oker ▁Lady ▁L uck ▁for ▁ESP N , ▁and ▁Sk itt les ▁ ▁' T aste ▁the ▁Rain bow '. ▁T ia ▁was ▁born ▁with ▁severe ▁st rab ismus ▁and ▁after ▁surg ery ▁to ▁correct ▁this ▁and ▁we aring ▁an ▁eye ▁patch , ▁she ▁took ▁an ▁acting ▁class ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁her ▁sh yn ess , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁actress . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Tex ada ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Career ▁Tex ada ' s ▁appearances ▁include ▁guest - st arring ▁roles ▁in ▁episodes ▁of ▁In ▁P lain ▁S ight , ▁Ch uck ▁(" Ch uck ▁Vers us ▁the ▁C oup ▁d ' E tat "), ▁S aving ▁Grace , ▁Every body ▁H ates ▁Chris , ▁The ▁Unit , ▁and ▁C riminal ▁M inds . ▁She ▁played ▁S gt . ▁Mar itza ▁Cruz ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁D rama ▁Third ▁Watch ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁of ▁its ▁six ▁seasons . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁mov ies ▁such ▁as ▁From ▁D usk ▁Till ▁Da wn ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁Paul ie ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁Nur se ▁Betty ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁B ait ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Th ir teen ▁Con vers ations ▁About ▁One ▁Th ing ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Gl itter ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Phone ▁Bo oth ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁and ▁Spart an ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Tex ada ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁singing ▁career