T. V. Carpio Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Teresa Victoria "T.V." Carpio (born 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Carpio was born in Oklahoma City. She is the daughter of Hong Kong Chinese-Filipina singer Teresa Carpio, with whom she has performed on stage as a backup singer. Her mother has also recorded one of her compositions. Her father is Peter Mui, who co-founded Tungtex (Holdings) Co Ltd, a Hong Kong-based garment maker. Her mother once joked an interviews about the reason for her daughter's name. She said it was because for her love of the TV (television) so she named her daughter after it. Carpio acted and... MORE

Teresa Victoria "T.V." Carpio (born 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Carpio was born in Oklahoma City. She is the daughter of Hong Kong Chinese-Filipina singer Teresa Carpio, with whom she has performed on stage as a backup singer. Her mother has also recorded one of her compositions. Her father is Peter Mui, who co-founded Tungtex (Holdings) Co Ltd, a Hong Kong-based garment maker. Her mother once joked an interviews about the reason for her daughter's name. She said it was because for her love of the TV (television) so she named her daughter after it. Carpio acted and sang a slow rendition of the The Beatles song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" as Prudence in Across the Universe, a movie set to the music of The Beatles. She played a cheerleader in the movie who always seemed to find herself on the outside looking in at other relationships. After feeling rejected by a cheerleader in her squad, she runs away to New York City and finds herself tied into the main script with the primary characters. Carpio has also appeared on television, including a TV movie and in one episode of both The Jury and Law & Order. She made her Broadway debut in Rent as Alexi Darling and LESS