Karen Summer
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1962-07-22
- Died
- 2023-12-18
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Karin Sommers · Dana Alpher · Karren Summers · Karen Summers · Maria Johnson · Ricky Lane
Biography
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
Movies (116)
All American Girls 2: In Heat
1983
as Chrissy
Tasty
1985
as Kathy
Shauna: Every Man's Fantasy
1985
as Karen Summer
The Golden Age of Porn: Lili Marlene
2010
as (archive footage)
Granny Fucks Her Godson
2018
Head Waitress
1984
Sizzling Summer
1984
as Self
Babylon Nights
1984
as Glenda / Lenore
Confessions of a Candy Striper
1985
as Nurse
Every Man's Fantasy
1985
as Woman on Boat / Marsha
Confessions of Candy
1984
as Candy
Taboo IV: The Younger Generation
1985
as Naomi
Midnight Zone
1986
Older And Bolder
2018
Daddy Doesn't Know
1984
as Helen Osborne
Can't Get Enough
1985
as Nora Connors
Sexbusters
1984
as Lola
Grateful Grannies
2014
Educating Eva
1985
as Secretary
Bad Attitude
1987
as Shirl
Back To Back
1987
as (archive footage)
Oriental Lesbian Fantasies
1984
as Pregnant Woman in Waiting Room/Adult Film Actress/Boutique Customer
Deep Inside Karen Summer
2007
as (archive footage)
Deep Inside Rachel Ashley
1987
Saturday Night Beaver
1986
Mommy & Me 12
2016
Cum Inside Erica Boyer
2013
as (archive footage)
Mature Outlook
2022
Felanalingus
1989
Flaming Tongues 3
1988
as (archive footage)
Granny Fuckers
2015
Inside China Lee
1984
as Self
Sex Game
1986
as (archive footage)
Playing with Fire
1983
as April Marshall
Hustler 17
1984
as Shirley
This Ain't the Golden Girls XXX
2015
as Sophia
Our Major Is Sex
1984
Fetish & Fantasy MILFs
2022
as (archive footage)
Wet Science Triple Feature
2013
as (archive footage)
Backstage Pass
1983
Daisy Chain
1984
as Sara Jane
The Animal in Me
1985
as Pepper Halliday
Taboo V: The Secret
1986
as Naomi
Little Muffy Johnson
1985
as Rhonda
Amazing Sex Stories
1986
as Jane
Hot Flashes
1984
as Josephine Juicyfruit
Wet Science
1986
Lost Angel
1989
Gang Bangs
1985
as Brandy
The Erotic Adventures of Dr. Storm
1983
as Michelle Lee
Educating Nina
1984
as Girl in Bed / Girl in Locker Room
I Love L.A. 1
1987
Limousine's Escort Girls
1989
The Treasure Box
1985
Taste of Pink
1985
Tight Delight
1985
Love, Sex & TV News
2015
as the madam
Candy Stripers 2
1985
as Candy Striper Angie
Taboo IX
1991
as Naomi (archive footage) (uncredited)
Young Nurses in Love
1984
as Glenda / Lenore
Tomboy
1984
as Girl 2
The Beat Goes On
1987
Tounge Twisters
1986
Phone Sex Fantasies
1985
One Night at a Time
1984
as Amy
Hot Spa
1984
Little Often Annie
1984
as Aunt Em
Hot Blooded
1985
as Amy
Bad Girls IV
1986
The Loves of Lolita
1984
as Sissy
Mouthful of Love
1984
Hot Wire
1985
The Woman Who Loved Men
1984
Hollywood Starlets
1985
Loose Ends
1985
as Mistress Ann
I Never Say No!
1984
as Delena
Breastography
1987
as (archive footage)
Dance Fever
1985
as Hot Show Girl
Shacking Up
1985
as Arden Hall
Hollywood Confidential: Secret Of Stage Five
1983
as Veronica Vane
Abracadabra
1989
Head Games
1985
Centerfold Celebrities
1982
Naughty Angels
1985
as Sarah
Intimate Realities
1983
Triplets
1985
Bare Elegance
1984
as Girl in Black
Raffles
1985
as Mrs. Simpson
Sexual Odyssey
1985
as Therapist #1 (as Karen Sommars)
Shades of Ecstasy
1983
as Lisa
Dream Jeans
1987
Sounds of Sex
1985
as Lisa
Rockey X
1986
as Doctor
Soft as Silk Sweet as Honey
1984
The Rocky Porno Video Show
1986
as Pandora
Perfection
1985
as Marcy (as Karen Summers)
Lust in America
1985
as Judy
Loving Spoonfuls
1987
as (archive footage)
Looking for Love
1985
as Carol
Naughty Nanette
1985
In all the Right Places
1986
as Fantasy Girl Two
Europe on Two Guys a Day
1988
Anal Annie and the Willing Husbands
1985
Anal Annie Just Can't Say No
1985
Casino of Lust
1984
Before She Says 'I Do'
1984
as Eve
Dames
1985
Cupid's Arrow
1984
as Ginger
The Sperminator
1985
as Rosalind Wolf
X-Factor
1984
as 2nd Nurse
Porn Star Legends: Amber Lynn
2007
as (archive footage)
Big Tit Superstars of the 80's: Mindy Rae Collection
2005
as (archive footage)
Sexy Grannies Getting After It
2018
Centerfold Celebrities 4
Texas Taboo
1985
The Sounds Of Sex
1986
About Karen Summer
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… With 116 credits spanning from 1982 to 2022, Karen Summer has appeared in 116 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Karen Summer Movies
- All American Girls 2: In Heat (1983) — as Chrissy
- Tasty (1985) — as Kathy
- Shauna: Every Man's Fantasy (1985) — as Karen Summer
- The Golden Age of Porn: Lili Marlene (2010) — as (archive footage)
- Granny Fucks Her Godson (2018)
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