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Tina Hardwell was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia in the community of Smoke Rise. She attended Smoke Rise Elementary and Greater Atlanta Christian School. As a child, Tina was active in school, community and professional musical theater. Her father, F.K. Wells was a Captain for Delta Airlines. He met her Canadian mother, Rose Marie Eich (a flight attendant for Eastern) while living in the same Atlanta base. Tina's parents instilled a love of music within her. Her father played the trombone, harmonica and accordion in many Atlanta jazz bands. Her mother grew up on stage and later, directed the children's choir at Eastminster Presbyterian Church. The Wells family had season tickets to The Alliance Theatre, where Tina would later train extensively. After attending the BFA program at Florida State University, Tina moved to Panama City Beach, Florida to soak up the sun and "play" music. She spent the next decade on the airwaves in Florida, Alabama and Louisiana as radio personality, veejay, music director and television host, "Chazrin Blake". In 1996, Tina moved to her mother's hometown of Leamington, Ontario to start a family. She enjoyed the simple life while still remaining active on-air with CHYR and TVCogeco. In 2016, Tina moved to the GTA to return to film full-time.

Grammy Award winning producer, Tony Mercedes named a character after her in the film "Beverly Hood" (Chaz Blake).

Starred in "Gold In The Hills" with Vicksburg Little Theatre - the longest running show listed in The Guinness Book Of World Records. Featured in the book "Faces Of Inspiration" (ISBN 978-0-9768995-1-8).

Her father, F.K. Wells was an elite Navy pilot, attending the noted "Top Flight Academy" in Miramar, California later made famous by the movie, "Top Gun." Wells made many reconnaissance flights over Hanoi during the Vietnam War. He once landed an F2 (without an engine) on an aircraft carrier in The Pacific at night and was awarded "Best All Weather Carrier Pilot" in the 7th Fleet.

Her great uncle, Colonel Franklin LaHatte was head of NORAD (Colorado Springs) and one of only seven project managers on the Apollo/Saturn rocket to the moon program.

Signed with agent, Tony DiMambro upon referral from comedian, Amy Phillips. Began her acting career after sitting next to Kristy McNichol on a flight from LA to Atlanta and being invited to extra in "Little Darlings". Met her agent, Shawn Jackett after winning Talent Inc. Canada's International Showcase in 2015 as best actress and best classic model, where Jackett was a judge.

1986 Graduate of St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi.