I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.

" Carrere attended Sacred Heart Academy an all-girls school. According to court documents Tia Carrere cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce and asked for sole physical custody of their daughter Bianca. She also starred as the evil witch/queen in the 1997 Universal Films picture Kull the Conqueror co-starring with Kevin Sorbo and starred in late 90's M&M's commercials as herself.

She is most widely known for her roles as Cassandra Wong in the feature films Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2 as Nani in Lilo & Stitch its sequel films and Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Queen Tyr'ahnee in Duck Dodgers and as Sydney Fox in the syndicated television series Relic Hunter and for her participations as a contestant in the second season of the United States version of Dancing with the Stars and the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice.