Marilyn Chambers, Famous Porn Actress, Dies at Home at 56

Marilyn Chambers, the renowned porn star actress, died Sunday at her L.A. County home, according to reports on Monday. She was 56.

Chambers, who was born Marilyn Ann Briggs, was found unresponsive in her Canyon Country home on Sunday evening around 8:56pm. She was pronounced dead in her house. The cause of death is under investigation but foul play was not suspected and an autopsy is pending.

Chambers became a pop culture phenomenon when she traded in her career as the Ivory Snow detergent model to star in the pornographic film "Behind The Green Door" in 1972, which is considered the first hardcore porn movie in U.S. history.

During the film, she had sex with porn actor Johnny Keyes, an African-American, sparking controversy in the porno industry and public due to a black man and white woman having sex on the big screen.

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