Biography

Her first job was a waitress at an Applebee's

Applebee's

Applebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...

 franchise. She later worked in a nudist resort

Naturism

Naturism or nudism is a cultural and political movement practising, advocating and defending social nudity in private and in public. It may also refer to a lifestyle based on personal, family and/or social nudism....

 as a cocktail server where she worked topless. While at college she studied Fashion Design and Marketing and has only to do her internship to earn her degree.

Her stage name came about because her friends all nicknamed her "CC" and she liked the name "Courtney". One of her friends suggested "Cums" as a last name in reference to her frequent masturbation, which became "Cummz".

In her first few months, she was doing at least thirty scenes a month and almost all of those scenes involved anal sex

Anal sex

Anal sex is the sex act in which the penis is inserted into the anus of a sexual partner. The term can also include other sexual acts involving the anus, including pegging, anilingus , fingering, and object insertion.Common misconception describes anal sex as practiced almost exclusively by gay men...

. She credits Joey Silvera

Joey Silvera

Joey Silvera is an American pornographic actor and director.Joey Silvera has been involved in the American pornographic industry since the early 1970s. A native of upstate New York, he got his start performing in San Francisco in 1974, and went on to appear in more than 1,000 videos...

 for broadening her horizons sexually to fetishes like female to male strapon sex and foot play.

Her parents are aware of her chosen profession; Cummz has related a story of how during her first year in the adult business she came down with pink eye and as a result did not go home for Christmas. She received a Christmas package from her mother and stepfather containing various dominatrix

Dominatrix

Dominatrix or mistress is a woman or women who takes the dominant role in bondage, discipline and sadomasochism, or BDSM. A common form of address for a submissive to a dominatrix is "mistress", "ma'am", "domina" or "maîtresse"...

 outfits and a note saying only "Love Mom and Dad".

In October 2005 she signed with the production company

Production company

A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...

 Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Zero Tolerance Entertainment

Zero Tolerance Entertainment is an American pornographic film studio. The studios Third Degree Films and Black Ice are sister companies of Zero Tolerance. The studio's films are generally classed as Gonzo pornography. -History:...

 to be their first 'contract girl'. Cummz has an exclusive contract with ZT, and also directs

Film director

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 films for the company.

Cummz began directing in 2006 with her first DVD being Face Invaders (starring Eva Angelina

Eva Angelina

Eva Angelina is the stage name of an American former pornographic actress and adult model. She began her career at 18 and has won several industry awards, including the 2008 AVN Award for Best Actress .-Early life:...

).

Cummz was specifically chosen to be a guest on Howard Stern

Howard Stern

Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...

's last radio show before moving to Sirius,.

In October 2007, Courtney made a cameo appearance on the CBS television show, The Unit

The Unit

The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...

. The episode titled "Inside Out" showed Courtney in a gentlemen's club

Gentlemen's club

A gentlemen's club is a members-only private club of a type originally set up by and for British upper class men in the eighteenth century, and popularised by English upper-middle class men and women in the late nineteenth century. Today, some are more open about the gender and social status of...

.

Awards

• 2006 Hottest Girl in Porn
• 2006 Temptation Awards – Performer of the Year
• 2006 Adam Film World – Female Performer of the Year
• 2007 F.A.M.E.
  Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards
  The Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards were created in 2006 by Genesis, Adam & Eve, WantedList and AVN as a means for the general public to vote for their favorites. The awards are presented during the Erotica LA show....
  
   Award – Favorite Anal Starlet
• 2007 Adultcon
  Adultcon
  Adultcon is a trade show that celebrates achievements in the adult film industry. The event takes place three times per year, with two conferences in Los Angeles, California and one conference in Las Vegas, Nevada...
  
  Award – Best Actress for Self-Pleasure Performance
• 2007 Adam Film World – Best Interactive Sex Movie for Interactive Sex With Courtney Cummz

Movies Directed

• Face Invaders (2006)
• Courtney's Pussycats (2007)
• Whack Jobs (2007)
• Face Invaders #2 (2007)
• Courtney's Pussycats #2 (2007)
• Whack Jobs #2 (2007)
• Courtney's Pussycats #3 (2008)
• Whack Jobs #3 (2008)
• Face Invaders #3 (2008)

External links

• Podcast Interview at Adult DVD Talk
• Interview at Adult Industry Press