Editing Tera Patrick

{{Short description|American pornographic actress}}
{{About|the adult film star|the model and actress whose real name is Tara Patrick|Carmen Electra}}
{{distinguish|Linda Hopkins}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox adult biography
| name        = Tera Patrick
| image       = Tera Patrick 2010.jpg
| caption     = Patrick attending the [[AVN Adult Entertainment Expo|AVN Expo]] in Las Vegas, 2010
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1976|07|25|mf=y}}<ref name=terapatrick.com/>
| birth_place = [[Great Falls, Montana]], U.S.<ref name=terapatrick.com/>
| birth_name  = Linda Ann Hopkins<ref name="Hammond">{{cite web|url=http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=books&sc2=reviews&sc3=biography&id=99775|title=Sinner Takes All: A Memoir of Love and Porn|first=Steven|last=Hammond|work=edgeboston.com|date=December 31, 2009|access-date=April 3, 2011|archive-date=November 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129185857/http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| height      = 5 ft 9 in<ref name=IAFD>{{cite web|url=http://www.iafd.com/person.rme/perfid=TaraPatrick/gender=f/tera-patrick.htm |title=Personal Biography: Tera Patrick|publisher=[[Internet Adult Film Database]]|access-date=October 12, 2013}}</ref>
| years_active = 1999–present
| alias       = Tera Patrick, Brooke Thomas, Linda Shapiro, Sadie Jordan, Sara Jordan<ref name="IAFD"/>
| website     = {{URL|terapatrick.com}}
| spouse      = {{marriage|[[Evan Seinfeld]]|2004|2009|end=divorced}}
| partner     = Tony Acosta (2010–2015)
| children    = 1
}}

'''Tera Patrick''' (born '''Linda Ann Hopkins'''; July 25, 1976)<ref name="terapatrick.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.terapatrick.com/en/biography|title=Bio – Tera Patrick|access-date=March 21, 2009|publisher=terapatrick.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530044924/http://www.terapatrick.com/en/biography|archive-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> is an American former [[pornographic film actor|pornographic actress]] who was the ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' Pet of the Month for February 2000 and is an inductee of the [[NightMoves Hall of Fame|NightMoves]], [[List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame|AVN]] and [[XRCO Hall of Fame|XRCO]] Halls of Fame. She is a recipient of the [[Hot d'Or|Hot d'Or Award]], [[NightMoves Award]], [[AVN Award]], [[XRCO Award]], [[Venus Award]], [[Adultcon|Adultcon Award]], [[Adam Film World|Adam Film World Guide Award]], [[Eroticline Award]], [[FOXE Award]], [[FAME Award]], [[Fanny Award]], [[XBIZ Award]], XFANZ Award, and [[Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection|ASACP Service Recognition Award]].

==Early life==
Tera Patrick was born July 25, 1976<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhSmSTGYSA4C&q=Shapiro |last1=Patrick|first1=Tera|last2=Borzillo|first2=Carrie| title = Sinner Takes All: A Memoir of Love and Porn|date=December 31, 2009|publisher=Penguin |isbn=9781101171424|access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> in [[Great Falls, Montana]] and raised near [[San Francisco, California]]. Her mother is Thai and her father is of English, Irish and Dutch descent.<ref name=SinnerTakesAll>{{Cite book|last1=Patrick|first1=Tera|last2=Borzillo|first2=Carrie| title = Sinner Takes All: A Memoir of Love and Porn Paperback|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhSmSTGYSA4C&q=irish| publisher = Gotham Publishing| isbn = 978-1592406074| location = New York| date = 2011}}</ref><ref name=lim>{{cite book|last=Lim|first=Gerrie|title=In Lust We Trust: Adventures in Adult Cinema|year=2006|publisher=Monsoon Books|isbn=978-981-05-5302-9|page=1989}}</ref> When she was ten, her mother left her and she grew up with her father David Hopkins, a carefree [[hippie]].<ref name=SinnerTakesAll/> She took weekend classes at the [[Barbizon Modeling and Acting School]] for two years.<ref name="Hammond"/><ref name=sinner>Patrick, ch.2</ref> 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".<ref name=sinner/> Later, she spent two years in Tokyo, where "she became addicted to Valium and alcohol and spent her paychecks on shopping sprees".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2010/01/05/tera-patrick-sinner-takes-all/|title=Laid Bare: Tera Patrick, 'Sinner Takes All: A Memoir of Love and Porn'|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=November 17, 2014}}</ref> 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, "sixteen years old and already a washed-up model".<ref>Patrick, ch.3-4</ref> At age 18, she obtained a GED, briefly studied nursing at [[Boise State University]], then received [[Emergency medical technician|EMT]] certification from a local vocational school.<ref>Patrick, ch.6</ref>

