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).