Tia Texada

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... Full Biography