==Career==
Patrick has appeared in ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'', where she was the "Pet of the Month" for February 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluefood.cc/int_tpatrick.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020206133827/http://www.bluefood.cc/int_tpatrick.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2002|title=An Interview With Tera Patrick|access-date=July 7, 2007|author=David Salcido|publisher=Blue Food}}</ref> and was selected as "Pet of the Year" runner-up. In 2003, Patrick became the masthead publisher of ''[[Genesis (magazine)|Genesis]]''.

In 2006, Patrick and her then-husband, [[Evan Seinfeld]], launched a talent agency representing models and actors. According to a quote on the agency's website, Patrick's goal "is to help girls (and guys) in the business to be treated with respect, and realize their true potential...." Additionally, she owns a production company called "Teravision", which along with Vivid Video released its first feature, ''Desperate'', starring Patrick and Seinfeld. In April 2006, it was announced that she would host the [[Exxxotica]] Miami convention.<ref name="ainews">{{cite web|url=http://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story10284.phtml|title=Tera Patrick To appear at Exxxotica Miami|date=April 8, 2006|website=Adult Industry News|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060530195257/http://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story10284.phtml|archive-date=May 30, 2006}}</ref>

In November 2006, Patrick starred in a [[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]]/Teravision production titled "Tera Patrick's Fashion Underground" where she performed with Jean Val Jean and [[Tommy Gunn (porn actor)|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.<ref>Andrea Bonaventura, "[http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_3849.shtml Spin, Suck & Choke: Down and Dirty With Tera Patrick] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218092007/http://www.realdetroitweekly.com/article_3849.shtml |date=February 18, 2008 }}" ''[[Real Detroit Weekly]]'' February 14, 2008. "When he does scenes with other girls I get to go shopping. He comes home all cute and romantic after."</ref> The two made five movies for Vivid and ten for Teravision (with Seinfeld appearing under the name "Spyder Jonez"; he has also directed some features).

In an interview with the [[Adult Film Database]] in February 2007, Patrick stated she would only continue to work in front of the camera for two more years, but planned on releasing her starring adult titles over the next decade.<ref name="adultfilmdatabase">{{cite web|url=http://www.adultfilmdatabase.com/Interviews/3.cfm|title=Tera Patrick, Candid Interview 2007|access-date=July 7, 2007|date=February 20, 2007|publisher=adultfilmdatabase.com}}</ref>

[[File:Tera Patrick.jpg|thumb|Patrick promoting her character in the video game ''[[Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood|Backyard Wrestling 2]]'' in 2004]]

In 2008, Patrick began hosting the [[Playboy TV]] erotic instructional show, ''[[School of Sex]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ainews.com/Archives/Story13874.phtml|title=Tera & Playboy's School of Sex|work=Adult Industry News|access-date=September 15, 2008|archive-date=September 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920105434/http://ainews.com/Archives/Story13874.phtml|url-status=usurped}}</ref> She was also the host for [[25th AVN Awards]] ceremony.<ref name=2008AVNHost>{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=David|title=Tera Patrick to Host 2008 AVN Awards Adult superstar shines for 25th anniversary show|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Tera-Patrick-to-Host-2008-AVN-Awards-51575.html|website=AVN.com|publisher=Adult Video News|access-date=August 29, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903125631/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Tera-Patrick-to-Host-2008-AVN-Awards-51575.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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.<ref name=TeraWebsite>{{cite web|last1=Patrick|first1=Tera|title=Biography|url=http://www.terapatrick.com/en/biography|access-date=August 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530044924/http://www.terapatrick.com/en/biography|archive-date=May 30, 2010}}</ref>

