Great Actress Tia Carrere was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is a mix of Hawaiian, Chinese, Spanish, and Filipino. Her sister had difficulty pronouncing Althea's name, now with an easier name, Tia. She also changed her last name to Carrera, apparently as a tribute to the actress Barbara Carrera. At 11, Tia was taking singing lessons to fulfill her dreams of becoming a singer. But then she was discovered by the parents of a film producer, while in a grocery store, who thought she'd be perfect for their son's film, titlrd Aloha Summer. Tia Carrere moved to Los Angeles to take her new acting career further. Great babe Tia Carrere appeared in TV shows such as

    Tia Carrere   The A-Team and MacGyver. But her big hit came in 1985 when she was casted in the role of nurse Jade Soong Chung, in the daytime soap, General Hospital.Full Biography