Adult Film Star, Featured in "The Owl and the Pussycat"

April 14, 2009
When she was cast as Robert Klein's girlfriend in the 1970 comedy "The Owl and the Pussycat," Marilyn Chambers was enjoying a career as a successful model. Her greatest achievement up until that point in time was as the "Ivory Snow" girl, appearing on the product and in ads that proclaimed a purity of "99 44/100%." The irony, of course, is that Chambers would go on to become one of the most famous adult (read porn) stars in history. In fact, her first film was in a Barbra Streisand comedy that nearly garnered an x-rating itself.

After her brief stint in "Owl," where she actually shared one quick scene with Barbra Streisand, Chambers discovered her true calling. In 1972, she was cast in a successful x-rated film called "Behind the Green Door." And even during Barbra's interview at The Actors Studio in 2003, Chamber's provocative career did not go unmentioned. Barbra laughed and spoke humorously about Chambers and her successful career as a porn star following "The Owl and the Pussycat."