Tera Patrick is an American adult film actress and glamour model. She featured as ‘Penthouse Pet of the Month’ in February 2000. She became the runner-up of the ‘Penthouse Pet of the Year’ in 2002. Patrick began her modeling career at the age of 14 when she was spotted by the 'Morning Sun' and moved to Tokyo. She returned to the US at the age of 16 and studied microbiology. Patrick rejected a job offer to work as a nurse and chose modeling as a career instead. Thereafter, she appeared on several popular men’s magazines. In 1999, she made her debut in the adult film industry with Bondage and Domination tapes but soon forayed into mainstream adult films. Patrick soon rose to the top position with her beautiful body. She grabbed the second position in Complex magazine’s 2011 ranking of top adult film stars. Tera Patrick stopped appearing in adult movies in 2008, but continues to remain active in the industry through her various business interests.