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3 | Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere, is an American actress, voice actress, singer and model who obtained her first big break as a regular on the daytime SoapOpera ''Series/GeneralHospital'' in 1985 as Jade Soong. |
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5 | She's most famous for playing Cassandra in ''Film/WaynesWorld'' and its sequel, and as [[AdventurerArchaeologist Sydney Fox]] in ''Series/RelicHunter''. |
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7 | As a voice actress, she's known for being the voice of Nani Pelekai in [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney's]] ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch franchise]] and as The Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee in ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers''. |
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9 | She is of Chinese, Filipino, and Spanish descent. She married photojournalist Simon Wakelin in 2002, with whom she had a daughter, Bianca, born in September 2005. The couple divorced in 2010, both sharing custody of their daughter. |
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11 | !!Selected Filmography |
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13 | [[foldercontrol]] |
14 | |
15 | [[folder:Live-Action Films]] |
16 | |
17 | * ''Film/ZombieNightmare'' (1987) as Amy |
18 | * ''Film/AlohaSummer'' (1988) as Lani |
19 | * ''Film/TheRoadRaiders'' (1989) as Cyanne |
20 | * ''Film/FineGold'' (1989) as Stella |
21 | * ''Enemy'' (1990) as Mai Chang |
22 | * ''Film/ShowdownInLittleTokyo'' (1991) as Minako Okeya |
23 | * ''Film/IntimateStranger'' (1991) as Mina |
24 | * ''Film/HarleyDavidsonAndTheMarlboroMan'' (1991) as Kimiko |
25 | * ''Film/WaynesWorld'' (1992) as Cassandra Wong |
26 | * ''Film/LittleSister'' (1992) as Adrienne |
27 | * ''Film/RisingSun'' (1993) as Jingo Asakuma |
28 | * ''Quick'' (1993) as Janet Sakamoto |
29 | * ''Film/{{Treacherous}}'' (1993) as Jessica Jamison |
30 | * ''Film/WaynesWorld2'' (1993) as Cassandra Wong |
31 | * ''Film/TrueLies'' (1994) as Juno Skinner |
32 | * ''Film/JuryDuty'' (1995) as Monica |
33 | * ''Film/TheImmortals'' (1995) as Gina Walker |
34 | * ''Film/HostileIntentions'' (1995) as Nora |
35 | * ''Film/NothingButTheTruth'' (1995) as Simone Gideon |
36 | * ''Film/HollowPoint'' (1996) as Diane Norwood |
37 | * ''Film/HighSchoolHigh'' (1996) as Victoria Chapell |
38 | * ''Film/NaturalEnemy'' (1996) as Christina |
39 | * ''Film/KullTheConqueror'' (1997) as Akivasha |
40 | * ''Film/TopOfTheWorld'' (1997) as Rebecca Mercer |
41 | * ''Film/ScarCity'' (1998) as Candy |
42 | * ''Film/{{Dogboys}}'' (1998) as Jennifer Dern |
43 | * ''Film/MyTeachersWife'' (1999) as Vicky Mueller |
44 | * ''Film/FiveAces'' (1999) as Karen Haggerty |
45 | * ''Film/MerlinTheReturn'' (2000) as Joan Maxwell |
46 | * ''Film/MeetPrinceCharming'' (2002) as Samantha Feld |
47 | * ''Film/TornApart '' (2004) as Vicki Westin |
48 | * ''Film/BackInTheDay'' (2005) as Loot |
49 | * ''Supernova'' (2005) as Lisa Delgado |
50 | * ''Film/DarkHoneymoon'' (2008) as Miranda |
51 | * ''Film/WildCherry'' (2009) as Ms. Haumea |
52 | * ''Film/HardBreakers'' (2010) as Jodie |
53 | * ''Film/YouMayNotKissTheBride'' (2011) as Lani |
54 | * ''Film/CollisionCourse'' (2012) as Kate Parks |
55 | * ''Film/FinalRecourse'' (2013) as Michelle Gaines |
56 | * ''Film/GunshotStraight'' (2014) as Leanne |
57 | * ''Film/AsteroidVsEarth'' (2014) as Marissa Knox |
58 | * ''Film/PiratesCodeTheAdventuresOfMickeyMatson'' (2015) as Kelly |
59 | * ''Film/BehindPalmSwings'' (2015) as Cherry Bomb |
60 | * ''Film/BusinessUnusual'' (2016) as Ella |
61 | * ''Film/ShowdownInManila'' (2016) as Mrs. Wells |
62 | * ''Film/TheGirl'' (2016) as Mother |
63 | * ''Film/PalmSwings'' (2017) as Ms. Cherry Bomb |
64 | * ''Film/FeloDeSe'' (TBA) as Kirsty |
65 | * ''Lilo & Stitch'' live-action remake (TBA) as Mrs. Kekoa (also a RemakeCameo) |
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67 | [[/folder]] |
