Tasia Valenza
Tasia Valenza | |
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 Valenza on VO Buzz Weekly in 2020 | |
| Born | April 5, 1967 New York City |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Harvey Stern (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
Tasia Valenza is an American actress.
Personal life[]
Tasia Valenza is the daughter of former actor and restaurant consultant Frank Valenza and Gloria Valenza. Her twin brother is a former television writer and now solar marketing consultant Tor Alexander Valenza. She also has an older brother, Greg.[1] Valenza has been married to Harvey Stern since 1995 and has three children.[2][3]
Career[]
In the early part of her career, Valenza played the role of Dottie Thornton on All My Children from 1982 to 1986, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination for her work. She also showed up in a guest star appearance in the fifth season of The A-Team, and a recurring role as Lieutenant Winslow in Space: Above and Beyond. She also portrayed Jodie Abramovitz in Aaron Spelling's drama series The Heights. Valenza is best known to play female villains in video games such as Batman: Arkham Asylum and multiple Spider-Man games.
Valenza appeared in the 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Coming of Age" as a Vulcan. She returned to Star Trek in 2017 with a voiceover role in the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery as the computer voice of the USS Shenzhou.[4]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- Crackers – Maria
- Rappin' – Dixie
- Sometimes They Come Back - Kate
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | T'Shanik | Ep. "Coming of Age" |
| 1995 | Duckman | Live Action "Bernice" Actress | Ep. "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." |
| 2017–2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | USS Shenzhou Computer (voice) |
- 21 Jump Street – Lacey King
- Adam-12 – Lucinda Caralis
- The A-Team – Bonita
- All My Children – Dottie Thornton Martin
- The Bold and the Beautiful – Suzanne
- Cheers – Customer
- Dirty Little Secret – Malina, Admirer
- Danger Rangers – Gabriella, Firefighter #3
- Fame – Denise Hudson
- Good Grief – Elke
- The Heights – Jodie Abramowitz
- Highway to Heaven – Maria Rojas
- Hunter – Lupe Ortiz
- My Demon Lover – Miguela
- One West Waikiki – Amy Shigeta
- Sometimes They Come Back – Kate
- Space: Above and Beyond – Lt. Kelly Anne Winslow
- Supercarrier – Extra
Animation[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Mariam | Ep. "Baby-Doll" |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Vlorina, Monster #2 | Ep. "Smile and Say Oblina/The Great Wave" |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Policewoman | Ep. "Feeding Time" |
| 1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Jade | 2 Episodes |
| 1997 | Spicy City | Margo | Ep. "Sex Drive" |
| 1998 | Tekkaman Blade II | Natasha Pablochiva | English Dub |
| 1998 | The New Batman Adventures | Female Cultist | Ep. "Cult of the Cat" |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Camel | Ep. "Gobi Yourself" |
| 2000–2001 | Batman Beyond | Servant Girl #1, Female Cop | 2 Episodes |
| 2002–2004 | Ozzy & Drix | Maria Amino | 14 Episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Duck Dodgers | Senorita Theresa, Vampire Bride #2 | 2 Episodes |
| 2003–2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Brooke Bjork, Lupe Chesares, Wormian #2 | 2 Episodes |
| 2010–2014 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Shaak Ti | 5 Episodes |
| 2019-2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Venisa Doza | 3 Episodes |
Video games[]
- Age of Empires III – Amelia Black
- Age of Mythology – Reginleif
- Age of Mythology: The Titans – Reginleif
- Battlezone II: Combat Commander – Yelena Shabayev
- Danger Rangers – Gabriella
- The Elder Scrolls Online – Additional Voices
- The Evil Within – Myra Hanson
- King's Quest: Mask of Eternity – Sara, Sylph
- Metal Gear Solid: Integral – Sniper Wolf
- Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer – Nadaj, Female Hardened Battler, Female Dwarf
- Saints Row 2 – Monica Hughes
- Stormrise – Vantage
- Too Human – Hel
References[]
- ^ Boca Raton News. Jan. 26, 1984 (p. 24) [1].
- ^ "Got engaged 19 years ago on Valentine's Day! And More in love with my "Valentine" than ever! #lovers #love #romantic #soulmates #soulmates #engaed #marriage #truelove". February 16, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ Ravenna, Joni. "Of Vows and Valentines".
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Tasia Valenza". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Tasia Valenza (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 10, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ Tasia Valenza [@TasiaValenza] (March 3, 2017). ""Super excited to be able to share that I'm playing #PoisonIvy Injustice 2! Thank you for all for your support! Go..."" (Tweet). Retrieved March 9, 2017 – via Twitter.
External links[]
- American soap opera actresses
- American television actresses
- American video game actresses
- American voice actresses
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Hispanic and Latino American actresses
- American people of Costa Rican descent
- 1967 births