Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere
Background information
Born	Althea Rae Janairo January 2, 1967 (age 54) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, model, singer
Years active	1985-present
Spouse	Elie Samaha (1992-2000) Simon Wakelin (2002-2010)
Children	Bianca Wakelin

Althea Rae Janairo, known professionally as Tia Carrere, is an American actress, voice actress, model, and singer, known for her role as Cassandra in the 1993 comedy Wayne's World and Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter.

For Disney, she voiced Nani Pelekai in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, Marigold in Hercules, Auntie Olina in Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures and Yan Yan in the American Dragon: Jake Long episode "Fu and Tell".

Disney Roles

Nani Pelekai
(Lilo & Stitch franchise)

Yan Yan
(American Dragon: Jake Long)

Trivia

• She was under consideration for the title role in Mulan before it went to Ming-Na Wen.

Gallery

Tia Carrere behind the scenes of Lilo & Stitch.

Tia Carrere at the 8th Annual Fashion For The Cure" event in September 2009.

Tia Carrere and her daughter, Bianca at Wreck-It Ralph premiere in November 2012.

Tia Carrere attending the 56th annual Grammy Awards in January 2014.

Tia Carrere attending the 26th annual Race to Erase gala in May 2019.