- As Cassandra Wong in Wayne's World (1992), she performed all her songs as the singer and featured on the soundtrack.
- Has Chinese, Spanish, Filipino and Hawaiian heritage.
- Also a two-time Grammy Award winning singer and a voiceover artist.
- Had a body double used for a nude hot tub scene in Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991).
- Tia was discovered by a producer's mother and father while shopping in a Waikiki grocery store and was subsequently cast in Aloha Summer (1988).
- Her little sister could not say "Althea", this came out "Tia".
- While auditioning for a role on Baywatch (1989), she stalled on returning for the swim test so she could audition for Wayne's World (1992).
- Speaks Hawaiian Pidgin fluently.
- Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1992).
- Participated in the 2011 National Record-A-Thon by recording children's book titles for RFB&D (Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)'s audiobook library. (March 2011)
- Attended Sacred Hearts Academy, an all-girls school.
- Was an acting contestant on Star Search (1983) in 1985; she lost in her first round.
- Her surname is pronounced Cuh-rare.
- Ranked #69 in the 2001 FHM-USA list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World.
- Competed on ABC's Dancing with the Stars (2005). (January 2006)
- Sister of Saundra Janairo.
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