India Summer

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]

India Summer
Summer at the 2013 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo

Career

Summer's first job was as a lifeguard at age 15, which she continued to do until graduating from college.[3] Summer received her education towards becoming a teacher. She then worked in finance for 6 years before moving to modeling and acting.[4] Summer began working in the adult film industry at the age of 29.[5]

In July 2009, she signed an exclusive girl/girl contract with Girlfriends Films studios.[6]

In November 2011, her debut as a director was announced with the movie Perfect Fit.[7]

Summer has stated that one of the least pleasurable aspects of her job is dealing with hate mail for doing interracial work.[8]

Mainstream appearances

Summer has appeared in small roles in the television series Reno 911!, Sons of Anarchy, and Dexter.[1][2][9][10] 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.[11]

Personal life

Summer describes herself as a "swinger" (before entering the industry) and "lesbian". Summer credits her interest in swinging, along with suggestions from friends, for her entrance into the adult industry. She then began submitting photos to directors and production companies.[12] When asked how she got into the adult entertainment industry, Summer has stated: "I started getting modeling photos done and submitting them to directors, producers, agencies and modeling sites. People started writing and offering me work".[3]

Awards
Year Ceremony Award Work Refs.
2011 AVN Award Best Actress An Open Invitation: A Real Swinger's Party in San Francisco [13]
2012 MILF Performer of the Year N/A [14]
XBIZ Award N/A [15]
XRCO Award N/A [16][17]
Unsung Siren N/A [16]
2014 AVN Award MILF Performer of the Year N/A [18]
2015 N/A [19]
XRCO Award N/A [20]
2016 XBIZ Award Best Actress – Feature Release Marriage 2.0 [21]
Best Sex Scene – Feature Release [21]
2019 AVN Award Hall of Fame N/A [22]
2021 Best Group Sex Scene Climax [23]
XRCO Award Hall of Fame N/A [24]

References
  1. Thomas Musat (October 14, 2011). "India Summer dans Dexter" (in French). Hot Video News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  2. "India Summer Appears on Showtime's 'Dexter". Xbiz. October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. "India Summer Interview For Barelist". Barelist.com. January 3, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. "WILD Magazin: India Summer". wildmagazin.de. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. 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. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  6. "Girlfriends Announces Two Additional Contract Girls". AVN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  7. "India Summer Makes Directorial Debut with 'Perfect Fit'". Adult Video News. November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  8. "India Summer interview". Xcritic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. Nelson, Steve. "Audrey Hollander, India Summer, Liv Wylder on Body Shots: Uncensored". www.ainews.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ""Marriage 2.0" Receives NC-17 Rating from MPAA". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  12. "India Summer interview". Xcritic.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  13. "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2011 AVN Awards". AVN.com. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  14. "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners". AVN. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  15. "India Summer Receives MILF of the Year at the XBIZ Awards". xbiz.com. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
  16. Peter Warren. "XRCO Announces 2012 Winners". AVN. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  17. "India Summer Wins XRCO Awards". AVN. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  18. "AVN - AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". business.avn.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  19. "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards". AVN. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  20. Peter Warren (April 11, 2015). "XRCO Announces Winners of 2015 Awards". AVN. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  21. Pardon, Rhett (January 16, 2016). "2016 XBIZ Award Winners Announced - XBIZ.com". XBIZ. Adnet Media. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  22. "Meet the 2019 AVN Hall of Fame Inductees AVN".
  23. "2021 AVN Award Winners Announced AVN".
  24. "Winners of 2021 XRCO Awards Announced AVN".
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