India Summer

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India Summer
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Summer attending the AVN Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on January 6, 2011
Born (1975-04-26) April 26, 1975 (age 49)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Adult film actress, director, model
Years active2005–present

India Summer is an American pornographic actress and nude model and a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame. Her stage name is based on the phrase Indian summer. She also has mainstream acting credits. [1] [2]

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Career

Summer studied towards becoming a teacher. She then worked in finance for six years before moving to modeling and acting. [3] Summer began working in the adult film industry at the age of 29. [4]

In July 2009, she signed an exclusive girl on girl contract with Girlfriends Films studios. [5]

In November 2011, her debut as a director was announced with the movie Perfect Fit. [6]

Mainstream appearances

Summer has appeared in small roles in the television series Reno 911! , Sons of Anarchy , and Dexter . [1] [2] She also appeared in National Lampoon's 2007 film Homo Erectus . [2]

In 2015, Summer had a starring role in the independent film Marriage 2.0 . Although the original version contains explicit sex scenes, the edited version received an NC-17 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America. British writer Gareth May, in an article for the British lifestyle and culture site TheDebrief.co.uk, described the film as "a potential game changer for the porn industry. There are some great performances in the movie. India Summer especially excels, and Nina Hartley's brief role shows she clearly has comedic timing and talent." The unrated version of the film received the Best Narrative award at New York's 2015 CineKink Film Festival. [7]

Awards

YearCeremonyAwardWorkRefs.
2011 AVN Award Best Actress An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco (2010) [8]
2012AVN AwardMILF Performer of the Year— [9]
XBIZ Award [10]
XRCO Award [11] [12]
Unsung Siren [11]
2014AVN AwardMILF Performer of the Year [13]
2015XCritic AwardBest MILF [14]
AVN AwardMILF Performer of the Year [15]
XRCO Award [16]
2016XBIZ AwardBest Actress – Feature ReleaseMarriage 2.0 (2015) [17]
Best Sex Scene – Feature Release [17]
2019AVN Award Hall of Fame — [18]
2021AVN AwardBest Group Sex SceneClimax (2019) [19]
XRCO Award Hall of Fame — [20]

References

  1. 1 2 Musat, Thomas (October 14, 2011). "India Summer dans Dexter". Hot Video News (in French). Archived from the original on November 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Johnson, Bob (October 13, 2011). "India Summer Appears on Showtime's Dexter". XBIZ. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ Sallieri, Steffie (July 9, 2011). "India Summer". WILD Magazin (in German). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Miss Lagsalot (September 13, 2011). "India Summer — 'I consider myself an Orgasmonaut exploring the inner and outer space of my sexuality!'". WHACK! Magazine. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Girlfriends Announces Two Additional Contract Girls". Adult Video News. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ "India Summer Makes Directorial Debut with 'Perfect Fit'". Adult Video News. November 16, 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ ""Marriage 2.0" Receives NC-17 Rating from MPAA". Adult Video News. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". Adult Video News. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  9. ↑ "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners". Adult Video News. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ Katz, Lyla (January 13, 2012). "India Summer Receives MILF of the Year at the XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Warren, Peter. "XRCO Announces 2012 Winners". Adult Video News. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  12. ↑ "India Summer Wins XRCO Awards". Adult Video News (Press release). Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  13. ↑ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". Adult Video News. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ "XCritic Awards: The Best in Porn for 2014". January 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards". Adult Video News. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  16. ↑ Warren, Peter (April 11, 2015). "XRCO Announces Winners of 2015 Awards". Adult Video News. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  17. 1 2 Pardon, Rhett (January 16, 2016). "2016 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Meet the 2019 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". Adult Video News. January 21, 2019.
  19. ↑ "2021 AVN Award Winners Announced". Adult Video News. January 23, 2021.
  20. ↑ Warren, Peter (October 12, 2021). "Winners of 2021 XRCO Awards Announced". Adult Video News.
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