India Summer is an American

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and nude model and a member of the AVN and

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Halls of Fame. Her stage name is based on the phrase

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. She also has mainstream acting credits.

Career

Summer received her education towards becoming a teacher. She then worked in finance for 6 years before moving to modeling and acting. Summer began working in the

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at the age of 29. In July 2009, she signed an exclusive girl on girl contract with Girlfriends Films studios. In November 2011, her debut as a director was announced with the movie ''Perfect Fit''.

Mainstream appearances

Summer has appeared in small roles in the television series ''

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'', '' Sons of Anarchy'', and '' Dexter''. She also appeared in ''National Lampoon'''s 2007 film '' Homo Erectus''. 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

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rating by the

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. 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.

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