Tia Carrere is an American actress, model, voice artist, and singer who obtained her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital. She played Cassandra Wong in the feature films Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2, Nani in Lilo & Stitch, its sequel f...
“Airwolf” (1985),“The A-Team” (2009), “Tour of Duty” (2010), Dancing with the Stars, “The Celebrity Apprentice”, “Star Search” (1984)
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The reporter claimed he was going to write the article from my point of view. Instead, he made me sound like a little idiot. It made me never want to do another interview again.
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If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.
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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.
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I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.
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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.
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Did you know hemp is a natural fiber?
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Having the Stitch character, the villain that becomes a hero, coming from outer space, it took a very difficult and complex story and put it into a simpler, kinder time.
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That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family values.
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Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.
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I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.
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Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.
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I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.
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I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.
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I can't stand when people say, 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful'. OK, how about I hate you because you said that.
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I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.
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Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.
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I can't sit on grass without a blanket.
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People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests.
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This is a Disney animated feature; it's eternal, it's history. What's there to think about?
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I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.
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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.
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The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.
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When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.
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I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.
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I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.
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I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.
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I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or something.
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I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.
Is the eldest of three sisters and two half-sisters.
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Her surname is pronounced "KUH-rare-uh".
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Participated in the 2011 National Record-A-Thon by recording children's book titles for RFB&D (Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)'s audiobook library. [March 2011]
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Her husband, Simon Wakelin, is a British photojournalist.
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Mother, with Simon Wakelin, of daughter, Bianca Wakelin, born on September 25, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ranked #69 in FHM-USA's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2001).
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Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1992).
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Featured in the January 2003 edition of Playboy magazine.
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Was an acting contestant on Star Search (1983) in 1985; she lost in her first round.
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As Cassandra in Wayne's World (1992), she performed all her songs as the singer and featured on the soundtrack.