She is well-acclaimed for her role in Puteri Gunung Ledang, the biggest budget movie ever produced in Malaysia up until 2005,[1] in which she played the lead character and sang the theme song, "Asmaradana".
Aside from appearing on stage and on camera, Tiara Jacquelina also serves as the managing director of Enfiniti Vision Media, a Malaysian arts, entertainment, and television production company.
In 1995, Jacquelina co-starred with Academy Award winner, Frances McDormand, who played the lead role in the movie, Beyond Rangoon.
In 2004, she played the title character, a legendary Javanese princess in Puteri Gunung Ledang, which gained her recognition.
Jacquelina converted to Islam in 1993 and was previously married to actor and celebrity Hani Mohsin, from 1993 until they divorced in 1998.