Happy Birthday: Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere

Born: January 2, 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.

When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.

The kids all knew me from Wayne’s World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

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.

Wayne’s World 1992 dir. Penelope Spheeris starring Myers Dana Carvey

Wayne’s World 2 1993 dir. Stephen Surjik starring Myers Dana Carvey Christopher Walken

True Lies
1994
dir. Cameron
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis

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