Tia Texada
Born: 1971-12-14 in Louisiana, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tia Texada (born Tia Nicole Tucker on December 14, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is probably best known for portraying the role of Sgt. Maritza Cruz from the American television show Third Watch and for her role as Shay on ABC Family's Huge. Texada was born in Louisiana to a reflexologist mother and an insurance agent father. She has been acting since she was young. Texada's most recent appearance was as a guest star in an episode of Chuck ("Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"). Before that she was a guest star in Saving Grace and in two episodes of The Unit and appeared in Criminal Minds (Season 3, Episode 17) as Detective Tina Lopez[2] . She played Sgt. Maritza Cruz in the NBC Drama Third Watch. She also has appeared in movies such as Paulie (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Glitter (2001), Phone Booth (2003) Spartan (2004) and Everybody Hates Chris (2008) (as Miss Rivera) . She also has a singing career, and her songs have been featured on shows such as Dawson's Creek. She also played at the Lilith Fair tour in 1998. She has lent her voice to TV's Static Shock as well as many television commercials. She has also done layouts for magazines, and has been featured in FHM. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tia Texada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2021
- Killer Cheer Mom as Detective Sanchez
2015
- Stitchers as Dr. Sophia Torres
2013
- I Dated a Psycho as Narrator (voice)
2012
- The Amazing Spider-Man as Sheila (Subway)
2010
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Elena Validus (voice)
- Firebreather as Isabel (voice)
2008
- In Plain Sight as Evita
2007
- Chuck as Hortensia Goya
- Saving Grace
2006
- The Unit as Mariana Ribera
2005
- Criminal Minds as Detective Tina Lopez
2004
- Spartan as Jackie Black
2003
- Phone Booth as Asia
2002
- CSI: Miami as Jane Duncroft
- The American Embassy as Marissa
2001
- Glitter as Roxanne
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing as Dorrie
2000
- Static Shock as Talon (voice)
- Bait as Tika
- Nurse Betty as Rosa
1999
- Third Watch as Maritza Cruz
- The Thirteenth Floor as Natasha's Roommate
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Santusa (voice)
- Shadow of Doubt as Conchita Perez
- Paulie as Ruby / Lupe (voice)
- The Unknown Cyclist as Lola
1997
- Brooklyn South as Sylvia
- Runaway Car as Lupe
- Working as Female Rebel
1996
- From Dusk Till Dawn as Bar Dancer
- Malibu Shores