Tia Carrere (born January 2, 1967) is an
American actress,
model, and
singer, perhaps most widely known for her role as Cassandra in the feature films
Wayne's World and
Wayne's World 2 and as
Sydney Fox in the TV series
Relic Hunter.
Biography
Early life
Carrere was born
Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo in
Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Audrey Duhinio Janairo, a computer supervisor, and Alexander Janairo, a banker.
[Tia Carrere Biography (1965-)] She is of Filipino, Spanish, Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry.
[Boston.com Local Search - Boston Globe Archives][Rocky Mountain News: Archives] Carrere longed to be a singer as a child. Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985
Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by the parents of a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the b-movie
Aloha Summer.
