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{{short description|American pornographic actress}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Misty Dawn

| image = Seka, Laurie Holmes at Internext Pictures(cropped).jpg

| caption = Misty Dawn at Internext Pictures on January 4, 2005

| birth_name = Laurie Rose

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|5|15|mf=y}}

| birth_place = [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = {{marriage|[[John Holmes (actor)|John Holmes]]|1987|March 13, 1988|end=d.}}

| children = 1

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=3}}

| alias = Marla Lee Gardner, Lori Holmes, Laura Wren, Laurie Holmes, Lori Rose, Laurie Diamond

| website =

}}

'''Misty Dawn''' (also known as '''Marla Lee Gardner''', '''Lori Holmes''', '''Lori Rose''', or '''Laurie Holmes'''; born May 15, 1963) is a former [[Adult film|adult industry]] performer. Dawn acted in [[pornography|adult]] films and videos, and was an [[exotic dancer]]. She married fellow [[pornography|adult film]] actor [[John Holmes (actor)|John “Johnny the Wad” Holmes]] in 1987, and after his death from AIDS-related illness published his autobiography and appeared in several films about his life.

'''Misty Dawn''' (born in May [[1963]] in [[Henderson, Nevada]]) is the pseudonym of former adult film actress '''Laurie Rose'''.

==Early life==

She was married to the late adult film actor [[John Holmes]] from [[1987]] until his death from complications from [[AIDS]] (undoubtedly exacerbated by drug and alcohol abuse) on [[March 13]] [[1988]]. In addition to Misty Dawn, she also used the name Laurie Diamond. According to those who worked with her, the 5'2", 100-pound Laurie Rose looked far younger and would often dress to accentuate her youthful appearance in many of her numerous "[[loops]]" and 61 credited feature films.

Dawn was born '''Laurie Rose''' on May 15, 1963, in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]].<ref name=autogenerated2 />

== Career ==

Laurie Rose was one of the industry's most notorious anal sex queens, and by all accounts she excelled in her field. According to adult film actor-turned anti-porn moral crusader Luke Ford, the first time she met Holmes was in December, [[1982]] on the film set for the porn feature film ''Marathon'' in San Francisco soon after he was released from jail in connection to the [[Wonderland Murders]]. They supposedly had sex soon before they even filmed a scene.

===Appearances===

In [[1998]], Laurie Rose-Holmes released John Holmes autobiography called ''Porn King.'' The book has had some great reviews and is currently out of print.

Dawn began performing in [[adult films]] in 1982, at age 19, and continued until about 1991.<ref name=IAFD>{{iafd name|id=MDawn|gender=female|name=Misty Dawn}}</ref> She was often featured in [[anal sex]] scenes where she excelled.<ref> {{Cite news |last=McLean |first=Gareth |date=2003-09-11 |title=In at the deep end |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/sep/11/broadcasting.tvandradio |access-date=2024-05-29 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> After taking a 15-year hiatus, she returned as a [[fluffer]] in ''[[The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite news |title=Full Credits: Cast and Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233891/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ql_1|work=The World's Biggest Gang Bang III - The Houston 620|date=1999}}</ref> She also appeared in ''Voyer Vision'' (2003).<ref name=IAFD/> Over the course of her career Dawn worked for the [[Golden Age of Porn|Golden Age]] production companies [[Beate Uhse]], [[Caballero Home Video]], Filmco Releases, Gourmet Video Collection, [[VCA Pictures]], and VCX.<ref name=IAFD/>

As Laurie Holmes, she appeared in multiple documentaries about [[John Holmes (actor)|"Johnny Wadd" Holmes]] and the [[pornography|adult film]] industry, including: ''[[Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes]]'' (1998),<ref name=IMD]]b-Wadd>{{cite book|last1=Staff|title=Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes (1999) 105 min - Documentary, Adult, Biography - 12 January 2001 (USA)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207195/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_6|website=IMDB.com|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> ''The Other Hollywood'' (1999), ''XXXL: The John Holmes Story'' (2000), and ''John Holmes: The Man, the Myth, the Legend'' (2004).<ref name=IMDB>{{IMDb name|0206029|Misty Dawn}}</ref>

Laurie is currently married to former adult film actor [[Tony Montana (porn star)|Tony Montana]], who has been diagnosed as being [[HIV]] positive. Laurie still remains negative

===Other ventures===

In 1999, Laurie Rose-Holmes sued John Holmes' former manager Bill Amerson and adult film company VCA Pictures for defamation of character, alleging that they stated that she was engaged in prostitution. Also in [[1999]], Rose made a return to adult films after a 15-year retirement with the lesbian flick ''75 Orgies.'' Her last film was "Voyer Vision".

