Tia Carrere Biography

Tia Carrere (Althea Rae Janairo) is an American actress and musician who obtained her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Tia acted as co-host for the pre-Grammy Awards telecast online event alongside Wayne Brady in 2009. She also won a Grammy Award in 2009 for her third album ‘Ikena. The album was also produced by Ho, and was a finalist at the 2010 for He Nani .

Tia won another Grammy Award (Best Hawaiian Music Album) for her album Huana Ke Aloha in 2011.

Tia Carrere Age | How Old Is Tia Carrere?

Althea Rae Janairo was born on 2 January, 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. She is 52 years old as of 2019.

Tia Carrere Family

Tia was born to Audrey Duhinio Janairo, a computer supervisor, and Alexander Janairo, a banker.

Tia Carrere Sister

Tia has a sister, Saundra Janairo.

Tia Carrere Husband | Tia Carrere Daughter | Tia Carrere Child | Tia Carrere Bianca Wakelin

In 1992, She married film producer Elie Samaha, the couple later divorced in February 2000. Carrere married photojournalist Simon Wakelin on November 30, 2002 and they together have a daughter, Bianca Wakelin. She then filed for divorce in person at Los Angeles County Superior Court on April 2, 2010. According to the court documents, Carrere cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce and also asked for sole physical custody of their daughter. The divorce was finalized in August 2010 and the two reportedly shared custody of their daughter.

Actress Tia Carrere

She attended Sacred Hearts Academy which is an all-girls school. As a child, she longed to be a singer. At the age of 17, though she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search, Tia was spotted by a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was also cast in the movie Aloha Summer, which he then produced and had a cameo.

Following her success, Tia returned to Los Angeles, and after working several months as a model,she landed her first role in the American television series Airwolf in early 1985. She made her first major breakthrough in the daytime soap opera General Hospital. From 1985 to 1987, she played the role of Jade Soong Chung. She then made a guest appearance on Tour of Duty and The A-Team, which was then supposed to lead to her joining the cast; her General Hospital obligations, however, prevented her from joining the team and her character dropped after one episode.

Tia Carrere Relic Hunter

Tia starred as archeology professor Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter from 1999 to 2002. It is a syndicated action-adventure series strongly reminiscent of the Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider films and video games. The series lasted for a total of three contracted television seasons.

Tia Carrere True Lies

Tia plays Juno Skinner in the American action comedy film True Lies. She stars alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston.

Tia Carrere Wayne’s World

Tia cast as Cassandra, a rock singer and love interest of Mike Myers’s character, Wayne Campbell, in Wayne’s World (1992). She reprised the role the next year in Wayne’s World 2. Being a trained singer, she performed all of her own songs in the first film, and the Wayne’s World soundtrack features her vocals. Tia turned down a role in Baywatch to audition for Wayne’s World. People named her to its annual “50 most beautiful people” list in 1992.

Tia Carrere Lilo and Stitch

Tia provided the voice of Lilo’s sister Nani in the animated film Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its spinoffs.

Tia Carrere Blue Bloods

Tia plays Chao Lin in the American police procedural fictional drama series Blue Bloods. Chao is the main villainess from “The Enemy of My Enemy,” episode 8.03. She is also a notorious human trafficker who had been selling girls as young as the age of 13 as sex slaves.

Tia Carrere Music

Dream (1993)Hawaiiana (2007)‘Ikena (with Daniel Ho, 2008)He Nani (with Daniel Ho, 2009)Huana Ke Aloha (2010)

Tia Carrere Net Worth

The American actress has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Tia Carrere Nationality

The General Hospital is American by birth.

Tia Carrere Height

Tia stands at a height of 1.73 m.

Tia Carrere Measurements

Hip Size 34 inNeck Size 9.2Shoe Size 10Weight in KG 59 kg

Tia Carrere Ethnicity | Tia Carrere Origine

According to her, she is of Chinese, Filipino and Spanish ancestry.

Tia Carrere Death

Tia is alive and is going on with her career in music and acting.

