Tia Texada (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress. She is
best known for her role as Sgt. Maritza Cruz on the NBC series Third
Watch, and her recurring role as an undercover agent Ribera on The
Unit for CBS. Other roles include, In Plain Sight, Saving Grace, Chuck
for NBC, HBO's Mind of the Married Man, Everybody Hates Chris, The
Amazing Spider-Man feature film,Batman Beyond, Static Shock,
Firebreather, and Handy Manny. She was the voice of Maybelline New
York for 15 years, the number-one selling cosmetic brand in the world,
and during her campaign of "Maybe Shes Born With it... Maybe It's
Maybelline...", it was named Brand of the Year and Launch of the Year
for Lash Sensational. She was first female live announcer for the Espy
Awards, where she worked alongside Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx,
LeBron James, and Samuel L. Jackson for seven years. She was the voice
of the winning Golden Trailer award for RoboCop feature film. Tia was
the voice for launching Super Bowl 50 for The NFL Today on CBS, Flesh
and Bone for Starz, Lindt Gold Bunny, Zales, Unstoppable Collection,
JC Penney World Cup Soccer IS for Girls, World Series of Poker Lady
Luck for ESPN, and Skittles 'Taste the Rainbow'. Tia was born with
severe strabismus and after surgery to correct this and wearing an eye
patch, she took an acting class to help with her shyness, which led to
her career as an actress.Texada was born in Louisiana.Texada's
appearances include guest-starring roles in episodes of In Plain
Sight, Chuck ("Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"), Saving Grace, Everybody
Hates Chris, The Unit, and Criminal Minds. She played Sgt. Maritza
Cruz in the NBC Drama Third Watch 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), Glitter (2001), Phone Booth
(2003), and Spartan (2004).
best known for her role as Sgt. Maritza Cruz on the NBC series Third
Watch, and her recurring role as an undercover agent Ribera on The
Unit for CBS. Other roles include, In Plain Sight, Saving Grace, Chuck
for NBC, HBO's Mind of the Married Man, Everybody Hates Chris, The
Amazing Spider-Man feature film,Batman Beyond, Static Shock,
Firebreather, and Handy Manny. She was the voice of Maybelline New
York for 15 years, the number-one selling cosmetic brand in the world,
and during her campaign of "Maybe Shes Born With it... Maybe It's
Maybelline...", it was named Brand of the Year and Launch of the Year
for Lash Sensational. She was first female live announcer for the Espy
Awards, where she worked alongside Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx,
LeBron James, and Samuel L. Jackson for seven years. She was the voice
of the winning Golden Trailer award for RoboCop feature film. Tia was
the voice for launching Super Bowl 50 for The NFL Today on CBS, Flesh
and Bone for Starz, Lindt Gold Bunny, Zales, Unstoppable Collection,
JC Penney World Cup Soccer IS for Girls, World Series of Poker Lady
Luck for ESPN, and Skittles 'Taste the Rainbow'. Tia was born with
severe strabismus and after surgery to correct this and wearing an eye
patch, she took an acting class to help with her shyness, which led to
her career as an actress.Texada was born in Louisiana.Texada's
appearances include guest-starring roles in episodes of In Plain
Sight, Chuck ("Chuck Versus the Coup d'Etat"), Saving Grace, Everybody
Hates Chris, The Unit, and Criminal Minds. She played Sgt. Maritza
Cruz in the NBC Drama Third Watch 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), Glitter (2001), Phone Booth
(2003), and Spartan (2004).
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