Tia Carrere
Tia Carrere
Althea Rae Janairo, known professionally as Tia Carrere, is an American actress, model, voice actor, and singer who obtained her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth2 January 1967
CityHonolulu, HI
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful doors brain
Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.
people arms want
People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests.
people needs agents
As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people who are setting up those shows. You don't need your agent to be doing the same.
people young trusted
I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.
personality age firsts
When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette.
nice garden land
I'm waxed clean - hairless as the day as I was born. But don't say 'Tia has no pubic hair.' That's so clinical. Use a nice euphemism. Say 'She's mowed her secret garden' or 'She's cleared the way to the Promised Land.' Because that's what it is, right?
chinese hawaii filipino
I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.
firsts hollywood closed-minded
When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.
rocks rock-n-roll chicks
I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.
attention admiration
I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.
smart play roles
I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a bowl that belonged to the Buddha. They tailored the role to me: I wanted to be smart, funny, and to kick some ass.
grass blanket i-can
I can't sit on grass without a blanket.
wanted
I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.
acting kind grades
I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.