Tasia Valenza (born April 5, 1967) 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. Valenza has been married to Harvey Stern since 1995 and has three children.

Career

In the early part of her career, Valenza played the role of Dottie Thornton on ''

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'' from 1982 to 1986, earning a

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nomination for her work. She also showed up in a guest star appearance in the fifth season of ''

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'', and a recurring role as Lieutenant Winslow in '' Space: Above and Beyond''. She also portrayed Jodie Abramovitz in

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's drama series '' The Heights''. Valenza is best known to play female villains in video games such as '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' and multiple ''

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'' games. Valenza appeared in the 1988 '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "

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" as a Vulcan. She returned to ''

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'' in 2017 with a voiceover role in the first two episodes of '' Star Trek: Discovery'' as the computer voice of the USS ''Shenzhou''.

Filmography

Film

*'' Crackers'' – Maria *''

Rappin' ''Rappin is a 1985 film directed by Joel Silberg, written by Adam Friedman and Robert J. Litz, produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is a sequel to '' Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'', and is also kno ...

'' – Dixie *''

Sometimes They Come Back "Sometimes They Come Back" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the March 1974 issue of ''Cavalier'' and later collected in King's 1978 collection '' Night Shift''. Plot summary In 1957, nine-year-old Jim Norman and his twelve-y ...

'' – Kate

Television

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21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...

'' – Lacey King *''

Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American television police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pete Malloy and Jim Reed as they patrol the stre ...

'' – Lucinda Caralis *''

'' – Bonita *''

'' – Dottie Thornton Martin *''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' – Suzanne *''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'' – Customer *''Dirty Little Secret'' – Malina, Admirer *''

Danger Rangers ''Danger Rangers'' is an American animated television series that aired on PBS Kids and Cookie Jar TV from September 5, 2005 to December 26, 2006. Plot The Danger Rangers are a team of anthropomorphic heroes who teach children about safety thro ...

'' – Gabriella, Firefighter #3 *'' Fame'' – Denise Hudson *'' Good Grief'' – Elke *'' The Heights'' – Jodie Abramowitz *''

Highway to Heaven ''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth in order t ...

'' – Maria Rojas *''

Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

'' – Lupe Ortiz *''

My Demon Lover ''My Demon Lover'' is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Charlie Loventhal and written by Leslie Ray. The film stars Scott Valentine, Michele Little, Robert Trebor, Gina Gallego, Alan Fudge, Calvert DeForest and Arnold Johnson. The ...

'' – Miguela *''

One West Waikiki ''One West Waikiki'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from August 4, 1994 until September 8, 1994, and then in first-run syndication for its second season from October 15, 1995 until May 25, 1996. The series was set ...

'' – Amy Shigeta *''

'' – Kate *'' Space: Above and Beyond'' – Lt. Kelly Anne Winslow *''

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'' – Extra

Animation

Video games

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Age of Empires III ''Age of Empires III'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed and published by Destineer's MacSoft. The PC ...

'' – Amelia Black *''

Age of Mythology ''Age of Mythology'' (''AoM'') is a real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released on October 30, 2002, in North America and a week later in Europe. A spin-off from the '' ...

'' – Reginleif *'' Age of Mythology: The Titans'' – Reginleif *'' Battlezone II: Combat Commander'' – Yelena Shabayev *''

'' – Gabriella *''Epic Seven'' - Command Model Laika *''

The Elder Scrolls Online ''The Elder Scrolls Online'', abbreviated ''ESO'', is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Windows and OS X in Ap ...

'' – Additional Voices *''

The Evil Within ''The Evil Within'' is a survival horror video game developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was directed by ''Resident Evil'' series creator Shinji Mikami and was released worldwide in October 2014 for PlayStat ...

'' – 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 ''Too Human'' is an action role-playing game developed by Silicon Knights and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released in August 2008 for the Xbox 360. The game's story is a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology tha ...

'' – Hel

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valenza, Tasia 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