Tia Texada is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Sgt. Maritza Cruz on the NBC series ''

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'', and her recurring role as undercover agent Ribera on '' The Unit'' for CBS. Other roles include '' In Plain Sight'', '' Saving Grace'', ''

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'', '' Static Shock'', '' Firebreather'', and '' Handy Manny''. Additionally, Texada was an announcer for the ESPY Awards and a spokesperson for various products, including

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Career

Texada's appearances include guest-starring roles in episodes of '' In Plain Sight'', ''

'' (" Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"), '' Saving Grace'', ''

'', '' The Unit'', and ''

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''. She played Sgt. Maritza Cruz in the NBC Drama ''

'' in the last three of its six seasons. She also has appeared in movies such as '' From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996), '' Paulie'' (1998), '' Nurse Betty'' (2000), '' Bait'' (2000), '' Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'' (2001), ''

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'' (2001), '' Phone Booth'' (2003), and '' Spartan'' (2004). Texada also has a singing career, and her songs have been featured on shows such as ''

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''. She also played at the Lilith Fair tour in 1998. She played the voice of Isabel Vasquez in the television film ''Firebreather''. Texada has lent her voice to the animated series ''

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'', and '' Static Shock'', as well as television commercials. She additionally voiced Elena Valadis in '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien''. Texada has also done layouts for magazines and has been featured in the men's magazines '' FHM'' and ''

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Texada, Tia American film actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Living people American people of Venezuelan descent American actresses of Puerto Rican descent American people of Spanish descent American people of French descent 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Year of birth missing (living people)