door, a 1972 film that was central to the "porn chic" movement, in which upper-middle-class adults developed an interest in hardcore pornography. The movie's success also reportedly prompted a surge in sales of Ivory Snow (slogan: 99 44/100% pure) when Procter & Gamble attempted to yank boxes featuring Chambers' picture from the shelf.
In the film, Chambers had s** with the well-endowed African-American actor Johnny Keyes. She also fainted at the end of one scene lasting over 45 minutes. The porno industry and viewing public were shocked by the then-taboo spectacle of a white woman having s** with a black man. (Chambers' parents refused to talk to her for several years after the film's release, but eventually reconciled with her). In subsequent porno films with John Holmes, who was noted for his extremely large penis, Chambers " licked his ass to give him an erection, and she was supposedly one of the few actresses that could fully deep throat his erect penis. Eventually, mainstream films noticed Chambers, who in 1977 nabbed a major role in David Cronenberg's low-budget Canadian-made Rabid. However, her adult film career made Hollywood studios nervous, and hence she was unable to successfully transition to mainstream films.
In addition to adult films, Chambers also appeared in 1970's The Owl and the Pussycat, which starred Barbra Streisand and George Segal.
On April 12, 2009, 10 days before her 57th birthday, Marilyn Chambers was found dead at her home in Santa Clarita, California; she was discovered by her daughter.The 'Behind the Green Door' actress was found nude and unconscious at her Canyon Country home Sunday night, authorities said. She was named one of the top 10 adult film stars of all time by Adult Video News.Marilyn Chambers, the legendary adult movie queen who was the wholesome model on Ivory Snow detergent boxes in the early 1970s when she made her adult movie debut in the X-rated classic "Behind the Green Door," has died. She was 56.
Chambers was found unconscious Sunday evening at her home in Canyon Country, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter. The cause of death is under investigation as Chambers was found nude and appeared to have recently engaged in sexual intercourse. Police are said to be interviewing four men with whom she was engaged in group s** with the day of her death.
Police have not yet released a cause of death.
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