Barbara Billingsley

William Mortenson. Tia Carrere divorced her husband Elie Samaha in February of 2000; she married again, this time to photojournalist Simon Wakelin on December 31, 2002. After their divorce, she married Roy Kellino, and, after his death, she married Dr. In August of 2003, Carrere was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and she is reportedly working on a new album in her home studio. She and her first husband, Glenn Billingsley, had two sons, Drew and Brud. In 1993 her first solo album, Dream, was released, and went platinum in the Philippines. At the same time, she did the voice of Nanny on Muppet Babies from 1984 to 1991, and gained a new audience completely. Carrere has continued to nurture her singing career.

She appeared in a Leave It to Beaver reunion movie and in a subsequent revival television series, Still the Beaver. People magazine, in 1992, named her to its annual "50 most beautiful people" list. Her most famous line from the film, in which she said "Stewardess? I speak jive!" was quoted in popular culture for many years after the fact. A striking Asian beauty, Carrere modelled nude for the January 2003 issue of Playboy magazine; years before, however, she had used a body double for a nude scene in Showdown in Little Tokyo. After a long absence from the public eye, she appeared in the movie Airplane! in 1980. Most recently, Carrere provided the voice of Lilo's sister "Nani" in the animated film Lilo and Stitch (2002) and its spinoffs. The show ran from 1957 to 1963 and proved to be very lucrative for Billingsley. However, when the show ended, she was typecast as saccharine sweet, and did not receive any acting jobs for years. The syndicated series lasted for a total of three television seasons before its cancellation.

She is best known for her role as matriarch June Cleaver on the sitcom Leave It to Beaver. From 1999 to 2002, Tia Carrere starred as archaeology professor Sydney Fox in Relic Hunter, an action-adventure series reminiscent of the Indiana Jones films. These roles continued into the first half of the 1950s and led to lead roles on the sitcoms Professional Father and The Brothers. Other roles in prominent films followed her role in Wayne's World, however, including the part of villain Juno Skinner in True Lies (a 1994 Arnold Schwarzenegger action film) and secretary Victoria Chapell in High School High (a 1996 parody). As an actress on the silver screen, she had usually uncredited roles in major motion picture productions in the 1940s. On November 22, 1992, Carrere married Italian/Lebanese producer Elie Samaha, and she has appeared in several of his films - none of which have achieved widespread success. She started her career in New York City, appearing in the Broadway play, Straw Hat, and then worked as a fashion model. She also turned down a role in the series Baywatch to audition for "Wayne's World.".

She was sometimes credited as Barbara Billinsley. A trained singer, Carrere performed all of her own songs in the two films, and the "Wayne's World" soundtrack features her vocals. Her professional name comes from the last name of her first husband, Glenn Billingsley. She emerged into the public spotlight when cast as Cassandra, a rock singer and love interest of Mike Myers' character Wayne, in Wayne's World (1992) - a role she reprised the next year in Wayne's World 2. Barbara Billingsley (born Barbara Lillian Combes on December 22, 1922 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. Her character was dropped after one episode, and was never mentioned again. I Cheated the Law (1949). Unfortunately, her General Hospital obligations prevented her from joining the team.

Pretty Baby (1950). During this time, she also had a guest appearance on The A-Team, which was supposed to lead to her joining the cast. Invitation (1952). Following this initial success, Carrere relocated to Los Angeles and, after several months working as a model, landed a role in the daytime soap opera General Hospital from 1985-87. Woman in the Dark (1952). Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by the parents of a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the role of Lani in Aloha Summer. The Lady Wants Mink (1953). Born Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo, Carrere, of mixed Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino heritage, longed to be a singer as a child.

2 January 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress, model, and singer, most widely known for her role as Cassandra in the feature film Wayne's World.. Tia Carrere (b.