Tera Patrick

Patrick was born Linda Ann Hopkins^[1][a] on July 25, 1976^[3] in Great Falls, Montana, and raised near San Francisco, California. When she was ten, her parents separated and she grew up with her father David Hopkins, a carefree hippie. Her mother is Thai and her father is of English, Irish and Dutch descent.^[4] She took weekend classes at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School for two years.^[5][6] 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".^[6] Later, she spent two years in Tokyo, where "she became addicted to Valium and alcohol and spent her paychecks on shopping sprees".^[7] When her father learned she had become sexually active, he complained to her agency, pointing out she was underage. She was sent back to the United States, in her words, "sixteen years old and already a washed-up model".^[8] At age 18, she obtained a GED, briefly studied nursing at Boise State University, then received EMT certification from a local vocational school.^[9]

Patrick has appeared in Playboy and Penthouse, where she was the "Pet of the Month" for February 2000^[10] and was selected as "Pet of the Year" runner-up. In 2003, Patrick became the masthead publisher of Genesis.

In November 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 Barby. In an interview, Tera Patrick says she's OK with him doing scenes with other girls.^[11]

In 2008, Patrick began hosting the Playboy TV erotic instructional show, School of Sex.^[12] She was also the host for 25th AVN Awards ceremony.^[13]

Patrick 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.^[14]

In January 2013, Patrick hosted the annual XBIZ Awards.^[15]

After a three-year relationship, Patrick married musician and fellow porn actor Evan Seinfeld in a small ceremony in Las Vegas on January 9, 2004, where they were attending the 2004 AVN Awards show. On September 30, 2009, the couple announced that they were ending their marriage.^[30]

Patrick gave birth to a girl on February 25, 2012.^[31] The father is Hollywood special effects artist Tony Acosta, known for his work on 300, Dawn of the Dead and Man of Steel.^[32]

In an interview with Holly Randall on September 6, 2018, Patrick stated that she moved to Italy with her daughter, where she married an Italian defense attorney. She first visited the country in 2015 after getting an offer to do feature dance shows.^[33]