
Tia Texada
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Born
- 1971-12-14 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Louisiana, USA
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)

Criminal Minds
2005
as Detective Tina Lopez

CSI: Miami
2002
as Jane Duncroft

ER
1994
as Gloria Lopez

Third Watch
1999
as Maritza Cruz

Chuck
2007
as Hortensia Goya

The Unit
2006
as Mariana Ribera

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Elena Validus (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Santusa (voice)

Arli$$
1996
as Bianca

In Plain Sight
2008
as Evita

Static Shock
2000
as Talon (voice) / Rita Velasquez (voice)

Saving Grace
2007

Brooklyn South
1997
as Sylvia

Stitchers
2015
as Dr. Sophia Torres

Working
1997
as Female Rebel

High Tide
1994

The American Embassy
2002
as Marissa

Malibu Shores
1996

I Dated a Psycho
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (15)

The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
as Sheila (Subway)

From Dusk Till Dawn
1996
as Bar Dancer

Phone Booth
2003
as Asia

The Thirteenth Floor
1999
as Natasha's Roommate

Spartan
2004
as Jackie Black

Paulie
1998
as Ruby / Lupe (voice)

Nurse Betty
2000
as Rosa

Bait
2000
as Tika

Firebreather
2010
as Isabel (voice)

Glitter
2001
as Roxanne

Shadow of Doubt
1998
as Conchita Perez

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Dorrie

Runaway Car
1997
as Lupe

The Unknown Cyclist
1998
as Lola

Killer Cheer Mom
2021
as Detective Sanchez
About Tia Texada
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 w… With 34 credits spanning from 1994 to 2021, Tia Texada has appeared in 15 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) — as Sheila (Subway)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) — as Bar Dancer
- Phone Booth (2003) — as Asia
- The Thirteenth Floor (1999) — as Natasha's Roommate
- Spartan (2004) — as Jackie Black
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