Vaitiare Bandera

Vaitiare Eugenia Hirshon (born August 15, 1964), previously known as Vaitiare Bandera and Vaitiare Hirshon-Asars,^[1] is an American actress best known for her appearances in Stargate SG-1.

Vaitiare Hirshon
Born	Vaitiaré Eugenie Hirshon (1964-08-15) August 15, 1964 (age 61) Tahiti, French Polynesia
Other names	Vaitiare Bandera
Spouses	Peter Bandera ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 1997)​ Edgar Asars ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2016)​
Partner(s)	Julio Iglesias (1982–1990) Michael Shanks (1997–2000)
Children	2

Career

Vaitiare was a spokesperson for Miller Beer from 1993 to 1995. She has also done ads for McDonald's, Cox Communications, JCPenney, Toyota, Coors Dry, Caroche Jeans in Spain and Honda in Tahiti. She starred in the Spanish-language telenovela Agujetas de color de rosa, which was broadcast in 45 countries, and has also made guest appearances in Married... with Children, Out of the Blue and Acapulco H.E.A.T.. Additionally, she had a role in the movie U.S. Marshals. Vaitiare's best known role was in Stargate SG-1, where she guest starred in several episodes as Daniel Jackson's wife, Sha're.^[2] She had originally auditioned for the role of Sha're in the 1994 film Stargate, but lost out to Mili Avital. She was offered the role in the subsequent television adaption after auditioning again for the same part.^[3]

Personal life

Vaitiare Hirshon was born in Tahiti, French Polynesia and grew up in Southern California. She is of Tahitian, Cook Islander, English, French and German-Jewish descent.^[4][5] Her mother is related to the Royal House of Makea Karika Ariki in the Cook Islands. She is also related to Thomas Robert Alexander Harries Davis, who was the 4th prime minister of the Cook Islands. Her grandfather, Lewis Hirshon, was a stockbroker from New York. She has claimed that her grandfather's house in Tahiti was where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener wrote Return to Paradise.^[5]

Between 1982 and 1990, she was in a relationship with singer Julio Iglesias, after which she was married to director Peter Bandera from 1994 until their divorce in 1997. She subsequently entered into a relationship with co-star Michael Shanks after meeting him on the set of Stargate SG-1.^[6] The two had a daughter together named Tatiana.^[3] This relationship ended in 2000. In 2004, she married Edgar Asars, with whom she had a son. They divorced in 2016.

Vaitiare currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her daughter and son. She has run three fashion companies.^{[citation needed]}

She served as the executive producer of the award-winning short film Far Away Places, which her daughter wrote and directed at the age of 18, bringing awareness to child sex abuse.

Filmography

This is a partial listing of series/movies which this actress has been in. She is sometimes credited as Vaitiare Hirshon or Vaitiaré.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Married... with Children	Sonya
	Acapulco H.E.A.T.	Carmen
1995	The Final Goal	Lisa
1996	Out of the Blue	Tiara
	Murder, She Wrote	Luisa
	Pacific Blue	Linda Dominguez	6 episodes
1998	U.S. Marshals	Stacia Vela
1997–1999	Stargate SG-1	Sha're/Amaunet	4 episodes