Tera Patrick

I was born in Great Falls, Montana to a British Jewish father and Thai mother. While I was quite young, my mother moved back to Thailand to live permanently, and my father moved with her to San Francisco, California and raised me there, alone. I was discovered in San Francisco by a talent scout for the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency, and at the age of 13 I was signed to a contract. I moved to New York City shortly thereafter and my career as a runway and catalog model began. At 18, I left the world of modeling and enrolled in college, where I received her associate's (two year) degree in nursing. I am a registered nurse in the State of California. In the late 1990s, I began modeling again, this time nude and in soft-core features. In 1999, I made the transition to hard-core porn in Andrew Blake's Aroused. Since that time, I have become one of the most popular and recognized porn stars in the world, having graced the pages of Playboy and Penthouse, where I was a "Pet of the Month" and was selected as "Pet of the Year", as well as having appeared in more than seventy adult features. I am noted for my sultry voice and my aroused and enthusiastic portrayals of sex. Because of this, I have won several awards from the adult-movie business organizations. Today, I host the popular webcast The Tera Patrick Show and am active in the adult film community, raising money for both the Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M Healthcare. I have been a frequent and favorite guest of Howard Stern on his TV and radio programs. I am a philanthropist and have donated my money to some organizations.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4