Tia Texada

Short Biography

Tia Texada is an American actor best known for her role as Cruz on Nbc's critically acclaimed 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, Batman and 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 Its Maybelline ".... it was named Brand of the Year and Launch of the Year becoming the most recognized brand tag line in advertising. She was first female live announcer for the Espy Awards where she worked alongside Justin Timberlake, Jamie Fox, Lebron James and Samuel Jackson for seven years. She was the voice of the winning Golden Trailer award for the RoboCop feature film. Tia was the voice for launching Superbowl 50 for The Nfl Today on Cbs, American Pharaoh's Triple Crown Breeders Cup Victory, Flesh and Bone for Starz, Indy 500 for Espn, Lindt Gold Bunny, Zales The 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, this led to her career as an actor.