Seka
Encyclopedia
Seka is an American pornographic actress
who appeared in many pornographic
films during the late 1970s and the 1980s.
. She attended high school in Hopewell, where, as a teenager, she won a number of beauty pageants, including "Miss Hopewell High School" and "Miss Southside Virginia." Under the influence of Ken Yontz, her second-husband-to-be, she ran several adult bookstores in the 1970s, until they moved to Las Vegas
. While there, she did her first nude layout before eventually returning to Virginia. The layout brought an offer to shoot her first short film of pornography in Baltimore
while she was still a teenager. Patton and Ken Yontz subsequently moved to Los Angeles
, where she devoted herself to the pursuit of her career in porn, initially using the name
"Sweet Alice", as well as "Linda Grasser."
She eventually adopted the screen name Seka, after a female blackjack dealer in Vegas she knew. She went on to star in more than 200 adult videos with "a break" in 1982, when, she stopped shooting sex movies, claiming "they wouldn't pay her what she wanted," and turned to stripping
and nude modeling
while also running her own fan club
. Subsequently, she also admitted that the HIV
epidemic in the mid-1980s contributed to her decision to avoid the hardcore sex scene ("That's why I don't make movies any more...I like to live"). By the early '90s, she had returned to the porn industry to perform in a few final movies, her last being American Garter.
Jamie Gillis
, who performed with Seka numerous times, believed that she was "a bit above porn" describing her as a "white trash queen." Of her fellow performers, Seka lists her favorite male screen partners as John C. Holmes
, Mike Ranger, Paul Thomas and Jamie Gillis
. In terms of female screen partners, she rates her favorites as Veronica Hart
, Aunt Peg, Kay Parker
and Candida Royalle
.
In 2005, Seka moved from Chicago
to Kansas City
, operating her fan club through her own website. In February 2007, she gave an interview with the Kansas City-based alternative weekly newspaper The Pitch, where she stated she had just shot her first hardcore scene in nearly 15 years, available as on-line pay per view.
Seka is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame, and the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame.
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
who appeared in many pornographic
Pornographic movie
Pornographic films are motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer, often featuring depictions of sexual activity. They are sold and rented out on DVD, shown through Internet and special channels and pay-per-view on cable and satellite, and in adult...
films during the late 1970s and the 1980s.
Career
Dorothea H. Patton was born and raised in Radford, VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. She attended high school in Hopewell, where, as a teenager, she won a number of beauty pageants, including "Miss Hopewell High School" and "Miss Southside Virginia." Under the influence of Ken Yontz, her second-husband-to-be, she ran several adult bookstores in the 1970s, until they moved to Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. While there, she did her first nude layout before eventually returning to Virginia. The layout brought an offer to shoot her first short film of pornography in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
while she was still a teenager. Patton and Ken Yontz subsequently moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, where she devoted herself to the pursuit of her career in porn, initially using the name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
"Sweet Alice", as well as "Linda Grasser."
She eventually adopted the screen name Seka, after a female blackjack dealer in Vegas she knew. She went on to star in more than 200 adult videos with "a break" in 1982, when, she stopped shooting sex movies, claiming "they wouldn't pay her what she wanted," and turned to stripping
Striptease
A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner...
and nude modeling
Fetish model
A fetish model is a model who models fetish clothing or devices that augment his or her body in a fetish manner or in fetishistic situations, though he or she may not work exclusively in that form of modeling....
while also running her own fan club
Fan club
A fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well-known person, group, idea or sometimes even an inanimate object . Most fan clubs are run by fans who devote considerable time and resources to supporting them. There are also "official" fan clubs that are run by someone associated with the person...
. Subsequently, she also admitted that the HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
epidemic in the mid-1980s contributed to her decision to avoid the hardcore sex scene ("That's why I don't make movies any more...I like to live"). By the early '90s, she had returned to the porn industry to perform in a few final movies, her last being American Garter.
Jamie Gillis
Jamie Gillis
Jamie Gillis was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame....
, who performed with Seka numerous times, believed that she was "a bit above porn" describing her as a "white trash queen." Of her fellow performers, Seka lists her favorite male screen partners as John C. Holmes
John Holmes (pornographic actor)
John Curtis Holmes better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd , was one of the most prolific male porn stars of all time, appearing in about 2,500 adult loops, stag films, and pornographic feature movies in the 1970s and 1980s...
, Mike Ranger, Paul Thomas and Jamie Gillis
Jamie Gillis
Jamie Gillis was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame....
. In terms of female screen partners, she rates her favorites as Veronica Hart
Veronica Hart
Jane Esther Hamilton is an American former pornographic actress and current porn director who performed under the name Veronica Hart during the 1980s. She is sometimes credited as Jane Esther Hamilton, Jane Hamilton, V. Hart, Veronica Heart, Victoria Holt, Kathryn Stanleigh, Randee Styles or just...
, Aunt Peg, Kay Parker
Kay Parker
Kay Parker is a New Age author and former pornographic actress, best known for her depictions of incest scenes in the Taboo series.-Career:...
and Candida Royalle
Candida Royalle
Candida Royalle is an American producer and director of couples-oriented pornography and a former pornographic actress. She is member of the XRCO and the AVN Halls of Fame....
.
Retirement
In 1997, Seka hosted a radio talk show in Chicago called Let's Talk About Sex on Saturday Nights from 10pm-2am on 97.9FM, The Loop; she did the show for about three years. Five years later, she was the focus of the documentary film Desperately Seeking Seka. The premise finds Swedish filmmakers Christian Hallman and Magnus Paulsson on a quest to find the porn legend and ask for an interview. Since its completion, the film toured the international film festival circuit and became available on DVD.In 2005, Seka moved from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
to Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, operating her fan club through her own website. In February 2007, she gave an interview with the Kansas City-based alternative weekly newspaper The Pitch, where she stated she had just shot her first hardcore scene in nearly 15 years, available as on-line pay per view.
Seka is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame, and the X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame.
Cultural references
- In the online comic AchewoodAchewoodAchewood is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court. Another address used in the strip is 11...
the "thoroughly depressed" character Roast Beef ponders what his last memory of life will be before he dies. He then remembers his childhood friend Ray asking him, "Dude! Have you heard of Seka?"
Partial filmography
- Teenage Desires (1978) (footage from 1974)
- Rocking With Seka (1980)
- Inside Seka (1980)
- Exhausted: John C. Holmes, the Real Story (1981)
- Blond Heat (1985) (opposite John Leslie)
- Careful, He May Be Watching (1987)
- American Garter (1993)
- Desperately Seeking Seka (2002)
- The Seduction Of Cindy1980
Interviews
- Chiller Theatre by John Shercock
- FullOnClothing.com