Tia Texada (born December 14, 1971 in Louisiana, The United States) is an American actress and voice actress.
She is best known for her role as Sgt. Maritza Cruz on the NBC Police Procedural Third Watch, for being the voice of Maybelline New York for 15 years and as the voice of Talon in Static Shock.
Filmography
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Live-Action Films
- Coming In Out Of The Rain (1993) as Chrissy
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) as Bar Dancer
- Run Away Car (1997) as Lupe
- Shadow of a Doubt (1998) as Conchita Perez
- The Unknown Cyclist (1998) as Lola
- The Thirteenth Floor (1998) as Natasha's Roommate
- Nurse Betty (2000) as Rosa Hernandez
- Bait (2000) as Tika
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) as Dorrie
- Glitter (2001) as Roxanne
- Crazy As Hell (2002) as Lupa
- Phone Booth (2002) as Asia
- Welcome To The Neighborhood (2003) as Stephanie
- Spartan (2004) as Jackie Black
- 5 up 2 down (2006) as Maria
- The Line Up (2006) as Angel Bereza
- Black Crescent Moon (2008) as Darla Rosepetal
- Finding Hope Now (2010) as Mrs. Villanueva
- The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) as Sheila
Live-Action Series
- Lands End (1995) as Corina
- Sisters (1996) as P.A.
- Malibu Shores (1996) as Kacey Martinez
- ER (1996) as Gloria Lopez
- NYPD Blue (1997) as Wanda Diaz
- Ask Harriet (1998) as Maria Garcia
- Fame LA (1998) as Tasha
- Brooklyn South (1998) as Sylvia
- Working (1997) (1999) as Female Rebel
- The Mind Of The Married Man (2001) as Missy's Roommate
- The American Embassy (2002) as Marissa
- Third Watch (2002 — 2005) as Sergeant Maritza Cruz
- The Unit (2006 — 2007) as Marianna Ribera
- CSI: Miami (2007) as Jane Duncroft
- Criminal Minds (2008) as Detective Tina Lopez
- Everybody Hates Chris (2008) as Ms. Rivera
- Saving Grace (2010) as
- Huge (2010) as Shay
- Chuck (201) as Hortensia Goya
- In Plain Sight (2011) as Evita
- Stitchers (2017) as Dr. Sophia Torres
Voice Acting
- Paulie (1998) as Ruby / Lupe
- The Wild Thornberrys (1999 — 2000) as Santusa
- Batman Beyond (2000) as Trina
- Static Shock (2000 — 2004) as Talon / Teresa, Rita Velasquez
- True Crime: New York City (2005) as Street Racing Promoter
- As Told by Ginger (2001) as Villager #2
- Handy Manny (2006, 2009) as Mrs. Alvarez
- Speed Racer The Videogame (2008) as Denise Mobile
- Firebreather (2010) as Isabel Vasquez
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2011) as Elena Validus
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2014) as Additional Voices
- Turbo F.A.S.T. (2014) as Simone
Tropes
- Fair Cop: As Sgt. Maritza Cruz in Third Watch, who often played the role of Ms. Fanservice.
- Playing Against Type: Most of the characters that she voices retain some type of edge, like Talon and Elena Validus. On Handy Manny, she voices Mrs. Alvarez, who's very sweet and down to earth.
- Spicy Latina: Many of her roles. Despite being American. she's of Ecuadorian descent and has the Latina looks.
