Annette Haven is considered a legend in the porn business and ironically, something of a feminist. She was born Annette Robinson on December 1, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and raised in a sexually conservative Mormon family. She worked when adult films were still shot on film and not videotape. Before entering adult films, she had worked in a variety of fields: nurse's aide, exotic dancer, massage parlor employee in the San Francisco area. She worked on her first adult film in the mid-1970s.
Her regal (and somewhat aloof) bearing got her often cast as an angelic-looking virgin or femme fatale. Not only was she considered one of the best looking women in the industry, she could also act, as evidenced by her adult film best actress award from A Coming of Angels (1977). Her feminist streak seems strange considering the business she was in, but she refused to do scenes that included violence or "money shots".
She even turned down a role in the horror movie The Howling (1981) because of its excessive violence. However, she did do a role in the mystery thriller Body Double (1984), proving she could go mainstream. She starred in many adult classics like Barbara Broadcast (1977), 'V': The Hot One (1978) and A Thousand and One Erotic Nights (1982). She retired from adult films in late 1980s, her legendary reputation intact, and resides in Mill Valley, California with her husband.
Known For
Body Double
(1984)
Gloria Swanson / Norma Desmond (uncredited)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
(2016)
Self
10
(1979)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Deep Tango
(1974)
Tomine
China Girl
(1974)
Teresa Hardgrave
One of a Kind
(1976)
Belladonna
Femmes de Sade
(1976)
Hooker
Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here
(1976)
Johnny's Girl (uncredited)
Naked Afternoon
(1976)
Billie
The Autobiography of a Flea
(1976)
Mme. Verbouc
Spirit of Seventy Sex
(1976)
Martha Washington
Thunderbuns
(1976)
(archive footage)
Overnight Sensation
(1976)
Melanie
Tapestry of Passion
(1976)
Pat Osborne
Dungeon of Lust
(1976)
Jean Wagner
Easy Alice
(1976)
Olivia
Fantastic Orgy
(1977)
(archive footage)
Verführungs-GmbH
(1977)
Barbara Broadcast
(1977)
Barbara Broadcast
Reflections
(1977)
Joan
Obsessed
(1977)
Maggie Ronson
Visions of Clair
(1977)
Clair
Desires Within Young Girls
(1977)
Cecilia 'Cissy' Stone
A Coming of Angels
(1977)
Carrie
The Ultimate Pleasure
(1977)
Genie
Jungle Blue
(1978)
Orgy Girl
Carnal Haven
(1978)
Olivia
Dracula Sucks
(1978)
Mina
V: The Hot One
(1978)
Valerie / Mother
Maraschino Cherry
(1978)
Piano Bar Girl
SexWorld
(1978)
Dale
Take Off
(1978)
Virginia Slimms ("1940's")
Soft Places
(1978)
Widow Monique
Black Silk Stockings
(1978)
Tiffany / Model
Sheer Panties
(1979)
Librarian
That's Porno
(1979)
Girl on Red Couch (archive footage)
Love You!
(1979)
Charlie
That's Erotic
(1979)
(archive footage)
For the Love of Pleasure
(1979)
Shiva
10
(1979)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Deep Rub
(1979)
Julie
Cave Women
(1979)
Auclaire May
The Blonde
(1980)
Angela / Valerie Vincent
Female Athletes
(1980)
Linda Hamilton
'F'
(1980)
Ieia
Mykonos, ou le pays gay
(1980)
Wicked Sensations
(1980)
Heather
Co-Ed Fever
(1980)
Kimberly
Ladies Night
(1980)
Betty
Charli
(1981)
Janet
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
(1981)
Girl in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)
Swedish Erotica 5
(1981)
The Seven Seductions
(1981)
Madame Lau, the Temptress
8 to 4
(1981)
Lisa Donaldson
Peaches and Cream
(1981)
Sunny
Between the Sheets
(1981)
Fair Maideen
Skintight
(1981)
Samantha
High School Memories
(1981)
Janice
Sounds Of Love
(1981)
Las Vegas Hustle
(1982)
Julie (Private Detective)
Brief Affair
(1982)
Sinclair
A Thousand and One Erotic Nights
(1982)
Scheherezade
Girl from S.E.X.
(1982)
(archive footage)
Memphis Cathouse Blues
(1982)
Mavis The Madame
Summer of '72
(1982)
Valerie
Center Spread Girls
(1982)
Beverly Martine
All About Annette
(1982)
Self
Crazy Girls
(1982)
Lawyer
Hot Pursuit
(1983)
Little Miss Shirley
Bodies in Heat
(1983)
Laura Desalvo
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 1
(1983)
Martha Washington (archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Superstars featuring Bridgette Monet
(1983)
(archive footage)
Public Affairs
(1983)
Elvira Lawrence
Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me
(1983)
Dream Girl (archive footage)
Erotic Fantasies: Women with Women
(1984)
(archive footage)
Body Double
(1984)
Gloria Swanson / Norma Desmond (uncredited)
Sexsations
(1984)
Self (archive footage)
Blue Ribbon Blue
(1985)
Betty (archive footage)
Adult 45
(1985)
(archive footage)
Tower of Power
(1985)
Claudia Wilson
The Grafenberg Spot
(1985)
Dr. Elaine Reynolds
A Coming of Angels: 'The Sequel'
(1985)
Carrie
Erotic Gold
(1985)
Good to the Last Drop
(1986)
(archive footage)
With Love Lisa
(1986)
(archiveFootage)
Charm School
(1986)
Sex Game
(1986)
(archive footage)
No Man's Land
(1986)
Private Thighs
(1987)
Wadd's girl
The Huntress
(1987)
Legends of Porn
(1987)
(archive footage)
Shop of Pleasure
(1988)
Psychiatrist
Honky Tonk Angels
(1988)
The Nicole Stanton Story: The Rise
(1988)
Violet Masterson
Best of Annette Haven
(1988)
Bodies In Heat... The Sequel
(1989)
Nora Diamond / Laura Desalvo
Eine verdammt heisse Braut 2
(1989)
(archive footage)
Talk Dirty To Me 6
(1989)
Rena LaRue
Legends of Porn II
(1989)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Hard 16: John Holmes Facial
(1993)
(archive footage)
Swedish Erotica Hard 27: Big Tits Hot Buns
(1993)
(archive footage)
The People's Choice: Girls Who Love John Holmes
(2002)
Swedish Erotica Vol. 7
(2003)
(archive footage)
Golden Age of Porn: Annette Haven
(2004)
Annette Haven Collection
(2005)
(archive footage)
Annette Haven: "The Elegant Lady"
(2006)
(archive footage)
The Very Best of Dorothy Lemay
(2006)
The Peoples Choice: Hall of Fame Babes
(2007)
(archive footage)
Lysa Thatcher: The Teenage Years
(2007)
Non-Sex Role
Seka Triple Feature 2
(2008)
John Holmes Screws the Stars
(2008)
(archive footage)
Annette Haven Screws the Stars
(2008)
(archive footage)
Battle of the Superstars: Annette Haven vs. Bridgette Monet
(2009)
(archive footage)
Seka Triple Feature 4
(2009)
Sex Slaves Of Satan 2
(2010)
(archive footage)
Desiree Cousteau & Friends: Big & Natural
(2010)
(archive footage)
Kay Parker Triple Feature
(2012)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
(2016)
Self
The Very Best Of Desiree Cousteau
(2020)
MILF Icons 2
(2023)
(archive footage)
Peepshow Legends
(2024)
(archive footage)
Directing
Writing