Karen Summer

Karen Summer

Karen Summer at Adultcon LA in Los Angeles, California on March 1, 2015
Born (1962-07-22) July 22, 1962[1]
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.[2]
Other names Karin Summers, Dana Alpher, Karin Sommers, Karren Summers, Ricky Lane, Karen Summers, Maria Johnson, Karen Sommers, Michelle Lee, Michel Lee, Michel Leigh, Rickie Lane & Karen Sommars[1]
Ethnicity Jewish[2]
Years active 1982-1993[3][4]
2014–present[5]
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1]
Website karensummerxxx.com
No. of adult films 163 (per IAFD)[1]

Karen Summer (born July 22, 1962) is an American pornographic actress.[1]

Early life

Summer was raised in Tarzana and Encino, Los Angeles.[5] She worked as an extra, photo double, stand-in, and production assistant in the mainstream entertainment industry prior to working in porn.[3][5] She worked on The Dukes of Hazzard for three years[3][5] when she was between the ages of 18 and 20.[6]

Career

Summer was introduced to the adult film industry by Jim South, whom she met at an El Torito.[5][7] She did her first nude photo shoot with Bobby Hollander in the summer of 1982, four days before her 20th birthday.[7][6] Her first scene was in the film Shades of Ecstasy.[5][7] She initially used the stage name Ricky Lane before changing it to her current stage name after approximately six months in the business.[5] She quit performing in adult films in 1993.[3][4] For the most part, she spent the last five years of her career working as a feature dancer and burlesque performer.[7]

In 2014, Summer returned to the industry after she ran into Nina Hartley, who encouraged her to resume her adult film career.[5] She currently hosts her own show on XXX Porn Star Radio.[3][5] She plans to start her own production company, SummerSun Productions, with Sonny Malone in 2015.[7]

Personal life

Summer lived in Florida for twenty years during her hiatus from porn.[4] She was married for ten years[4] and got divorced in 2000.[3][5] She was a paralegal and also worked in the health care field.[3][4][5] She moved back to Los Angeles in February 2014.[5]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Karen Summer at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. 1 2 3 AVN Staff (December 24, 2014). "Class of 2015: Meet the AVN Hall of Fame Inductees". AVN. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dustin Nichols (July 21, 2014). "Adult Film Legend Karen Summer on How Porn Has Changed". Man Cave Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Dan C. (August 22, 2014). "9 Questions with Karen Summer". Die-Screaming. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mark Kernes (May 23, 2014). "Karen Summer's Back and Ready for Action". AVN. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Ivor Irwin (March 16, 2015). "Interview: Karen Summer". BaDoink. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Karen Summer – Interview". Lusty Mature. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  8. Mark Kernes (January 27, 2015). "Legends of Erotica Inducts 7 Adult Industry Veterans". AVN. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  9. Allen Smithberg (February 25, 2015). "XRCO Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees". AVN. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

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