Summer Phoenix

Summer Phoenix, born Summer Joy Bottom on December 10, 1978, is an American actress and musician. She is the youngest sibling in a family of actors that includes River, Rain, Joaquin, and Liberty Phoenix.

Her mother, Arlyn Sharon (née Dunetz), was born in New York to Jewish parents of Hungarian-Jewish and Russian-Jewish heritage. Her father, John Lee Bottom, originated from California and had English, German, and French ancestry.

Phoenix began her career as a child actor at the age of two, working with agent Iris Burton alongside her brothers and sister. During her early career, she made guest appearances on television series such as Murder, She Wrote, Growing Pains, Swamp Thing, and Airwolf. She also appeared in the television movie Kate's Secret and the feature film Russkies, where she played the younger sister of her real-life brother Joaquin.

Over the course of her acting career, Phoenix appeared in films such as Wasted, The Laramie Project, SLC Punk!, Dinner Rush, The Believer, and The Faculty. She also landed lead roles in the 2000 film Esther Kahn and the 2004 film Suzie Gold. In 2002, she starred in a three-month theatrical production of This is Our Youth at the Garrick Theatre, performing alongside Matt Damon and Casey Affleck.

In addition to acting, Phoenix has pursued music. She was a member of the rock band The Causey Way with her sister Rain. She subsequently made guest appearances on albums recorded by Rain's band, the Papercranes.

Beyond her artistic endeavors, Phoenix co-founded the vintage clothing boutique Some Odd Rubies on Manhattan's Lower East Side in 2003 with her friends Odessa Whitmire and Ruby Canner; the shop operated until its closure in 2012. Phoenix is also a vegan.