Acting
Karen Summer
EN cinema · 117 credits
Born
22 July 1962
Died
18 December 2023 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Karin Sommers · Dana Alpher · Karren Summers · Karen Summers · Maria Johnson · Ricky Lane
Karen Summer was born on July 22, 1962 in Los Angeles, California. An only child, Summer grew up in both Tarzana and Encino, California. Karen began her career in show business doing a lot of extra, photo double, and stand-in work for the mainstream movie industry; she worked as a stand-in and production assistant for the hit TV series The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) for three years. After meeting noted adult industry casting director Jim South at an El Torito restaurant on Ventura Boulevard, Summer started out in the adult entertainment industry as a nude model and made her hardcore film debut at age twenty in 1982. Karen appeared in a slew of adult movies made throughout the 1980's for such top directors as Larry Revene, John Stagliano, Bruce Seven, Kirdy Stevens (Stevens was Summer's all-time favorite director), Svetlana Mischoff, and Jack Remy. After retiring from the adult film industry in the 1990's, Summer continued to work for a while as a feature dancer and burlesque performer before moving to Florida, getting married, and becoming a paralegal. In the wake of divorcing her husband in 2000, Karen went on to work in the health care field. Karen hosts her own show XXX Porn Star Radio as well as runs her own official interactive website. Summer was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame, the XRCO Hall of Fame, and Legends of Erotica in 2015.
Known for
Filmography
Fetish & Fantasy MILFs
as (archive footage)
Love, Sex & TV News
as the madam
Cum Inside Erica Boyer
as (archive footage)
Wet Science Triple Feature
as (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Porn: Lili Marlene
as (archive footage)
Deep Inside Karen Summer
as (archive footage)
Porn Star Legends: Amber Lynn
as (archive footage)
Big Tit Superstars of the 80's: Mindy Rae Collection
as (archive footage)
Loving Spoonfuls 2
as (archive footage)
Taboo IX
as Naomi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flaming Tongues 3
1988
Flaming Tongues 3
as (archive footage)
Bad Attitude
as Shirl
Back To Back
as (archive footage)
Breastography
as (archive footage)
Loving Spoonfuls
as (archive footage)
Sex Game
as (archive footage)
Taboo V: The Secret
as Naomi
Rockey X
as Doctor
The Rocky Porno Video Show
as Pandora
In all the Right Places
as Fantasy Girl Two
Every Man's Fantasy
as Woman on Boat / Marsha
Can't Get Enough
as Nora Connors
Educating Eva
as Secretary
The Animal in Me
as Pepper Halliday
Tasty
as Kathy
Gang Bangs
as Brandy
Candy Stripers 2
as Candy Striper Angie
Hot Blooded
as Amy
Hot Wire
Actor
Loose Ends
as Mistress Ann
Dance Fever
as Hot Show Girl
Shacking Up
as Arden Hall
Naughty Angels
as Sarah
Triplets
Actor
Raffles
as Mrs. Simpson
Sexual Odyssey
as Therapist #1 (as Karen Sommars)
Sounds of Sex
as Lisa
Perfection
as Marcy
Lust in America
as Judy
Looking for Love
as Carol
Dames
Actor
The Sperminator
as Rosalind Wolf
Shauna: Every Man's Fantasy
as Karen Summer
Sizzling Summer
as Self
Babylon Nights
as Glenda / Lenore
Daddy Doesn't Know
1984
Daddy Doesn't Know
as Helen Osborne
Sexbusters
as Lola
Oriental Lesbian Fantasies
1984
Oriental Lesbian Fantasies
as Pregnant Woman in Waiting Room/Adult Film Actress/Boutique Customer
Inside China Lee
as Self
Hustler 17
as Shirley
Daisy Chain
as Sara Jane
Hot Flashes
as Josephine Juicyfruit
Educating Nina
as Girl in Bed / Girl in Locker Room
Young Nurses in Love
as Glenda / Lenore
Tomboy
as Girl 2
Hot Spa
Actor
Little Often Annie
as Aunt Em
The Loves of Lolita
as Sissy
I Never Say No!
as Delena
Bare Elegance
as Girl in Black, Production Assistant
Cupid's Arrow
as Ginger
X-Factor
as 2nd Nurse
Playing with Fire
as April Marshall
The Erotic Adventures of Dr. Storm
as Michelle Lee
Hollywood Confidential: Secret Of Stage Five
as Veronica Vane