In January 2013, Patrick hosted the annual [[XBIZ Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Tera Patrick and Joslyn James on 'Inside the Industry' Wednesday|url=http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tera-Patrick-and-Joslyn-James-on-Inside-the-Industry-Wednesday-499395.html|website=AVN.com|publisher=Adult Video News|access-date=August 29, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903125636/http://business.avn.com/company-news/Tera-Patrick-and-Joslyn-James-on-Inside-the-Industry-Wednesday-499395.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Appearances===
* Patrick appeared and voiced herself in [[List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes|episode 63]] of ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' animated series, which first aired November 19, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerhelp.com/article_viewer.cfm?article_id=124200|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525033657/http://gamerhelp.com/article_viewer.cfm?article_id=124200|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2007|title=Playing with Tera Patrick|access-date=July 7, 2007|author=Long-Haired Offender|date=May 31, 2007|publisher=GamerHelp.com}}</ref>
* Her television appearances include ''[[Chelsea Lately]]'', ''[[Last Call with Carson Daly]]'', ''[[The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch]]'', [[MSNBC]], [[Fox News]], and [[Telemundo]].<ref name=TeraWebsite/>
* Patrick was on the cover of the July 2006 American edition of ''[[FHM]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://businesswire.com|title=Tera Patrick Graces FHM's July 2006 Cover|access-date=July 7, 2007|date=June 6, 2006|publisher=Business Wire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717212943/http://www.businesswire.com/|archive-date=July 17, 2006}} [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_June_5/ai_n16442135 Alt URL]</ref>
* Patrick was made into a playable character in the video game ''[[Backyard Wrestling 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/918/Backyard-Wrestling-2-Tera-Patrick-Interview/p1/|title=Backyard Wrestling 2: Tera Patrick Interview|access-date=July 7, 2007|author=TeamXBox Staff|date=October 7, 2004|publisher=TeamXBox.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703222913/http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/918/Backyard-Wrestling-2-Tera-Patrick-Interview/p1/|archive-date=July 3, 2007}}</ref>
* Patrick was also in the music video for "I Can't Move" by [[Everlast (musician)|Everlast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/07/31/tera-patrick-swallows-the-mainstream/|title=Tera Patrick Swallows The Mainstream|date=July 31, 2008|publisher=complex.com|access-date=September 28, 2008}}</ref>
* Patrick had a cameo role in the 2007 [[Will Ferrell]] comedy ''[[Blades of Glory]]''.<ref name=2008AVNHost/>
* She appeared with her then-husband, Evan Seinfeld (a.k.a. Spyder Jonez), on the [[E! Channel]]'s [[True Hollywood Story]] ''Rock Star Wives''.<ref name=2007THSRockWives>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title="E! True Hollywood Story" Rock Star Wives (2007)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1072092/combined|website=IMDb.com|publisher=Amazon|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
* Patrick hosted the 2007 [[Spike channel]] [[Guys Choice]] awards.<ref name=2008AVNHost/>
* In 2008, Patrick appeared as herself in four episodes of the [[WE tv|WE]] network's reality series ''[[Secret Lives of Women]]''.<ref name=2008SecretLives>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Secret Lives of Women (2005– ) TV Series|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0840942/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_12 |website=IMDb.com|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
* Patrick was involved in promotion for the 2008 video game ''[[Saints Row 2]]'', and also gave her own voice in its first [[episodic video game|episodic expansion pack]] ''[[Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed|Ultor Exposed]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/895/895228p1.html |title=Saints Row 2 and Tera Patrick Preview|last=Ahearn|first=Nate|date=July 30, 2008|website=IGN|access-date=June 30, 2008}}</ref><ref name="ign dlc">{{cite web|url=http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/967/967780p1.html|title=Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed|website=IGN|date=March 30, 2009|access-date=April 10, 2009|first=Eric|last=Brudvig|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402151620/http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/967/967780p1.html|archive-date=April 2, 2009}}</ref>
* In 2011, ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' magazine ranked her at #2 in their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://www.complex.com/girls/2011/09/the-top-50-hottest-asian-porn-stars-of-all-time/Tera-Patrick|title= The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time|access-date= August 2, 2013|author= Gabriel Alvarez|date= September 9, 2011|magazine= Complex|archive-date= January 7, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140107191142/http://www.complex.com/girls/2011/09/the-top-50-hottest-asian-porn-stars-of-all-time/tera-patrick|url-status= dead}}</ref> 
* In 2012, Patrick appeared in the tenth episode of season one of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''Girls of Sunset Place''.<ref name=2012Sunset>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Girls of Sunset Place: Season 1, Episode 10 Beauty and Burlesque (17 May 2012) TV Episode - Drama|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2392923/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6|website=IMDb.com|publisher=Amazon|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
* In 2014, Patrick appeared in two mainstream movie productions. In the [[Dave Foley]] and [[Andy Dick]] comedy ''[[Live Nude Girls]]'', she was cast along with fellow adult industry performers [[Bree Olsen]] and [[Asa Akira]].<ref name=2014LNGmovie>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Dan|title='Live Nude Girls' With Tera Patrick, Bree Olson to Premiere|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=182682&mi=all&q=Tera+Patrick|website=XBIZ.com|access-date=August 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021331/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=182682&mi=all&q=Tera+Patrick|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2014IMDB-LNG>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Live Nude Girls (2014) Comedy - 19 August 2014 (USA)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2946498/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2|website=IMDb.com|publisher=Amazon|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> Patrick also appears in the horror movie ''Angel of Darkness: The Legend of Lilith''<ref name=2014AoDmovie>{{cite web|last1=Gray|first1=Lila|title=Tera Patrick Stars in Mainstream Horror Flick 'Angel of Darkness'|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=178776&mi=all&q=Tera+Patrick|website=XBIZ.com|access-date=August 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021319/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=178776&mi=all&q=Tera+Patrick|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2014IMDbAoD>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Angel of Darkness: The Legend of Lilith (2014) 85 min - Horror|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3717864/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1|website=IMDb.com|publisher=Amazon|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
* In August 2014, Patrick announced hosting an hour-long weekly radio show on [[Vivid radio]] on the [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius/XM]] network.<ref name=2014AVNInterview>{{cite web|last1=Blocks|first1=Iris|title=Interview: Tera Patrick Goes On the Air with Vivid Radio|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Interview-Tera-Patrick-Goes-On-the-Air-with-Vivid-Radio-570799.html|website=AVN.com|publisher=Adult Video News|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
*  In May 2018, she appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as a model in artist [[Nika Nesgoda]]'s 2002 photographic series, ''Virgin'', portraying the [[Virgin Mary]] along with [[Stormy Daniels]] and other adult film actresses.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/longform/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-virgin-mary-porn-star/|title=The Story Behind This Photo of Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/time-looks-back-at-photo-series-of-porn-stars-as-virgin-mary-775367.html|title='Time' Looks Back at Photo Series of Porn Stars as Virgin Mary|first=Peter Warren|last=AVN|website=AVN}}</ref>

