While many aspiring actors wait tables in Hollywood while auditioning and hoping for their big break, Tehya Johns, now Tehya Anz, went the opposite way. She left a successful acting career and a life where she appeared to have it all for something she finds far more rewarding: a real life, surrounded by real people, sharing real love.
“When I was 17, I decided to make a name for myself,” said Tehya. “I wanted to be someone noticed. I wanted acceptance, I wanted attention and ultimately my own glory.”
A talented dancer with big dreams drawn by the shiny lure of success, Tehya attended a liberal arts university in Philadelphia, moved to Miami, and landed a top spot in an international luxury car commercial. But she quickly found herself on a path she described as a downward spiral into darkness. She left Miami for Hollywood, and despite finding success in TV shows, movies, commercials, and fashion modeling, she felt empty.
She sold the dream but wasn’t buying it herself. The shiny rewards of Hollywood – money, fame, cool
nightclubs, fancy restaurants – left her lonely.
A visit to Homestead Heritage changed everything.
Today, diners at Café Homestead are greeted by Tehya’s warm smile. At Homestead Heritage, she
found a new home and found a soulmate who is now her husband. Together, their life is rich with
faith, friends, and a future family – a joyful life with real meaning that Hollywood fame and fortune
could never provide. Her journey through darkness led her to lightness and love.
