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Tia Texada

ActorBorn December 14, 1971 (53 years)
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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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Everybody Hates Chris
  • Sisters
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special
  • Land's End
  • Welcome to the Neighborhood

Known For

  • Phone Booth
  • Spartan
  • Nurse Betty
  • Glitter
  • Static Shock
  • Firebreather
  • Runaway Car
  • Killer Cheer Mom
  • I Dated A Psycho
  • Getting High

Filmography

2021
Killer Cheer Mom · as Detective Sanchez
2015
Cosby: The Women Speak · as Narrator
2015
Stitchers (TV Series) · as Dr. Sophia Torres
2014
Streets of Hope · as Mrs. Villanueva
2013
Turbo FAST (TV Series) · as Simone
2013
I Dated A Psycho (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man · as Sheila (subway)
2012
Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Sheila (archive Footage)
2010
Huge (TV Series) · as Shay
2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV Series) · as Elena Validus (voice)
2009
Firebreather · as Isabel (voice)
2008
Black Crescent Moon · as Darla Rosepetal
2008
In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as Evita
2007
Chuck (TV Series) · as Hortensia Goya
2007
Saving Grace (2007) (TV Series) · as Cast
2006
Handy Manny (TV Series) · as Mrs. Alvarez
2006
Getting High · as Maria
2006
The Unit (TV Series) · as Mariana Ribera
2005
Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) · as Ms. Rivera
2005
Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Detective Tina Lopez
2004
Spartan · as Jackie Black
2003
2002
Phone Booth · as Asia
2002
Crazy as Hell · as Lupa
2002
CSI: Miami (TV Series)
2002
The American Embassy (TV Series) · as Marissa
2001
The Mind of the Married Man (TV Series) · as Missy's Roommate
2001
Glitter · as Roxanne
2001
2000
As Told By Ginger (TV Series) · as Villager #2
2000
Static Shock (TV Series) · as Talon (voice)
2000
Bait · as Tika
2000
Nurse Betty · as Rosa
1999
Third Watch (TV Series) · as Maritza Cruz
1999
The Thirteenth Floor · as Natasha's Roommate
1999
Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Trina
1998
1998
The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) · as Santusa (voice)
1998
Paulie · as Ruby / Lupe (voice)
1998
Shadow of Doubt · as Conchita Perez
1998
Ask Harriet (TV Series) · as Maria Garcia
1997
Working (TV Series) · as Female Rebel
1997
Fame L.A. (TV Series) · as Tasha
1997
Brooklyn South (TV Series) · as Sylvia
1997
Runaway Car · as Lupe
1996
Arli$$ (TV Series) · as Cast
1996
Malibu Shores (TV Series)
1996
From Dusk Till Dawn · as Bar Dancer
1995
Land's End (TV Series) · as Corina
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Gloria Lopez
1994
1993
NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Wanda Diaz
1991
Sisters (TV Series) · as P.a.
1984
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) · as Cast

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