The inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands, although they are considered Americans, but rarely conquer the Hollywood peaks. But the famous and very beautiful actress Tia Carrere was an exception to this rule. Over her very long career, which began in the mid-80s and continues to this day, she tried herself in the role of actress, singer, model, and also took up the voice acting of cult cartoons. Let's get to know her personality more closely and recall all the works with the participation of the artist.
early years
To begin with, Tia Carrere actually has a completely different name - Altea Janero. That is the name of the actress on the passport, but, you see, her stage name is much more melodic and better remembered.
She was born in the capital of the Hawaiian Islands (Honolulu) on January 2, 1967. From the age of 11 she attended music school and showed excellent singing abilities. But a key role in becoming her as a Hollywood star played ... a trip to the store! It was there that she met the parents of a local producer. Subsequently, he gave her a role in the film "The Zombie Nightmare", which, alas, was not successful. However, this gave an impetus to move to Los Angeles. There, Tia Carrere worked for several years as a model and soon began to receive her first roles.
The end of the 80s and the beginning of a new decade
Between 1985 and 1987 Tia Carrere took part in the filming of the series "Central Hospital", which at that time had very high ratings. At the same time, she received an offer to work in another television show - “Team A”, she appeared in one of his episodes, but could not continue, as she preferred her first project.
In 1992, the film was released, which we now call the classics of the 90s - "Wayne's World". In it, Tia played the role of rock singer Cassandra. It is worth emphasizing that all the songs that her heroine sang, the actress performed on her own. She also starred in the second part of this picture. By the way, for the sake of filming Wayne’s World, Carrera declined the offer of the Rescue Malibu producers.
At the peak of fame
In the same 1992, Tia Carrere was included in the list of 50 most beautiful people in the world according to People magazine. After that, she is offered numerous roles, but of them she selects only the most interesting. In 1994, the actress plays a terrorist and an insidious seducer in the comedy action movie "True Lies." On the set, she collaborates with the cinema guru - Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, and the director of the picture is James Cameron himself.
Further films with Tia Carrere - "Immortals", where she also got a negative role, and "Lawlessness in high school", where the actress played the role of secretary.
A new era of creativity
After participating in such high-profile films, Tia Carrere began acting in less popular films. Among them can be called "Dog People", "Wandering Bullet", "Roof of the World" and others. A new wave of popularity swept the actress in 1999, when the television series "Hunters of Antiquities" was released, where Tia played Sidney Fox - so to speak, modern Indiana Jones. The project was successful for the time being, and by 2002 began to lose its ratings, after which it was closed. But for many, acquaintance with such a wonderful actress happened precisely thanks to this action series. She did an excellent job with the role and fell in love with millions of viewers across the globe.
other hobbies
We must not lose sight of the fact that Tia Carrere voiced Nani - Lilo's sister from the animated film "Lilo and Stitch". Her voice was also spoken by the characters of such cartoons as "Johnny Bravo", "Scooby Doo" and "American Dragon: Jake Long."
The singles that the actress-singer recorded throughout her career in Hollywood did not escape the fans. In 1993, she released a release called Dream, it became platinum in the Philippines.
In 2003, photos of Tia Carrere became the property of Playboy magazine. She first appeared naked and instantly became the object of desire of millions of the stronger sex.
Movie list
The filmography of Tia Carrere is very extensive. She has accounted for about a hundred works in films and TV shows, as well as voice acting for cartoons. Well, let's list the ones we remember the most:
- "Air Wolf" - 1985.
- "Central Hospital" - 1985-1987.
- "Team A" - 1986.
- "Service Life" - 1987.
- "Secret Agent McGyver" - 1986-1988.
- "Friday the 13th" - 1990.
- "Married ... with children" - 1990.
- "Disassembly in little Tokyo" - 1991.
- "Wayne's World" - 1992.
- "Tales from the Crypt" - 1992.
- "Wayne's World 2" - 1993.
- "True lie" - 1994.
- Immortals - 1995.
- Wandering Bullet - 1996.
- "Mayhem in high school" - 1996.
- "Roof of the World" - 1997.
- "Dog People" - 1998.
- "The wife of my teacher" - 1999.
- "Hunters of Antiquities" - 1999-2002.
- "Lilo and Stitch" - 2002 (voice acting).
- "Scooby Doo - 2005 (voice acting).
- "Lonely Hearts" - 2006.
- "Parts of the body" - 2007.
- "Dark Honeymoon" - 2008.
- Miami Crime Scene - 2009.
- "Warehouse 13" - 2010.
- "Disassembly in Manila" - 2015.
Personal life
In 1992, a young and promising actress married Italian director Eli Samahu. She also starred in several films of his production, but they were not successful even in Italy. The couple broke up in 2000, and two years later, Tia Carrere goes down the aisle for the second time - for journalist Simon Wakelin. In 2005, the actress gave birth to a daughter from him, who was named Bianca, and five years later the couple divorced.