Actor

Tia Texada

December 14, 1971 · Louisiana, USA

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.

Notable work

6.7
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
as Sheila (Subway)
7
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Bar Dancer
6.9
Phone Booth (2003)
as Asia
8.3
Criminal Minds (2005)
as Detective Tina Lopez
7.7
CSI: Miami (2002)
as Jane Duncroft
7.1
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
as Natasha's Roommate
7.7
Chuck (2007)
as Hortensia Goya
7.8
ER (1994)
as Gloria Lopez
8.2
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
as Elena Validus (voice)
7
Paulie (1998)
as Ruby / Lupe (voice)
6.1
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Rosa
6.2
Spartan (2004)
as Jackie Black

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