===Overseas career===
Tera Patrick starred in an [[Indonesia]]n mainstream horror film ''Rintihan Kuntilanak Perawan'' (''Moaning of Virgin Ghost''),<ref>[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/06/american-pornstar-shoot-indonesia.html "American pornstar to shoot in Indonesia"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113192312/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/10/06/american-pornstar-shoot-indonesia.html |date=November 13, 2010 }}. ''[[The Jakarta Post]]''. October 6, 2010</ref> which was presented countrywide from October 14, 2010, through November 16, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehobenk.com/rintihan-kuntilanak-perawan-film/|title=Rintihan Kuntilanak Perawan Film|date=22 October 2010|website=Tehobenk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029111550/http://www.tehobenk.com/rintihan-kuntilanak-perawan-film/|archive-date=29 October 2010}}</ref>

===Book===
Patrick's memoir, ''Sinner Takes All'',<ref name="Hammond"/> co-written by journalist and author [[Carrie Borzillo]], was published by Penguin imprint [[Gotham Books]] on January 5, 2010. The book chronicles Patrick's path to stardom, along with various other life experiences she had along the way. During the writing process, which she describes as "cathartic", Patrick discusses how she and her mother repaired their relationship, and how she addressed problems within her relationship with her former husband, Evan Seinfeld. Patrick commented, "I wanted the book to end happily. I knew there were problems with our marriage obviously, and the decision to leave him came about quite suddenly."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Tera%20Patrick%3A%20A%20Memoir%20of%20Love%20And%20Porn/|title= Tera Patrick: A Memoir of Love And Porn|publisher= [[SuicideGirls.com]]|date=January 5, 2010|access-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Evan Seinfeld, November 2006.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Patrick with then-husband Evan Seinfeld in 2006]]
After a three-year relationship, Patrick married musician and fellow porn actor [[Evan Seinfeld]] in a small ceremony in [[Las Vegas Valley|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/113295|title=Tera Patrick, Evan Seinfeld Split|last=Preston|first=Bob|date=September 30, 2009|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> Tera remains sole owner of her production company, TeraVision Inc.<ref>{{cite web|last1=DaBove|first1=Jon|title=MMD INTERVIEWS THE ICONIC TERA PATRICK|url=http://mensmagdaily.com/terapatrick/|publisher=Men's Mag Daily|access-date=October 14, 2014}}</ref>

