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Tera Patrick Profile |
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Birth Date: July 25, 1976
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Birth Place: Great Falls, Montana, USA
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Birth Name: Linda Ann Hopkins
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Tera Patrick is an American businesswoman and pornographic actress.
She has appeared under various names, including Tera
Patrick, Brooke Thomas, Sadie Jordan, Tera Hopkins, and Tara
Patrick.
Patrick was born in Great Falls, Montana to a Jewish father
and Thai mother. While Tera was quite young, her mother
moved back to Thailand to live permanently, and her father
moved with her to San Francisco, California and raised her
there himself.
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 in college, where she received her associate's
(two year) degree in nursing.
In the late 1990s, Patrick began modeling again, this time
nude and in soft-core features. In 2000, she made the
transition to hard-core porn in Andrew Blake's Aroused.
Since that time, she has become one of the most popular and
recognized porn stars in the world, having graced the pages
of Playboy and Penthouse, where she was a "Pet of the Month"
and was selected as "Pet of the Year" runner-up, as well as
having appeared in more than seventy adult features. Tera is
noted for her sultry voice and her aroused and enthusiastic
portrayals of sex. Because of this, she has won several
awards from the adult-movie business organizations. Today,
she hosts the popular webcast The Tera Patrick Show and she
is active in the adult film community, raising money for
both the Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M Healthcare.
Tera has been a frequent and favorite guest of Howard Stern
on his TV and radio programs. 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 grace the cover.
In December of 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. Despite her
ongoing lawsuits with Digital Playground, Patrick signed a
two-year exclusive contract with Vivid Video in December
2003.
On January 9, 2004, Patrick married Evan Seinfeld, a
singer/bassist for the hardcore heavy metal band Biohazard
and an actor best known for his appearance in the series Oz.
They married privately in a small ceremony. The two have
made five movies for Vivid and two for Teravision (with
Seinfeld appearing under the name "Spyder Jonez").
In 2005 Tera and Evan launched a talent agency representing
models and actors/actresses. According to a quote on the
agency's website, Tera'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 Tera and Evan. In
April 2006 it was announced that she would host the
Exxxotica Miami convention.
Patrick appeared alongside her husband Evan Seinfeld in the
2006 reality television show SuperGroup on the U.S. channel
VH1. |
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Other
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Mother is Thai; father is English.
Has a degree in Microbiology
Is a registered nurse
Started her own internet talk-show, The Tera Patrick Show,
during fall of 1999. She invites adult-film stars,
directors, and producers on her show.
Teamed up with Salma Hayek, she ventured to Edwards Air
Force Base to entertain the officers on 1 December 2001.
Can speak fluent Hungarian.
Presented the 2nd Empire Awards Show on 22 February 2002.
Measurements: 36D-25-36
Engaged to rock star/actor, Evan Seinfeld in October 2002.
Caused quite a stir in the adult film industry in December
2002 when she announced her retirement from performing in
adult movies, despite having roughly 5 years left on contact
with adult film company Digital Playground.
Returned to the adult film industry after a one-year break
by signing with Vivid Video. The deal calls for her to
appear in three movies for Vivid over the next two years and
she will perform with her husband Evan Seinfeld and other
women only. (December 2003)
Started her own production company, "Teravision."
Has opened an agency "The Tera Patrick Agency."
Penthouse magazine "Pet" for February 2000.
Began modeling when she was discovered at age 13 in San
Francisco.
Named #57 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World
2006" supplement. (2006). |
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