Biography

Misty was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Galen Raether, was in the U.S. Navy and retired after serving 22 years. Her mother, Estrella Sevilla, left her family and friends in the Philippines after marrying her father. Misty is the eldest of two sisters. Her younger sister, Mindy, is living in Florida and is interested in the entertainment industry as well. Her sister loves to sing and is currently taking piano and more vocal lessons.

Misty's father was born in a small town in Wisconsin called Black River Falls. Her mother was born and raised in the Philippines and passed on some of her life-lessons while Misty was growing up. When Misty turned two years old, her father received orders to Moffett Field and they moved to Mountain View, CA (next to Palo Alto and San Jose, and a half-hour drive to San Francisco). Misty was in her school's choir and on the school's performance team, the Pantherette's - dancing and singing to all genres of music. She loved performing in front of an audience, but that was cut short. Her father's military career took them to Misawa, Japan. She continued to sing there, but it didn't feel the same, so she discontinued singing and joined the volleyball team, since she couldn't join the football team.

After leaving Japan, they returned to Mountain View, where Misty graduated high school (1992). After graduating high school, her family moved to San Antonio, TX. She stayed in Mountain View and worked for her uncle's company (CoSystems, Inc.). Misty joined a local Tae Kwon Do studio in Downtown Mountain View and fell in love with the art. In 1994, she was just beginning to look into her dream of becoming an actress when she was struck by a vehicle and simultaneously discovered her mother had filed for divorce from her father. She moved to Texas to be with her father and sister and began working at the Air Force Personnel Center, where she met her husband, Kurtis. They moved to Izmir, Turkey, for two years and returned stateside, where they are currently living on Andrews AFB, MD. Misty works for the Pentagon Renovation Team and is a survivor of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. She works on the construction site and she verifies credentials to stat the process of getting employees badged to work on the site. Her trailer, which is cemented into the ground) came off the ground and she sustained temporary hearing loss in her left ear from the explosion.
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous