Jewel Kilcher is an actress and musician who has already received several Grammy nominations. She and her father would sing in bars and taverns for a living. Jewel attended Interlochen Arts Academy and majored in operatic voice. The blonde singer also did street performances and small gigs during her struggling years. Jewel Kilcher was discovered in the coffee shop where she was working and it was the start of her successful music career. She has also tried acting in both films and theater while pursuing her career as a singer. She got to share the screen with Tobey Maguire in 1999 Ang Lee film Ride with the Devil. In 1995, Jewel joined the casts of Dreams Come True production of The Wizard of Oz. Jewel Kilcher also starred in the TV series such as 7th Heaven, Funny or Die, Ring of Fire and Men in Trees.