Tiana Masaniai

Tiana Masaniai was born on November 17,1987 in Fountain Valley, California. Her mother is from the Polynesian island of American Samoa and her father is of Egyptian descent. Tiana spent the first 5 years of her life in American Samoa and then moved to Santa Ana, CA with her mother's family. Tiana has always felt a deep connection and love for her Samoan culture and roots. When Tiana was 18 years old, she was scouted for modeling, which is when she began to discover her keen interest in the Entertainment industry. Tiana graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in Communication & Public Relations, and an associate degree in Business. During and after college she worked her way up in the Advertising world, while pursuing modeling and acting. Even though she enjoyed working in PR & Advertising, her passion for the Entertainment industry would soon cause her to choose between a full-time career as an actress/model or the opportunity to advance her advertising career. With a decade of experience under her belt, she decided it was time to pursue her career in the Entertainment industry full-time. It wasn't long after that she had her first theatrical audition, IMperfect (2016), where she booked a lead role and won the award for Best Actress at the Love International Film Festival. A few months later, she booked another lead role in the Netflix Sci-Fi film Stasis (2017), where she played a kick-ass assassin from the future. She reminds us of a young Zoe Saldana meets Abigail Spencer, with a tender heart and a tenacious confidence.