Born in Montana, July 25, 1976, Tera got her exotic looks from her Thai mom and English dad. They moved to San Francisco right after she was born. Mom split for Thailand, so Tera grew up in the city with just her dad. Before she dove headfirst into adult work, she spent five years modeling for Ford—snagged at thirteen. She quit at eighteen, went back to school, earned a microbiology degree, worked as a nurse, yet still couldn’t shake that itch for nude modeling. Pretty soon she was popping up in every men’s mag. By 1999 the itch had turned into a full-blown hunger. She dipped her toes in a few B&D flicks, then jumped straight into mainstream porn, climbing fast. First taste was Andrew Blake’s soft-core tease Aroused; the first real boy/girl was Fire & Ice. Standing five-nine with that 36DD-24-34 body, she served pure curves. Directors and fans couldn’t get enough—suddenly she was the hottest name on every shortlist. She took the Hot d’Or at Cannes as Best New American Starlet and racked up more trophies than most ever dream of: AVN Best New Starlet, XRCO Fan Favorite, Best American Actress—she owns the damn shelf.
Born in Montana, July 25, 1976, Tera got her exotic looks from her Thai mom and English dad. They moved to San Francisco right after she was born. Mom split for Thailand, so Tera grew up in the city with just her dad. Before she dove headfirst into adult work, she spent five years modeling for Ford—snagged at thirteen. She quit at eighteen, went back to school, earned a microbiology degree, worked as a nurse, yet still couldn’t shake that itch for nude modeling. Pretty soon she was popping up in every men’s mag. By 1999 the itch had turned into a full-blown hunger. She dipped her toes in a few B&D flicks, then jumped straight into mainstream porn, climbing fast. First taste was Andrew Blake’s soft-core tease Aroused; the first real boy/girl was Fire & Ice. Standing five-nine with that 36DD-24-34 body, she served pure curves. Directors and fans couldn’t get enough—suddenly she was the hottest name on every shortlist. She took the Hot d’Or at Cannes as Best New American Starlet and racked up more trophies than most ever dream of: AVN Best New Starlet, XRCO Fan Favorite, Best American Actress—she owns the damn shelf.