April 14, 2009 The trenchcoat crowd will always remember her for her role in "Behind the Green Door." But horror fans will remember her starring role as Rose in David Cronenberg's classic 1977 horror film "Rabid." Marilyn Chambers has passed away at the too-young age of 56.

It seems like a lot of obits are turning up on the pages of ESplatter these days, and as the veterans of '70s horror get old, they inevitably pass away. But Chambers was really way too young to pass away. "Rabid" was meant to be her breakthrough movie, pulling her out of seedy adult fare and into horror films. Apparently it wasn't enough to establish her as a legitimate actress. She was convincing in the movie.

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