Carter Cruise

Carter Cruise

Cruise at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas on January 21, 2015
Born April 24, 1991[1]
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Ethnicity Cherokee/Welsh[1]
Home town Cary, North Carolina, U.S.[3]
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight 121 lb (55 kg; 8.6 st)[1]
No. of adult films 115 (per IAFD as of April 2015)[1]

Carter Cruise (born April 24, 1991) is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and model.

Early life

Cruise was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Cary, North Carolina.[3] She is of Cherokee and Welsh descent.[1] In 2009, she enrolled at East Carolina University, majoring in psychology and pre-law.[2] While in school, she was heavily involved in Greek life, pledging a sorority as a freshman.[4] In late 2013, Cruise left her psychology studies[5] at ECU to pursue a full-time career in the adult industry.[6] Prior to becoming an adult film performer, she worked as a Hooters girl and lifeguard.[7]

Career

Cruise began working as an erotic model in the summer of 2013.[2] She made her porn debut in August of that year[7] after contacting the Florida-based talent agency East Coast Talents.[4] She moved to Los Angeles in March 2014 and signed with the agency Spiegler Girls in June.[2] That same month, she was featured in AVN’s “fresh” issue.[8]

Cruise has appeared in several features, including "Mrs. Polito" in American Hustle XXX from Smash Pictures[9] and as a stepsister in Cinderella XXX.[10] She was cast as the lead in director Jacky St. James’ romance feature, Second Chances, produced by New Sensations.[11]

In 2015, Cruise became the second performer to ever win AVN Awards for Best New Starlet and Best Actress in the same year, after Jenna Jameson in 1996.[12]

Appearances

Cruise was the subject of an interview for Cosmopolitan magazine's website called "Sex Work", which profiles women who have careers in sex-related industries.[5][6]

Other ventures

On November 1, 2014, it was announced that gonzo company Airerose Entertainment had selected Cruise to be their brand ambassador and spokesmodel.[13]

Cruise is pursuing a career as a DJ/producer.[14] On January 19, 2015, Cruise released her first track, "DUNNIT", a collaboration with Styles&Complete and Crichy Crich, for Buygore Records.[15] In an interview Cruise stated that she is working on several songs and has also done some writing for various outlets which include writing for sex advice blogs.[6]

Advocacy

Cruise is also friends with fellow collegiate porn actress Belle Knox. Encouraged by her father, Cruise contacted Knox because she believed that she was "one of the few people who could really understand what she was going through." With regard to the publicity that Knox received, Cruise commented that she was "disgusted and appalled by the way civilized society tormented an 18-year-old woman for being sexual. The whole affair really demonstrated how important it is that we improve sexual education and tackle stigmas, as well as foster compassion and empathy between people."[6]

Personal life

In a 2014 interview for the online edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, she revealed that she has always wanted to be in the entertainment industry.[6] She went on to say that she had not originally intended to go to college, but did so to continue a relationship with a man she was dating. After taking a semester off to access and plan her future, she came up with the concept of "Carter Cruise" as a brand and as a means to accomplish her goals with regards to writing, acting, music, and fashion. Cruise stated, "How can I do all of these things in one lifetime? Porn was the first step because it gave me the capital and the connections to not only build my brand but also to lay the foundations for other creative things that I wanted to get involved in."[6]

She stated in an interview that both of her parents know about her career choice and are supportive.[6] Cruise, who describes her father as "the biggest feminist", said that growing up he set up meetings for her with women CEOs, writers, architects, and entrepreneurs. She also states that she was "100 percent aware of the stigma of porn when I made the decision to do it. What I'm doing is risky and I totally understand that and I understood the risk. A year ago I was sitting in class wondering what the hell I was going to do with my life and last night I got nine AVN nominations. You're in this whirlwind of experiences. I could write a book on the past year alone. I plan to do that actually."[6]

Carter commented in an interview that she has had relationships with both men and women. Her first experience with another woman was with one of her sorority sisters and best friend in college.[16]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Result Category Work
2014 NightMoves Award[17] Won Best New Starlet (Fan's Choice) N/A
2015 AVN Award[18][19] Won Best Actress Second Chances
Nominated Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Samantha Saint & Penny Pax) Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Nominated Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (with Anikka Albrite, Dana DeArmond, Sara Luvv, Marina Angel & Cati Parker) Twisted Fate
Nominated Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Ramon Nomar & Erik Everhard) Meet Carter
Nominated Best Group Sex Scene (with Dani Daniels, Candice Dare, Aidra Fox, Jillian Janson & Manuel Ferrara) Manuel Ferrara's Reverse Gangbang 2
Won Best New Starlet N/A
Nominated Best Oral Sex Scene (with Penny Pax) Cinderella XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
Nominated Best Three-Way Sex Scene - B/B/G (with Van Wylde & Kurt Lockwood) American Hustle XXX Porn Parody
XBIZ Award[20][21] Won Best New Starlet N/A
Won Best Actress—Feature Movie Second Chances
Nominated Best Actress—Couples-Themed Release Happy Anniversary
Won Best Actress—All-Girl Release Lesbian Vampire Academy
Nominated Best Supporting Actress American Hustle XXX
Nominated Best Scene - Feature Movie (with Chad White) Second Chances
Nominated Best Scene - All-Girl (with A.J. Applegate) Fucking Girls 8
XRCO Award[22][23] Nominated Best Actress Second Chances
Won New Starlet N/A
Nominated Cream Dream N/A
Nominated Orgasmic Oralist N/A

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Carter Cruise at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Robin Leach (January 20, 2015). "Carter Cruise, ‘the Meryl Streep of Porn,’ leads AVN Awards with 9 nods". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gabriel Lan (November 27, 2014). "Carter Cruise: “I hate the feeling of clothes restricting me”". IAFD. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Honing her DJ skills". Total Frat Move. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kernes, Mark. "Carter Cruise Talks to Cosmo About Porn and Life Beyond It". AVN.com. Adult Video News. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Wischhover, Cheryl. "How This College Student Became a Successful Porn Star Overnight "I had always wondered if I had a weird vagina.". http://www.cosmopolitan.com''. Hearst Communications, Inc. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dan Miller (February 6, 2015). "Carter Cruise Talks XBIZ Awards, Future". XBIZ. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Up and Coming starlets". avn.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "American Hustle". avn.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Cinderella XXX". avn.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "AVN - New Sensations Romance Title 'Second Chances' Arrives".
  12. ↑ Peter Warren (March 5, 2015). "Interview: Carter Cruise on Twin Wins for New Starlet, Actress". AVN. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Fleshbot - Pure Filth - Sex Culture".
  14. ↑ "First Single". Total Frat Move. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Trew, Tyler. YourEDM.com http://www.youredm.com/2015/01/20/stylescomplete-ft-crichy-crich-carter-cruise-dunnit-buygore-free-download/. Retrieved 20 January 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Mens Mag interview". Mens Mag Daily. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  17. ↑ Bob Johnson (2014-10-13). "NightMoves Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  18. ↑ "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards". AVN. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  19. ↑ "2015 AVN Award Nominees". AVN Awards. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  20. ↑ Dan Miller (2015-01-16). "2015 XBIZ Award Winners Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  21. ↑ Lila Gray (2014-11-12). "XBIZ Announces Movies & Production Nominees for 2015 XBIZ Awards". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  22. ↑ Dan Miller (2015-03-03). "2015 XRCO Award Nominees Announced". XBIZ. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  23. ↑ Peter Warren (April 11, 2015). "XRCO Announces Winners of 2015 Awards". AVN. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

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