Original name, Althea Janairo; born January 2, 1965 (some sources say 1967),in Honolulu, HI; daughter of Alexander (a banker) and Audrey (a computer supervisor) Janairo; married Elie Samaha (a producer), November 22, 1992 (divorced, February, 2000). Addresses: Agent-- United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Career: Actress and producer. Appeared in television commercials and worked as a model. Awards, Honors: MTV Movie Award nomination, most desirable female, 1992,for Wayne's World; ShoWest Award, National Association of TheatreOwners (NATO), female star of tomorrow, 1994; MTV Movie Award nomination (with Arnold Schwarzenegger), best dance sequence, 1995, for True Lies. Member: Screen Actors Guild. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
Also appeared in My Generation.
Also appeared in Circus of the Stars.
Also appeared in Hollywood Squares, syndicated; and Murphy's Law, ABC.
Publishers Weekly, January 1, 1996 , p. 39.