Tera Patrick

Tera Patrick
Patrick attending the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, January 2010
Born	Linda Ann Hopkins (1976-07-25) July 25, 1976 (age 40) Great Falls, Montana, USA
Other names	Tara Patrick, Brooke Thomas, Linda Shapiro, Sadie Jordan, Sara Jordan
Years active	1999–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Partner(s)	Tony Acosta (2010–present)
Children	1
Website	Official website
No. of adult films	130 (per IAFD as of April 2015[update])

Tera Patrick (born Linda Ann Hopkins July 25, 1976) is the stage name of an American pornographic actress and model. Patrick is the Penthouse Pet of the Month for February 2000 and is an inductee for the NightMoves, AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.

Tera Patrick was born Linda Ann Hopkins and was raised near San Francisco. Her mother is Thai and her father is of English, Irish and Dutch descent. When she was just ten, her mother left her and she grew up with her father David Hopkins, a carefree hippie. After taking weekend classes at the Barbizon School of Modeling for two years, she was hired by a Japanese modeling agency and moved to Tokyo at the age of fourteen. At one of her first photo shoots, she lost her virginity to the photographer, who "was feeding [her] champagne and Valium" until she "was getting wasted". She spent two years in Tokyo, where "she became addicted to Valium and alcohol and spent her paychecks on shopping sprees". When her father learned she had become sexually active, he complained to her agency, pointing out she was underage. It sent her back to the United States, "sixteen years old and already a washed-up model". At eighteen, she obtained a GED, briefly studied nursing at Boise State University, then received EMT certification from a local vocational school.

Patrick started her adult career in 1999 and, in 2003, became a contracted "Vivid Girl". She retired from shooting scenes in the adult industry in 2008 but continues to operate her website, production company, and pursue other business ventures. She licenses her movie catalog worldwide.

Patrick 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. In 2003, Patrick became the masthead publisher of Genesis.