Tera Patrick
- This article is about the pornographic actress. For Tara Leigh Patrick, see Carmen Electra
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- This article is about a porn star
Linda Ann Hopkins (born July 25, 1976 in Great Falls, Montana), known professionally as Tera Patrick, is an American pornographic actress.
Biography
Early life
Patrick was born in Great Falls, Montana to an English father and Thai mother; her parents had originally met in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. While Tera was young, her mother moved back to Thailand, and her father moved with her to San Francisco, California and raised her there himself.
Early career
Patrick was discovered in San Francisco by a talent scout for the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency, and at the age of 13 she was signed to a contract to be a model. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter and her career as a runway and catalog model began. At 18, she left the world of modeling and enrolled at Boise State University where she earned an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in nursing and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Microbiology. She then transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara, where for financial reasons she began modeling again.
Pornography career
In the late-1990s, Patrick transitioned to appearing in nude and softcore features. In 2000, she made the transition to hard-core porn in Andrew Blake's Aroused. She also appeared in bondage and foot fetish films around that same time under the name Brooke Thomas. Since that time, she has become one of the most popular and recognized porn stars in the world. She has appeared in Playboy and Penthouse, where she was the "Pet of the Month" for February 2000 and was selected as "Pet of the Year" runner-up, and has appeared in more than 70 adult features. Patrick is noted for her sultry voice and her aroused and enthusiastic portrayals of sex. Because of this, she has won several awards from adult-movie business organizations. Today, she hosts the popular webcast The Tera Patrick Show and she is active in the Pornographic film community, raising money for both the Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M Healthcare.
In an interview with the Adult Film Database in February of 2007, Patrick stated she will only continue to work in front of the camera for two more years, but plans on releasing her starring adult titles over the next decade. The March 2007 DVD release, 'inTERActive' set the record as the fastest-selling Hustler release ever.
Guest appearances
Patrick has been a frequent and favorite guest of Howard Stern on his TV and radio programs and the Adam Corolla radio show. She was featured on the cover of the July 2006 edition of the more mainstream FHM, revealing candid details in an interview inside. Patrick, who had been named one of FHM's 100 sexiest women, was the first porn star to appear on the cover. Tera also appeared, as herself, in Episode 63 of the cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, which first aired November 19, 2006.
Patrick was made into a playable character in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2.
Patrick was also in the music video for "I Can't Move" by American singer and rapper Everlast.
Legal battles
In December 2002, she severed ties with Digital Playground, and brought suit against them, contending she was not paid for her appearance in several Digital Playground productions. Digital Playground's countersuit contended that it owns exclusive rights to the name "Tera Patrick," and that she is signed up to produce adult entertainment only for them until January 2008.
In April 2007, Patrick and her production company Teravision filed a lawsuit against Jenna Jameson and Playboy Enterprises (the new owners of Club Jenna) for failing to properly account for and pay royalties on money earned by Patrick's website clubtera.com.
Magazine
In 2003, Patrick became the masthead publisher of Genesis magazine, a popular men's magazine which subtitles itself, "The Home of Porn's Hottest Stars." Since she has signed the contract with Genesis, Patrick has graced the cover of seven issues of the publication.
Marriage
On January 9 2004, Patrick married Evan Seinfeld] in a small ceremony, after a 3-year relationship, in Las Vegas, Nevada where they were attending the 2004 AVN Awards show. In November of 2006, Patrick starred in a Vivid/Teravision production titled "Tera Patrick's Fashion Underground" where she performed with Jean Val Jean and Tommy Gunn. In the same film her husband, under the name Spyder Jonez, performed with Lanny Barbie. This was the first time in over 3 years that the two had deviated from their agreement to be each others' exclusive (on-screen) "boy/girl"-scene partner(s). In an interview, Tera Patrick says she's OK with him doing scenes with other girls. The two have made five movies for Vivid and ten for Teravision (with Seinfeld appearing under the name "Spyder Jonez"; he has also directed some features).
In 2005, Patrick and Seinfeld launched a talent agency representing models and actors/actresses. According to a quote on the agency's website, Patrick's goal, "is to help girls (and guys) in the business to be treated with respect, and realize their true potential..." She also owns a production company called "Teravision", which along with Vivid Video released its first feature, "Desperate", starring Patrick and Seinfeld. In April 2006 it was announced that she would host the Exxxotica Miami convention.
Awards and prints
- 2000 Hot D'Or – "Best New Starlet"
- 2001 Adult Stars Magazine - Consumer Choice Awards - "Best New Starlet"
- 2001 AVN Award – "Best New Starlet"
- 2001 AVN Award – "Best Interactive DVD" for "Virtual Sex With Tera Patrick"
- 2001 Genesis Magazine – "Best New Cummer"
- 2001 XRCO Awards – "Best New Starlet"
- 2002 Runner-up Penthouse Pet Of The Year
- 2002 Hustler Honey
- 2004, 2005, "2007" Genesis Magazine Pornstar of The Year
- 2004, 2005, 2006 FOXE Fan Favorite
- 2006 FHM 100 Sexiest Women
- 2006 VH1's Top 40 Hottest Rockstar Girlfriends & Wives
- 2007 F.A.M.E. Award for Favorite Female Starlet
- 2007 Venus Award (Berlin) - "Best American Actress"
- 2007 AVN Award - "Best Interactive Movie" - InTERActive"
- 2007 E-Line Awards, Venus Award (Berlin) - "Best Performer, Best Businesswoman"
- 2008 AVN Award- "Best Cinematography: Fashion Underground"
- 2008 AVN Award - "Best High End All Sex Release: Broken"
- 2008 AVN Award - "Best Interactive Movie: InTERActive"
- 2008 F.A.M.E. Awards - Favorite Female Starlet
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