Tera Patrick

About

Tera Patrick (born Linda Ann Hopkins; July 25, 1976) is an American former pornographic film actress who was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for February 2000 and is an inductee of the NightMoves, AVN and XRCO Hall of Fame. She is a recipient of the Hot d’Or Award, NightMoves Award, AVN Award, XRCO Award, Venus Award, Adultcon Award, Adam Film World Guide Award, Eroticline Award, FOXE Award, FAME Award, Fanny Award, XBIZ Award, XFANZ Award, and ASACP Service Recognition Award.

== Early life ==
Tera Patrick was born July 25, 1976 in Great Falls, Montana and raised near San Francisco, California. Her mother is Thai and her father is of English, Irish and Dutch descent. When she was ten, her mother left her and she grew up with her father David Hopkins, a carefree hippie. She took weekend classes at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School for two years. She has stated that she was sexually assaulted at one of her first photo shoots by the photographer. She said he “was feeding [her] champagne and Valium” until she “was getting wasted”. Later, 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…