Tara Heart
Also known as: Tera Heart - Tera Hart - Lynn Bates - Tina Ames 
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Tera Heart, born Lynn Bates on September 13, 1968, in Illinois, emerged as a prominent adult film star in the 1990s, known for her voluptuous figure and captivating performances. Raised in a middle-class family with little documented early life, she entered the adult industry in 1990 at age 22, debuting in Backpackers 2, per IMDb and Babepedia. Using aliases like Tara Hart and Tera Heart, she starred in over 100 films for studios like VCA, Wicked Pictures, Vivid, Gourmet Video Collection, Filmco Releasing, and Leisure Time Entertainment, with notable titles including Twisted (1991), Western Nights (1994, nominated for six AVN Awards), and Sterling Assets (1998). Renowned for her specialization in anal and lesbian scenes, she took a brief hiatus in the early 1990s but returned in 1994, continuing until her retirement in 1999, per IMDb. She co-hosted the 1995 AVN Awards with Dyanna Lauren and Steven St. Croix and modeled for adult magazines, per Babepedia.
Fans lauded her as “one of the most beautiful women in porn,” praising her “sultry curves” in Western Nights (2023 comment: “Tera’s a 90s goddess,” user: vintagevibe99). A 2024 X post called her “a legend whose Twisted scenes are unforgettable” (@RetroPornFan). Wikiporno (2009) noted her “busty, shapely allure and fearless anal performances.” The Rialto Report described her as “a 90s icon with a magnetic presence,” cementing her legacy in adult cinema.
Physically, she stood at 5’6”, with brunette hair, brown eyes, and a natural 36D-24-36 figure, with no tattoos or piercings noted, per IAFD. She was married twice, including to adult industry figure John Gray, formerly married to Dyanna Lauren, and had children, settling in Tampa, Florida, per IMDb. No major awards were won, and her net worth is not reliably estimated. As of July 19, 2025, Tera, now 56, lives privately with no active social media presence, and her films remain celebrated in vintage adult communities for their intensity and beauty.
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 | Tera Heart nude from Digitaldesire and Wicked at theNude.com | 2025-02-28 | ⚠ |
 | Tera Heart - .:: VintageBB ::. | 2024-09-11 | ⚠ |
 | Pornostar Tera HEART @ Pornstarsexmagazines.Com | 2023-07-29 | ⚠ |
 | Tera Heart - Boobpedia - Encyclopedia of big boobs | 2022-10-25 | ⚠ |
