As of July 2026, Tia Texada is best known for Third Watch and The Unit. Find every show and movie Tia Texada has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Tia Texada

Tia Texada

Actress Born 1971 Louisiana, USA 5 TV Shows 8 Movies

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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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Alongside acting, Tia Texada is also known as a singer and works out of Louisiana to a reflexologist mother and an insurance agent father.

Tia Texada's most notable role to date came in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), where she played Sheila (Subway). She also appeared in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) as Bar Dancer. Most recently appeared in Phone Booth (2003) as Asia.

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📺 Tia Texada's TV Shows

Third Watch
Maritza Cruz
1999
The Unit
Mariana Ribera
2006
The Wild Thornberrys
Santusa (voice)
1998
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Elena Validus (voice)
2010
Static Shock
Talon (voice)
2000

🎬 Tia Texada's Movies

The Amazing Spider-Man
Sheila (Subway)
2012
From Dusk Till Dawn
Bar Dancer
1996
Bait
Tika
2000
The Thirteenth Floor
Natasha's Roommate
1999
Phone Booth
Asia
2003
Nurse Betty
Rosa
2000
Glitter
Roxanne
2001
Paulie
Ruby / Lupe (voice)
1998

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