Töngi was born on June 14, 1978, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France to a Swiss father, Erich, and Filipina mother, Aurora.
[3] Töngi studied at the Lee Strasberg School of Acting in New York City.
[5] She landed a role in Saved by the Bell: The Musical and in 2004 in the stage play Days When Cocaine Was King.
In 2014, Töngi replaced Jannelle So as host and producer of Kababayan Today, which airs on KSCI (LA-18).
[7] Töngi married bartender Tim Walters in a beach wedding in Boracay on February 19, 2005.