For a brief time in the mid-1980s, she and Holmes partnered with [[Bill Amerson]] in an adult film company known as Penguin Productions. The couple also lived in Amerson's mansion in the hills of [[Sherman Oaks, California|Sherman Oaks]]. Johnny Wadd Holmes was [[godparent|godfather]] to Amerson's children.<ref name="Holmes">{{cite book |title= John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches |author1=Jennifer Sugar |author2=Jill C. Nelson |date=8 August 2008 |publisher= BearManor Media |isbn= 9781593933029}}</ref>

== External links ==

===Author===

* {{iafd name|id=MDawn|gender=f|name=Misty Dawn}}

Dawn, using her legal married name, Laurie Holmes, posthumously released Holmes' memoir, ''Porn King: The Autobiography of John C. Holmes'' (1998).<ref>{{cite book|author1=Holmes, John C. |author2=Basten, Fred E. |title=Porn King: The Autobiography of John C. Holmes|date=June 1, 1998|publisher=Johnny Wadd, Inc.|___location=Albuquerque, NM|isbn=1880047691}}</ref> In 2012, BearManor Media published a revised edition of ''Porn King'', which included added material and photos.<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref>{{cite book|author1=Holmes, John C. |author2=Holmes, Laurie |title=Porn King: The Autobiography of John C. Holmes |date=2012|publisher=BearManor Media|___location=Albany|isbn=978-1593936853|edition=Revised}}</ref>

* {{imdb name|id=0206029|name=Misty Dawn}}

===Retirement===

Holmes stopped making [[pornography|adult films]] in the early 1980s. According to Dawn, "John thought one porn person in the family was enough. And the [[AIDS]] thing was just starting to come out. Nobody had gotten it yet, but it was still in the back of our minds. He thought, ‘Well, if I’m going to take a chance, that’s enough.'"<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite book|title=Porn King: The Autobiography of John C. Holmes|date=31 January 2012|publisher=BearManor Media|edition=Revised|author1=John Curtis Holmes |author2=Laurie Holmes |isbn=978-1-59393-685-3}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

[[Category:1963 births|Dawn, Misty]]

Dawn was married to the [[pornography|adult film]] star [[John Holmes (pornographic actor)|John "The Wadd" Holmes]] from January 23, 1987, until his death on March 13, 1988, during which time he was stepfather to her young son.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Sugar, Jennifer |author2=Nelson, Jill C. |url= http://www.johnholmesinches.com |title= John Holmes, A Life Measured in Inches |publisher= BearManor Media |isbn=978-1-59393-302-9 |date=2008 |id= (restricted-access site) }}</ref>

[[Category:Living people|Dawn, Misty]]

[[Category:American porn stars|Dawn, Misty]]

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 first met Holmes on the set of ''Fleshpond'', though they didn't work together on that film.<ref name="Sager, Mike">{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|title=The Devil and John Holmes|url=http://longform.org/stories/the-devil-and-john-holmes|author=Sager, Mike|date=May 1989|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917214413/http://longform.org/stories/the-devil-and-john-holmes|archivedate=2015-09-17}}</ref>) They remained close, and in 1987, five years after Holmes was arrested then released from jail in connection with the [[Wonderland Murders]], they married in [[Las Vegas]], at the [[Chapel of the Flowers|Little Chapel of the Flowers]], after Holmes had confided to her that he had [[AIDS]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Basten|first=Fred |author2=Laurie Holmes |author3=John C. Holmes|title=Porn King: The John Holmes Story|year=1998|publisher=John Holmes Inc.|isbn=1-880047-69-1}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Sager, Mike"/> According to Dawn, "John kept the marriage secret ... 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."<ref name=autogenerated2 />

[[Category:Female porn stars|Dawn, Misty]]

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