Not to be confused with the 2000's era Misti Dawn or with the model featured in Misty Dawn Portrait of a Muse (2008).



Misty Dawn (neé Laurie Rose, May 15, 1963) is the stage name of a former adult industry performer. Dawn, known as the "anal queen of porn",
acted in pornographic films and videos, and was an exotic dancer. She married fellow pornographic actor John Holmes in 1987, and after his death published his autobiography and appeared in several films about his life.

Biography

Dawn was married to the adult film star John Holmes from January 23, 1987 until his death on March 13, 1988, during which time he was stepfather to her young son. According to Dawn, they first met in December 1982 on the set of a film they were working on together in San Francisco, entitled Marathon. (Mike Sager reports the 19-year-old, who looked like Dawn Schiller, first met Holmes on the set of Fleshpond, though they didn't work together on that film.) They remained close, and in 1987, shortly after Holmes was arrested then released from jail in connection with the Wonderland Murders, they married in Las Vegas, at the Little Chapel of the Flowers, after Holmes had confided to her that he had AIDS. The wedding, at which Laurie wore white, was an ordeal for John who was ill, knew he was dying, and realized he and Laurie would not have much of a life together. "John kept the marriage secret," Dawn says, "because he was a very private person. Thus, when he died, many acquaintances in the industry and journalists reporting on his death were surprised to learn that we were married.