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Annette Haven, born Annette Robinson on December 1, 1954, in Las Vegas, Nevada, emerged as a prominent figure in the adult film industry during its Golden Age in the 1970s and 1980s. Raised in a conservative Mormon family, she transitioned from jobs as a nurse's aide, exotic dancer, and massage parlor employee into adult cinema in 1973. Renowned for her beauty, acting prowess, and feminist perspectives, Haven appeared in nearly 100 films, including acclaimed titles like Desires Within Young Girls, Barbara Broadcast, A Coming of Angels (for which she earned a Best Actress award), and Sex World. She also featured in a mainstream cameo in Blake Edwards' 10 and was considered for Body Double. Inducted into the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame, Haven retired in the late 1980s, later residing in Mill Valley, California, with her husband. Her work helped legitimize and artistically elevate pornographic films.