Carter Cruise

Cruise was born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Cary, North Carolina.[2] She was home schooled during her childhood and went to Cary High School.[3] In 2009, she enrolled at East Carolina University, majoring in psychology and pre-law.[1] While in school, she was heavily involved in Greek life, pledging a sorority as a freshman.[4] In late 2013, she 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]

Cruise began working as an erotic model in the summer of 2013.[1] She made her porn debut in August of that year[7] after contacting the Florida-based talent agency East Coast Talents.[4] Her first agent advised her to market herself towards older men, but she instead marketed her brand towards both male and female college students.[8] She moved to Los Angeles in March 2014 and signed with the agency Spiegler Girls in June.[1] That same month, she was featured in AVN’s "fresh" issue.[9]

Cruise is interested in making extreme movies that explore issues of female submissiveness and consent. She cites Sasha Grey as an influence due to the way she expressed her vulnerability in her films.[8] She has appeared in several features, including "Mrs. Polito" in American Hustle XXX from Smash Pictures[10] and as a stepsister in Cinderella XXX.[11] She was cast as the lead in director Jacky St. James’ romance feature, Second Chances, produced by New Sensations.[12]

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.[13] In October 2015, she signed an exclusive one-year contract with Axel Braun Productions.[14]

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 assess 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]

Cruise 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.[17]

• Send Moods (2018 EP)[18]
• Bones Shake (2019 Single)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carter Cruise.

• Carter Cruise at IMDb
• Carter Cruise at the Internet Adult Film Database
• Carter Cruise at the Adult Film Database