Biography of Linda Shapiro (a.k.a.: Tera Patrick)

Linda Ann Hopkins Shapiro , known professionally as Tera Patrick, is an American pornographic actress.

Modeling years
Patrick was discovered in San Francisco by a talent scout for the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency, and at the age of 13 she was the first teenage full time model. She moved to New York City shortly thereafter and her career as a runway and catalog model began. At 18, she left the world of modeling and enrolled at Boise State University. She later transferred to University of California, Santa Barbara, where for financial reasons she began modeling again.

Pornography career
In the late-1990s, Patrick transitioned from modeling to appearing in nude and soft-core features. In 2000, she made the move to hard-core porn in Andrew Blake's Aroused. She also appeared in bondage and foot fetish films around that time using the pseudonym Brooke Thomas.

Publications
She 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, a popular men's magazine which subtitles itself, "The Home of Porn's Hottest Stars." Since she has signed the contract with Genesis, Patrick has graced the cover of several issues of the publication.

Future plans
Today, she hosts the popular webcast The Tera Patrick Show and she is active in the adult film community, raising money for both the Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M Healthcare.

In an interview with the Adult Film Database in February 2007, Patrick stated she will only continue to work in front of the camera for two more years, but plans on releasing her starring adult titles over the next decade. The March 2007 DVD release, 'inTERActive' set the record as the fastest selling Hustler release ever.

In 2008, Patrick began hosting the Playboy TV erotic instructional show, School Of Sex.