Summer Phoenix
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| Summer Phoenix | |
 "Brandy" in SLC Punk! |
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| Birth name | Summer Joy Phoenix |
| Born | December 10, 1978 (age 28) Winter Park, Florida, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Casey Affleck |
| Notable roles | "Carla Moebius" in The Believer (2001) |
Summer Joy Phoenix (born 10 December 1978) is an American actress and model.
[edit] Biography
Phoenix was born in Winter Park, Florida and is of Jewish descent on her mother's side. She attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in her late teens, but left before graduating to pursue a career in film. Known mostly for being the younger sister of River Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, and Rain Phoenix, Summer has appeared in several artistic / indie movies, including Wasted, The Laramie Project, Esther Kahn, SLC Punk!, Dinner Rush and The Faculty. She has also had guest roles on many television shows, including ER, Growing Pains, Murder, She Wrote, and Airwolf.
Not content with being a musician and a film actress, Phoenix has also trodden the boards in London, appearing in This is Our Youth for the 2002 run at the Garrick Theatre with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. She has also performed with Clea DuVall.
A vegan since birth, Phoenix is an avid supporter of several environmental and animal rights causes and charities, including PETA. Phoenix owns the vintage clothing boutique in Manhattan called Some Odd Rubies with friends Odessa Whitmire and Ruby Canner.
Phoenix became engaged to Casey Affleck on December 25, 2003, and gave birth to a son, Indiana August, on May 31, 2004, in Amsterdam. Phoenix and Affleck married over Memorial Day weekend 2006.
[edit] Filmography
- Kate's Secret (1986) (TV), Becky Stark
- Russkies (1987), Candi
- Runaway Ralph (1988) (TV)
- Arresting Gena (1997), Jane Freeman
- Girl (1998), Rebecca Fernhurst
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Candy, Stoned Girl's Friend - Scenes deleted
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998), Bartender#2/Girl at the Beach
- SLC Punk! (1998), Brandy
- The Faculty (1998), Fuck You Girl
- Committed (2000), Meg
- Esther Kahn (2000), Esther Kahn
- Dinner Rush (2000), Marti Wellington
- The Believer (2001), Carla Moebius
- The Laramie Project (2002), Jen Malmskog
- Wasted (2002) (TV), Samantha
- Suzie Gold (2004), Suzie Gold