Patrick gave birth to a girl on February 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiancemagazine.com/news/2012/03/08/tera-patrick-gives-birth-to-a-baby-girl|title=Tera Patrick gives birth to a baby girl|access-date=March 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311072215/http://www.asiancemagazine.com/news/2012/03/08/tera-patrick-gives-birth-to-a-baby-girl|archive-date=March 11, 2012}}</ref> The father is Hollywood special effects artist Tony Acosta, known for his work on ''[[300 (film)|300]]'', ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' and ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''.<ref name=2012Birth>{{cite web|last1=Staff|title=Tera Patrick Gives Birth to a Baby Girl|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Tera-Patrick-Gives-Birth-to-a-Baby-Girl-468029.html|website=AVN.com|publisher=Adult Video News|access-date=August 29, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511195044/http://business.avn.com/articles/technology/Tera-Patrick-Gives-Birth-to-a-Baby-Girl-468029.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Citation|last=Holly Randall Unfiltered|title=Tera Patrick|date=September 6, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eATACYAewtQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/eATACYAewtQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=December 13, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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==Awards and honors==
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* 2000 ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' February Pet of the Month
* 2000 [[Hot d'Or|Hot d'Or Award]] – Best American New Starlet<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4|title=Hot d'Or archives presse x, articles sur les Hot d'or|publisher=Hot-dor.fr|access-date=May 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316035017/http://hot-dor.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=2&Itemid=4|archive-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref>
* 2000 [[NightMoves Award]] – Best New Starlet (Editor's Choice)<ref name=NM>{{cite web|url=http://www.nightmovesonline.com/21st-annual-nightmoves-awards-show/past-winner-history/ |title=NightMoves Online – Past Winner History|access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref>
* 2001 [[AVN Award]] – Best New Starlet<ref>{{cite web|url=http://avnawards.avn.com/past/winners/2001 |title=AVN Past Winners |work=AVN |year=2001 |access-date=January 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000934/http://avnawards.avn.com/past/winners/2001 |archive-date=December 31, 2013 }}</ref>
* 2001 [[XRCO Award]] – Best New Starlet<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.avn.com/ng/query.cgi?act=detail&in=news&eid=7974|title=Complete List of XRCO Winners|access-date=August 16, 2015|author=Tod Hunter|date=April 6, 2001|magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419170522/http://www.avn.com/ng/query.cgi?act=detail&in=news&eid=7974|archive-date=April 19, 2001}}</ref>
* 2001 NightMoves Award – Best Actress/Female Performer (Fan's Choice)<ref name=NM/>
* 2001 Hot d'Or Award – American Best Actress<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* 2001 [[Fans of X-Rated Entertainment|FOXE Award]] – Vixen of the Year<ref>{{cite news|url=http://digitalod.com/avn/query/?eid=9215&for=news|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020215151952/http://digitalod.com/avn/query/?eid=9215&for=news|archive-date=15 February 2002|title=Kelly, Kerkove, Marcus, Others Win FOXE Awards|date=9 July 2001|website=AVN}}</ref>
* 2002 AVN Award – Best Tease Performance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avnawards.com/pastwinners.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021209090925/http://www.avnawards.com/pastwinners.shtml|archive-date=9 December 2002|website=AVN Awards|title=Past Winners: 2002}}</ref>
* 2002 [[Venus Award]] – Best Actress (USA)<ref>{{cite web|title=Venus Awards|url=http://www.venus-berlin.com/2002/de/presse/download/venus.award.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040830210316/http://www.venus-berlin.com/2002/de/presse/download/venus.award.pdf|archive-date=30 August 2004|website=Venus Berlin|date=2002}}</ref>
* 2002, 2004, 2005 FOXE Award – Female Fan Favourite<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adultvideonews.com/bone/by0802_03.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021222155548/http://www.adultvideonews.com/bone/by0802_03.html|archive-date=22 December 2002|title=Marcus, Stone, Patrick, Kelly and Lake Are FOXE Favorites|date=August 2002|website=Adult Video News|first=Wayne|last=Hentai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story6980.phtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052138/https://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story6980.phtml|archive-date=4 March 2016|date=22 June 2004|title=FOXE Awards & Seka Broast|website=Adult Industry News|first=Steve|last=Nelson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?cat=2&id=7467|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105093230/http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?cat=2&id=7467|archive-date=5 January 2013|title=F.O.X.E. 14: All Thrills, No Frills|website=XBIZ|first=Matt|last=O'Conner|date=15 February 2005}}</ref>
