Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere
Carrere at the 8th Annual "Fashion For The Cure" event in September 2009
Born
Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo

(1967-01-02) January 2, 1967 (age 57)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active1984–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1992; div. 2000)
  • Simon Wakelin
    (m. 2002; div. 2010)
Children1
Musical career
GenresHawaiian
InstrumentVocals
Years active1992–present
LabelsDaniel Ho Creations
Websitetiacarrere.com

Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo[1] (born January 2, 1967),[2] known professionally as Tia Carrere (/kəˈrɛər/), is an American actress and singer who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Carrere played Cassandra Wong in the feature films Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2; Juno Skinner in True Lies; Nani Pelekai in the Lilo & Stitch films and TV series; Queen Tyr'ahnee in Duck Dodgers; Richard Lewis's girlfriend, Cha Cha, in Curb Your Enthusiasm; and starred as Sydney Fox in the television series Relic Hunter, as well as Lady Danger opposite RuPaul in Netflix's AJ and the Queen. Carrere also appeared as a contestant in the second season of Dancing with the Stars and the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice. In addition to acting, Carrere has won two Grammy Awards for her music.

  1. ^ "Tia Carrere". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019". United Press International. January 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019. actor Tia Carrere in 1967 (age 52)