68 | |
69 | [[folder:Live-Action Series]] |
70 | |
71 | * ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' (1985) as Kiki Tinabi |
72 | * ''Series/GeneralHospital'' (1985 -- 1986 ) as Jade Soong |
73 | * ''Series/TheATeam'' (1986) as Tia |
74 | * ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' (1986 -- 1988) as Lisa Chan / Tiu |
75 | * ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares The New Hollywood Squares]]'' (1987 -- 1988 ) (2000 -- 2001) as Herself |
76 | * ''Series/TourOfDuty'' (1987) as Lang |
77 | * ''Literature/NobleHouse'' (1988) as Venus Poon |
78 | * ''Series/AnythingButLove'' (1989) as Cey |
79 | * ''Series/FridayThe13thTheSeries'' (1990) as Michiko Tanaka |
80 | * ''Series/QuantumLeap'' (1990) as Chu-Hoi |
81 | * ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' (1990) as Piper Bauman |
82 | * ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1992) as Scarlett |
83 | * ''Series/MurderOne'' (1995 -- 1996 ) as Beverly Nichols |
84 | * ''Series/VeronicasCloset'' (1998) as Kim |
85 | * ''Series/RelicHunter'' (1999 -- 2002 ) as Sydney Fox |
86 | * ''Series/TheTest'' (2001) as Herself |
87 | * ''Series/TheOC'' (2006) as Dean Torres |
88 | * ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' (2006) as Herself |
89 | * ''Series/BackToYou'' (2007) as Maggie |
90 | * ''Series/NipTuck'' (2007) as Mistress Dark Pain |
91 | * ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (2007) as Cha Cha |
92 | * ''Series/CSIMiami'' (2009) as Jacqueline Parsons |
93 | * ''Series/Warehouse13'' (2010) as Agent Katie Logan |
94 | * ''[[Series/IronChef Iron Chef America]]'' (2010) as Herself |
95 | * ''Series/TrueJustice'' (2011) as Lisa Clayton |
96 | * ''Series/CombatHospital'' (2011) as Jessica Draycott |
97 | * ''Series/InPlainSight'' (2012) as Lia Hernandez |
98 | * ''Series/TheApprentice'' (2012) as Herself |
99 | * ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' (2015 ) as Makana Kalakauna |
100 | * ''Series/BlueBloods'' (2017) as Chow Lin |
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102 | [[/folder]] |
103 | |
104 | [[folder:Voice Acting]] |
105 | |
106 | * ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterFairyTalesForEveryChild'' (1997) as Mija |
107 | * ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'' (1998) as Marigold |
108 | * ''The Night of the Headless Horseman'' (1999) as Katrina Van Tassel |
109 | * ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' franchise (2002 -- 2006) as Nani Pelekai |
110 | ** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' (2002) |
111 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie'' (2003) |
112 | ** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' (2003 -- 2006) |
113 | ** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch'' (2005) |
114 | ** ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'' (2006) |
115 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' (2003 -- 2005) as Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee / Lieutenant O'Hara / Additional Voices |
116 | * ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' (2004) as Herself / [[CrossdressingVoices Little Jerry]] / Additional Voices |
117 | * ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' (2004) as Darklos |
118 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' (2005) as Yan Yan |
119 | * ''WesternAnimation/AlohaScoobyDoo'' (2005) as Snookie |
120 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' (2011 -- 2013) as Judy Reeves / Additional Voices |
121 | * ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'' (2014) as Island Girl |
122 | * ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerrySpyQuest'' (2015) as Jezebel Jade |
123 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (2016) as Hawaiian Woman |
124 | * ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'' (2017) as Auntie Olina |
125 | * ''WesternAnimation/StretchArmstrongAndTheFlexFighters'' (2017) as Officer Santos/Mechanica |
126 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfHallowaiian'' (2018) as Nana |
