At the beginning of her career, Tia served as the truck driver and later, joined US army. She served for several years in US army. After that, she was appointed as a counselor for youth gang where she looked after housing projects and drug houses.
Tia gained recognization after she appeared in the American tv series, Pit Bulls $ Parolees. Meanwhile, she also established rescue centers for pets animals.
Apart from these, Tia is also active on social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Tia is an American by nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Tia dated Aren Marcus Jackson in early 1980s. Later Aren was arrested by police in the case of 11 murder, including a second-degree robbery of a vehicle, grand theft, unlawful taking of a vehicle, receiving stolen property and others.
The couple married in 2006 after Aren got released from Jail. The following year, Aren was again arrested for some time. The couple together is blessed with two daughters- Maria Torres and Tania Torres. They also adopted Hawaiin twins brother- Kanani and Keli'l.
The star of "Pit Bulls & Parolees" series, Tia earns a handsome salary from her acting career through which she lives a lavish lifestyle. As of 2017, she is estimated to have a net worth around $300 thousand which includes her Villalobos Rescue Center.