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Tia Carrere Movies and TV Shows

Tia Carrere Movies | Tia Carrere Movies List | Tia Carrere Film

Year

Title

Role

1987

Zombie Nightmare

Amy

1988

Aloha Summer

Lani

1989

Fine Gold

Stella

1990

Enemy

Mai Chang

1991

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Minako Okeya

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Kimiko

1992

Wayne’s World

Cassandra

Little Sister

Adrienne

1993

Rising Sun

Jingo Asakuma

Quick

Janet Sakamoto

Treacherous

Dr. Jessica Jamison

Wayne’s World 2

Cassandra Wong

1994

True Lies

Juno Skinner

1995

Jury Duty

Monica

The Immortals

Gina Walker

Hostile Intentions

Nora

1996

Hollow Point

Diane Norwood

High School High

Victoria Chapell

Natural Enemy

Christina

1997

Kull the Conqueror

Akivasha

Top of the World

Rebecca Mercer

1998

Scar City

Candy

20 Dates

Herself (uncredited)

1999

My Teacher’s Wife

Vicky Mueller

Five Aces

Karen Haggerty

If…Dog…Rabbit

2000

Merlin: The Return

Dr. Joan Maxwell

2002

Lilo & Stitch

Nani Pelekai (voice role)

Meet Prince Charming

Samantha Feld

2003

Stitch! The Movie

Nani Pelekai (voice role)

2005

Aloha, Scooby-Doo!

Snookie (voice role)

Back in the Day

Loot

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Nani Pelekai (voice role)

2006

Leroy & Stitch

Nani Pelekai (voice role)

2008

Dark Honeymoon

Miranda

2009

Wild Cherry

Ms. Haumea

2010

Hard Breakers

Jodie

2011

You May Not Kiss the Bride

Lani

2012

Collision Course

Kate Parks

2013

Final Recourse

Michelle Gaines

2014

Gunshot Straight

Leanne

2015

Pirates Code: The Adventures of Mickey Matson

Kelly

Behind Palm Swings

Cherry Bomb

Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest

Jezebel Jade (voice role)

2016

Business Unusual

Ella

Showdown in Manila

Mrs. Wells

The Girl

Mother

2017

Palm Swings

Ms. Cherry Bomb

2018

The Legend of Hallowaiian

Nana (voice role)

TBR

Felo De Se

Kirsty

Tia Carrere TV Shows

Year

Title

Role

1985

Cover Up

Philippines Contestant

Covenant

Girl at Golden Calf

Airwolf

Kiki Tinabi

1985-1986

General Hospital

Jade Soong

1986

The A-Team

Tia

MacGyver

Lisa Chan

1987-1988

The New Hollywood Squares

Herself (Panelist)

1987

Tour of Duty

Lang

1988

Noble House

Venus Poon

MacGyver

Tiu

1989

The Road Raiders

Cyanne

Anything But Love

Cey

1990

Friday the 13th: The Series

Michiko Tanaka

Quantum Leap

Chu-Hoi

Married…with Children

Piper Bauman

1991

Intimate Stranger

Mina

1992

Tales from the Crypt

Scarlett

1995

Nothing But the Truth

Simone Gideon

1995-1996

Murder One

Beverly Nichols

1996

Desert Breeze

unknown role

1997

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Mija (voice role)

1998

Dogboys

District Attorney Jennifer Dern

Veronica’s Closet

Kim

Hercules

Marigold (voice role)

1999

The Night of the Headless Horseman

Katrina Van Tassel (voice role)

1999-2002

Relic Hunter

Sydney Fox

2000-2001

Hollywood Squares

Herself (Panelist)

2001

The Test

Herself (Panelist)

2003-2005

Duck Dodgers

Queen Tyr’ahnee – The Martian Queen (voice role)

2003-2006

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Nani Pelekai (voice role)

2004

Johnny Bravo

Herself/additional voices (voice role)

Megas XLR

Darklos (voice role)

Torn Apart

Vicki Westin

2005

Supernova

Lisa Delgado

American Dragon: Jake Long

Yan Yan (voice role)

2006

The O.C.

Dean Torres

Dancing with the Stars

Herself (contestant)

2007

Back to You

Maggie

Nip/Tuck

Mistress Dark Pain

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Cha Cha

2008

Untitled Liz Meriwether Project

Paula Poland

2009

CSI: Miami

Jacqueline Parsons

2010

Warehouse 13

Agent Katie Logan

Iron Chef America: The Series

Herself (Guest Judge)

2011

True Justice

Lisa Clayton

Combat Hospital

Jessica Draycott

2011-2013

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Judy Reeves (voice role)

2012

In Plain Sight

Lia Hernandez

The Apprentice

Herself (Contestant)

2013

The Birthday Boys

Herself

2014

Asteroid vs Earth

Marissa Knox

Uncle Grandpa

Island Girl (voice role)

2015

Hawaii Five-0

Makana Kalakauna

2016

Family Guy

Hawaiian Woman (voice role)

2017

Mickey and the Roadster Racers

Auntie Olina (voice role)

Blue Bloods

Chow Lin

2018

Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters

Officer Santos/Mechanica (voice role)

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