Jackie T-M was born and raised in American Samoa. She resides on Oahu,
Hawaii.
She has always loved acting from a young age but did not pursue her
passion until adulthood. Her first play in Hawaii was performed at Kumu
Kahua Theater in 2006 - The Songmaker's Chair by Albert Wendt,
directed by Dennis Carroll. She started working in independent films in
2012. And in 2013 she booked her first role on a national television
series (Hawaii Five-O).
She studies acting at Scott Rogers Studios (Honolulu) and exercises her
acting muscles at the Actors' Gym (ADR Agency, Kaneohe).