* 2006 FOXE "X" Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Tera Wins FOXE X|date=21 February 2006|url=https://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story10100.phtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114044456/https://www.ainews.com/Archives/Story10100.phtml|archive-date=14 January 2019|website=Adult Industry News}}</ref>
* 2007 [[Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Award|FAME Award]] – Favourite Female Starlet<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://avn.com/performer/articles/2609.html|title=2007 F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced|access-date=June 24, 2007|first=Peter|last=Warren|date=June 23, 2007|magazine=[[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416091430/http://avn.com/performer/articles/2609.html|archive-date=April 16, 2008}}</ref>
* 2007 [[Adam Film World|Adam Film World Guide Award]] – Crossover Female Performer Of The Year<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://business.avn.com/articles/video/i-Adam-Film-World-i-Announces-Annual-Award-Winners-30580.html|title= Adam Film World Announces Annual Award Winners|access-date= October 11, 2013|author= Nelson X|date= March 29, 2007|magazine= [[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|archive-date= July 7, 2012|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707022059/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/i-Adam-Film-World-i-Announces-Annual-Award-Winners-30580.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* 2007 [[Eroticline Award]] – Successful Performing Businesswoman of the Year (USA)<ref name="2007 Venus Award Winners Announced">{{cite web|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Venus-Award-Winners-Announced-28262.html|title=Venus Award Winners Announced|date=October 24, 2007|access-date=January 31, 2014|archive-date=December 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209073724/http://business.avn.com/articles/video/Venus-Award-Winners-Announced-28262.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2007 NightMoves Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nightmovesusa.com/awards-show/past-winner-history.html|title=Past Winner History|publisher=Nightmovesusa.com|access-date=January 14, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722133601/http://www.nightmovesusa.com/awards-show/past-winner-history.html|archive-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref>
* 2007 [[Adultcon]] Top 20 Adult Actresses<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=88264 |title=Adultcon Names Top 20 Adult Actresses Honor Roll |work=XBIZ |accessdate=December 14, 2014 |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101032809/http://www.xbiz.com/news/news_piece.php?id=88264 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2008 FAME Award – Favourite Female Starlet<ref>{{cite magazine|url= http://avn.com/performer/articles/30630.html|title= 2008 F.A.M.E. Winners Announced at Erotica LA|access-date= August 6, 2008|author= David Sullivan|date= July 6, 2008|magazine= [[AVN (magazine)|AVN]]|archive-date= June 9, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080609122543/http://avn.com/performer/articles/30630.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* 2009 [[List of members of the AVN Hall of Fame|AVN Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards |publisher=AVNAwards.com |url=http://avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdf |date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=November 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203003734/http://www.avnawards.com/pdf/2009_AVN_NOMINATIONS_11_25_08.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2008 }}</ref>
* 2009 FAME Award – Favourite Female Starlet<ref name=fame>{{cite magazine|title=F.A.M.E. Award Winners Announced|magazine=AVN|url=http://business.avn.com/articles/35575.html|date=September 13, 2009|access-date=August 4, 2009|archive-date=June 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617052722/http://business.avn.com/articles/35575.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2009 FAME Award – Favourite Star Website<ref name=fame/>
* 2009 [[XBIZ Award]] – Crossover Star of the Year<ref name=xbizwinners>[http://www.xbizawards.com/winners.php XBIZ Award Winners], ''[[XBIZ]]'', February 2011</ref>
* 2009 XBIZ Award – [[Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection|ASACP Service Recognition Award]]<ref name=xbizwinners />
* 2010 XFANZ Award – Superstar Honors<ref>https://www.xbiz.com/news/121657/xfanz-awards-2010-winners-announced</ref>
* 2013 [[Fanny Award]] – Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite news|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/winners-announced-at-inaugural-fannys-ceremony-513923.html|title=Winners Announced at Inaugural Fannys Ceremony|website=AVN|date=22 April 2013|first=Peter|last=Warren}}</ref>
* 2014 [[XRCO Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.xbiz.com/news/174997|title= XRCO Announces 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees|access-date=February 25, 2014|author= John Sanford|date=February 18, 2014|publisher= [[XBIZ]]}}</ref>
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