Tia Texada
Tia Texada
Sultry singer Tia Texada began to build a parallel career as an actress in the 1990s, moving to increasingly prominent roles in independent and Hollywood studio productions. Born in New Orleans, Texada earned a major break as a singer on the 1995 Lilith Fair tour. While her songs could be heard on the soundtrack for TV teen drama Dawson's Creek, Texada herself moved into acting with guest appearances on such shows as ER and NYPD Blue, and a bit part in Robert Rodriguez's vampire gore fest From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Texada, or at least her voice, subsequently garnered a larger role in the talking parrot film Paulie (1998). Texada finally became more than a voice with supporting turns in the Jamie Foxx crime comedy Bait (2000) and Neil LaBute's critically acclaimed Nurse Betty (2000). As amnesiac Betty's Hispanic roommate Rosa, Texada became a down to earth foil for Betty's soap opera star dreams, and her unwitting ally when assailants Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock come calling. Texada used both her music and acting talents as one of Mariah Carey's friends and bandmates in Glitter (2001), but the ill-starred vanity project flopped at the box office. Still, Texada offset Glitter's failure by notching a film festival success with Jill Sprecher's ensemble film 13 Conversations About One Thing (2001). ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Tia Texada:
- Glitter with Mariah Carey , Max Beesley , Terrence Howard , Brat , Valarie Pettiford , Ann Magnuson , Dorian Harewood , Grant Nickalls , Eric Benet , Padma Lakshmi , Isabel Gomes , Kyle Thrash , Chris Tessaro
- Crazy as Hell with Michael Beach , Eriq LaSalle , Ronny Cox , John C. McGinley , Sinbad , Tracy Pettit , Twink Caplan , Tom Everett , Khylan Jones , J.P. Manoux , Jim Ortlieb , Ray Xifo
- Spartan with Val Kilmer , Derek Luke , William H. Macy , Ed O'Neill , Kristen Bell , Said Taghmaoui , Linda Kimbrough , Robert Bella , Chino Binamo , Ron Butler , Norm Compton , Steven Culp , Jim Frangione , Clark Gregg , Stephen Greif , Vincent Guastaferro , Michael Regis Hilow , Moshe Ivgi , J.J. Johnston , Chris Kaldor , Matt Malloy , Tony Mamet , Debbie Martin , Mark Pellegrino , Neil Pepe , Geoffrey Pierson , Gail Silver , Lionel Mark Smith , Bob A. Jennings , Al Faris , Roberto Jr. Castro , Andrew Davoli , Ken Moreno , Natalija Nogulich , Aaron Stanford , Max Daniels , Damon Caro , Johnny Messner , Ann Morgan , Kick Gurry , J.J. Perry , Sandra Lilly Lindquist , Alexandra Kerry , Jeremie Campbell , Chris J. Lacentra , Renato Magno , Mark Fitzgerald , Lana Bilzerian , Sophia Luke , Margot Farley , Rick Levy , Dan Hovanesian , Mordechai Finley , Jonathan Rossetti , Scott Barry , Dick Friedman , David Aranovich , Jody Snider , Virginia Pereira , Morris Lamore , Clara Mamet , Deborah Bartlett , Ektimal Shbib , Zosia Mamet , Steve Martinez , Tim Fleming , Marc Allen Barker , Chelle Cerceo , Jennifer Ritchkoff
- Phone Booth with Colin Farrell , Kiefer Sutherland , Forest Whitaker , Radha Mitchell , Katie Holmes , Richard T. Jones , John Enos , James MacDonald , Josh Pais , Paula Jai Parker , Troy M. Gilbert , Colin Patrick Lynch , Julio Oscar Mechoso , Bruce Roberts , Mary Jo Randle , Domenick Lombardozzi , Mia Cottet , Yorgo Constantine , Arian Waring Ash , Svetlana Efremova , Seth Meier , Tory Kittles , Dell Yount , Keith Nobbs , Karara Muhoro , Dean Cochran , Maile Flanagan , Richard Paradise , Billy Erb , Zidu Chen , Tuan Shu Lan , Amy Kowallis , Tyree Simpson , Dean Tarrolly , Paul Fontana , Tom Reynolds
- Bait with Jamie Foxx , David Morse , Doug Hutchison , Robert Pastorelli , Kimberly Elise , David Paymer , Mike Epps , Jamie Kennedy , Nestor Serrano , Kirk Acevedo , Jeffrey Donovan , Megan Dodds , Conrad Bergschneider , Larry Block , Desmond Campbell , Al Cerullo , Jonathan Hadary , Glynn Thomas , Ron Bell , John Berger , Jason Jones , Bill Lynn , Stan Coles , Shawn Lawrence , Joe Pingue , Ritchie Coster , Victor A. Young , Cle Bennett , William Richards , Neil Crone , Matthew Witherly , Don Allison , Grouchy Boy , Arnold Pinnock , Lee Rumohr , Tom Cappadona , Billy Otis , Navaco Bernice Downey , Martin Roach , John Harper , Dylan Bierk , Bruce Beaton , Ron Kennell , Nick Pjoternicky , Joanna Polley , Lorraine McNeil , Dave Tomassini , Paul Miller , Norman Spencer
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