Tasia Valenza
Tasia Valenza | |
|---|---|
 Valenza on VO Buzz Weekly in 2020 | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse |
Harvey Stern (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
Tasia Valenza is an American actress. She is most known for being the voice of Poison Ivy in the Arkham series from 2009 to 2015 as well as in a number of other video games, such as Sniper Wolf in Metal Gear Solid and her various roles in the Star Wars Universe.
Personal life
Tasia Valenza's 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 appeared in the 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Coming of Age" as a Vulcan Academy entrance exam cadet along side Wesley Crusher. 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]
Valenza is best known to play female characters in comic book based video games, predominantly villains in video games such as Batman: Arkham Asylum, where she played fan-favorite character Poison Ivy, as well as multiple Spider-Man games. In January 2023, Valenza guest voiced a character, Tawni Ames, the Separatist governor of Desix, who opposes the Empire's occupation, on Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[5] She also had a recurring role as the Jedi Shaak Ti in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Crackers | Maria | |
| 1985 | Rappin' | Dixie | |
| 1987 | My Demon Lover | Miguela |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1986 | All My Children | Dottie Thornton Martin | |
| 1986 | The A-Team | Bonita Gallegos | Episode: "The Theory of Revolution" |
| 1987 | Fame | Denise Hudson | Episode: "Stradi-Various" |
| 21 Jump Street | Lacey King | Episode: "16 Blown to 35" | |
| Hunter | Lupe Ortiz | Episode: "Playing God" | |
| Highway to Heaven | Maria Rojas | Episode: "Why Punish the Children" | |
| 1988 | Supercarrier | Extra | Episode: "Deadly Enemies (Pilot)" |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | T'Shanik | Episode: "Coming of Age" | |
| 1989 | Cheers | Customer | Episode: "Don't Paint Your Chickens" |
| 1991 | Good Grief | Elke | Episode: "13th Episode Anniversary Special" |
| Sometimes They Come Back | Kate | Television film | |
| Adam-12 | Lucinda Caralis | Episode: "Drive-By" | |
| 1992 | The Heights | Jodie Abramowitz | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Duckman | Live Action "Bernice" Actress | Episode: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." |
| 1995–1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | Lt. Kelly Anne Winslow | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | One West Waikiki | Amy Shigeta | Episode: "Guilty" |
| 1999–2001 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Suzanne | |
| 2017–2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | USS Shenzhou Computer (voice) | 6 episodes |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Mariam | Episode: "Baby-Doll" |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Vlorina, Monster #2 | Episode: "Smile and Say Oblina/The Great Wave" | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Policewoman | Episode: "Feeding Time" |
| 1997 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Jade | 2 episodes |
| Spicy City | Margo | Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" | |
| 1998 | Tekkaman Blade II | Natasha Pablochiva | English dub |
| The New Batman Adventures | Female Cultist | Episode: "Cult of the Cat" | |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Camel | Episode: "Gobi Yourself" |
| 2000–01 | Batman Beyond | Servant Girl #1, Female Cop | 2 episodes |
| 2002–04 | Ozzy & Drix | Maria Amino | 14 episodes |
| 2003–04 | Duck Dodgers | Senorita Theresa, Vampire Bride #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2003–05 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Brooke Bjork, Lupe Chesares, Wormian #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2005–06 | Danger Rangers | Gabriella, London Reporter, Raccoon Kid #2, Firefighter #3, Ana | 15 episodes |
| 2010 | Dirty Little Secret | Malina Vila Nova, Admirer | 10 episodes |
| 2010–14 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Shaak Ti | 5 episodes |
| 2019–20 | Star Wars Resistance | Venisa Doza | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Tawni Ames | Episode: "The Solitary Clone" |
Video games
References
- ↑ Boca Raton News. Jan. 26, 1984 (p. 24) .
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ↑ Ravenna, Joni. "Of Vows and Valentines".
- 1 2 "Tasia Valenza". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Tawni Ames Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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- ↑ 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.