127 | |
128 | [[/folder]] |
129 | |
130 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
131 | |
132 | * ''VideoGame/TheDaedalusEncounter'' (1995) as Ari Matheson (voice role) |
133 | * ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' (2006) as Lin (voice role) |
134 | * ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' (2013) as Lin (voice role) |
135 | |
136 | [[/folder]] |
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138 | ---- |
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140 | !!This actress provides examples of: |
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142 | * ActorSharedBackground: A lot of her characters tend to be Hawaiian like her. Notably [[Series/RelicHunter Sydney Fox]] and [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Nani]]. |
143 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: One of her most famous roles was Sydney Fox in ''Series/RelicHunter''. |
144 | * AsHerself: She voices herself in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo''. |
145 | * AwardBaitSong: Sings one in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRqHYuc_Slc "I Never Even Told You"]] |
146 | * TheCastShowoff: She's a singer and tends to perform the songs herself whenever her characters sing. |
147 | * CastTheExpert: Disney cast her as [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Nani]] due to being raised in Hawaii, and she was often approached for advice on how to make their dialogue sound more authentically Hawaiian. |
148 | * CreatorsFavorite: She named ''Film/TrueLies'' as her favorite role of all time "because I got to be a villain." |
149 | * TheDanza: She played a character named Tia in the season 4 finale of the ''Series/TheATeam'', and was set up to become a member of the team, but that ended up never happening as Carrere dropped out due to her contractual obligations to ''Series/GeneralHospital'' |
150 | * DyeingForYourArt: Dyed her hair red to play EvilRedhead sorceress Akivasha in ''Film/KullTheConqueror''. |
151 | * FakeNationality: A lot of her characters, due to her mixed ancestry (Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish) giving her exotic looks. She often plays Asian characters, like Cassandra Wong in ''Film/WaynesWorld'' and Jingo Asakuma in ''Film/RisingSun''. She's also played Hawaiian characters like [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Nani Pelekai]], despite not being of native Hawaiian descent. |
152 | * FemmeFatale: Has played a few of these, and considers them to be her favorite roles. She even voices one in ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers''. |
153 | * MsFanservice: She was known for her sex appeal and exotic looks in the 1980s and '90s. |
154 | * StarMakingRole: She emerged into the public spotlight as Cassandra Wong in ''Film/WaynesWorld''. Her role in ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' was this for her voice acting career. |
155 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: |
156 | ** She was supposed to have been a recurring character in ''Series/TheATeam'' but couldn't because due to her contractual obligations to ''Series/GeneralHospital''. She even had a court case over it, but ended up losing. |
157 | ** Carrere screen-tested for the role of Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme's love interest in ''Film/DoubleImpact'', until Van Damme decided to cast a blonde actress instead. |
158 | ** Carrere was cast in 1997 to be part of a ''ComicBook/{{Shi}}'' movie as Ana Ishikawa/Shi with William Tucci (Shi's creator) in script, but in the end all went into DevelopmentHell. The only records of Carrere as Shi are this [[https://10deb7fbfece20ff53da-95da5b03499e7e5b086c55c243f676a1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/9c8512422e06c5bb1cedd599a43f3271_xl.jpg theatrical poster]] and [[https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/1103831.jpg this live-action cover]] for ''Shi: The Series'' preview. |
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