Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo, known professionally as Tia Carrere, is an American actress, singer, and former model who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.
What is Tia Carrere doing today?
Now 53, Carrere is about to perform a series of live shows with her new Sarah McLachlan-esque songs. She’s also on Cameo if you’re in need of a shoutout and currently stars on Netflix’s AJ and the Queen as eyepatch-wearing Lady Danger.
Born Althea Rae Janairo and dubbed “Tia” by her little sister, Carrere—a stage name she later adopted in tribute to Bond girl Barbara Carrera—didn’t have an easy childhood. Growing up in Honolulu, she went to an all-girls Catholic school where, she said, wearing uniforms “was very helpful because nobody knew if you were the heir to the Shiseido fortune or catching the bus home.” She was distinctly the latter and rode two buses on her daily 45-minute commute each way.