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)
10
(1979)
Party Guest (uncredited)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
(2016)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
China Girl
(1974)
Teresa Hardgrave
Deep Tango
(1974)
Tomine
Tell Them Johnny Wadd Is Here
(1976)
Johnny's Girl (uncredited)
The Autobiography of a Flea
(1976)
Mme. Verbouc
Tapestry of Passion
(1976)
Pat Osborne
Easy Alice
(1976)
Olivia
Femmes de Sade
(1976)
Hooker
Naked Afternoon
(1976)
Billie
Spirit of Seventy Sex
(1976)
Martha Washington
Thunderbuns
(1976)
(archive footage)
Dungeon of Lust
(1976)
Jean Wagner
Overnight Sensation
(1976)
Melanie
One of a Kind
(1976)
Belladonna
Barbara Broadcast
(1977)
Barbara Broadcast
Desires Within Young Girls
(1977)
Cecilia 'Cissy' Stone
A Coming of Angels
(1977)
Carrie
The Ultimate Pleasure
(1977)
Genie
Obsessed
(1977)
Maggie Ronson
Fantastic Orgy
(1977)
(archive footage)
Reflections
(1977)
Joan
Visions of Clair
(1977)
Clair
Verführungs-GmbH
(1977)
Soft Places
(1978)
Widow Monique
Take Off
(1978)
Virginia Slimms ("1940's")
V: The Hot One
(1978)
Valerie / Mother
Dracula Sucks
(1978)
Mina
SexWorld
(1978)
Dale
Maraschino Cherry
(1978)
Piano Bar Girl
Carnal Haven
(1978)
Olivia
Jungle Blue
(1978)
Orgy Girl
Black Silk Stockings
(1978)
Tiffany / Model
For the Love of Pleasure
(1979)
Shiva
Love You!
(1979)
Charlie
Deep Rub
(1979)
Julie
That's Porno
(1979)
Girl on Red Couch (archive footage)
Cave Women
(1979)
Auclaire May
Sheer Panties
(1979)
Librarian
That's Erotic
(1979)
(archive footage)
10
(1979)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Co-Ed Fever
(1980)
Kimberly
'F'
(1980)
Ieia
The Blonde
(1980)
Angela / Valerie Vincent
Ladies Night
(1980)
Betty
Mykonos, ou le pays gay
(1980)
Female Athletes
(1980)
Linda Hamilton
Wicked Sensations
(1980)
Heather
The Seven Seductions
(1981)
Madame Lau, the Temptress
8 to 4
(1981)
Lisa Donaldson
Charli
(1981)
Janet
Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story
(1981)
Girl in Opening Credits Only (archive footage)
Peaches and Cream
(1981)
Sunny
High School Memories
(1981)
Janice
Skintight
(1981)
Samantha
Between the Sheets
(1981)
Fair Maideen
Sounds Of Love
(1981)
Swedish Erotica 5
(1981)
A Thousand and One Erotic Nights
(1982)
Scheherezade
Brief Affair
(1982)
Sinclair
Summer of '72
(1982)
Valerie
Center Spread Girls
(1982)
Beverly Martine
Memphis Cathouse Blues
(1982)
Mavis The Madame
Crazy Girls
(1982)
Lawyer
All About Annette
(1982)
Self
Girl from S.E.X.
(1982)
(archive footage)
Las Vegas Hustle
(1982)
Julie (Private Detective)
Public Affairs
(1983)
Elvira Lawrence
Swedish Erotica Superstars featuring Bridgette Monet
(1983)
(archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 1
(1983)
Martha Washington (archive footage)
Bodies in Heat
(1983)
Laura Desalvo
Hot Pursuit
(1983)
Little Miss Shirley
Wine Me, Dine Me, 69 Me
(1983)
Dream Girl (archive footage)
Sexsations
(1984)
Self (archive footage)
Body Double
(1984)
Gloria Swanson / Norma Desmond (uncredited)
Erotic Fantasies: Women with Women
(1984)
(archive footage)
A Coming of Angels: 'The Sequel'
(1985)
Carrie
Tower of Power
(1985)
Claudia Wilson
The Grafenberg Spot
(1985)
Dr. Elaine Reynolds
Adult 45
(1985)
(archive footage)
Blue Ribbon Blue
(1985)
Betty (archive footage)
Erotic Gold
(1985)
Charm School
(1986)
No Man's Land
(1986)
With Love Lisa
(1986)
(archiveFootage)
Good to the Last Drop
(1986)
(archive footage)
Sex Game
(1986)
(archive footage)
The Huntress
(1987)
Private Thighs
(1987)
Wadd's girl
Legends of Porn
(1987)
(archive footage)
The Nicole Stanton Story: The Rise
(1988)
Violet Masterson
Honky Tonk Angels
(1988)
Shop of Pleasure
(1988)
Psychiatrist
Best of Annette Haven
(1988)
Bodies In Heat... The Sequel
(1989)
Nora Diamond / Laura Desalvo
Legends of Porn II
(1989)
(archive footage)
Talk Dirty To Me 6
(1989)
Rena LaRue
Eine verdammt heisse Braut 2
(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
John Holmes Screws the Stars
(2008)
(archive footage)
Annette Haven Screws the Stars
(2008)
(archive footage)
Seka Triple Feature 2
(2008)
Battle of the Superstars: Annette Haven vs. Bridgette Monet
(2009)
(archive footage)
Seka Triple Feature 4
(2009)
Desiree Cousteau & Friends: Big & Natural
(2010)
(archive footage)
Sex Slaves Of Satan 2
(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