StatsBirth Name: Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo Age: 46, born 2 January 1967 Country of origin:  United States Height: 5' 8" Ethnicity: Mixed Relationship Status: Married Partner: Simon Wakelin
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Tia Carrere was born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the eldest of three sisters and two half-sisters. While attending Sacred Hearts Academy school for girls, Tia was discovered in a Waikiki grocery store and landed the female lead in the indie movie, Aloha Summer (1988). Although her passion has always been singing (grandmother Rae took Tia to her first singing lesson at age ten), Tia would continue her ascent in the acting world with a regular stint on "General Hosp
Tia Carrere was born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the eldest of three sisters and two half-sisters. While attending Sacred Hearts Academy school for girls, Tia was discovered in a Waikiki grocery store and landed the female lead in the indie movie, Aloha Summer (1988). Although her passion has always been singing (grandmother Rae took Tia to her first singing lesson at age ten), Tia would continue her ascent in the acting world with a regular stint on "General Hospital" (1963) as "Jade Soong" and a string of co-starring roles on "MacGyver" (1985), "A través del tiempo" (1989) and "Misterio para tres" (1987), among others. It wasn't until her breakthrough role as "Cassandra Wong" in the "Wayne's World" films that Tia was able to showcase, both, her singing and acting chops. "Wayne's World" was a worldwide phenom and set the stage for her villainous "Juno Skinner" in Mentiras arriesgadas (1994), opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, computer whiz "Jingo Asakuma" in Sol naciente (1993), opposite Sean Connery, and her own series lead of "Sydney Fox" on "Cazatesoros" (1999). Other current TV work has included appearing on the 2007 season premiere of "Nip/Tuck, a golpe de bisturí" (2003), on Kelsey Grammer's "Back to You" (2007), and recurring as "Cha Cha" on HBO's "Larry David" (2000). Recently, Tia returned to her Hawaiian roots with her voice work on Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" films and series as well as her Grammy-nominated CD "hawaiiana".
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 ƒιℓιριησ вℓσσ∂ ... (19 person items)"Tia was born in Hawaii to a Filipina mother and American father. She’s appeared in films like True Lies and Rising Sun. Tia actually dreamed of becoming a singer before she became an actress, having once joined Star Search as a teen in 1985. Although she was eliminated, Tia pursued a career in singing later on. Her Hawaiian album ‘Ikena won a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Contemporary Hawaiian Album. "
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