Tasia Valenza

Tasia Valenza is an American actress. She is most known for her various roles in the Star Wars Universe.

Tasia Valenza
Valenza on VO Buzz Weekly in 2020
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Harvey Stern
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(m. 1995)​
Children3

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]

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]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984CrackersMaria
1985Rappin'Dixie

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Star Trek: The Next GenerationT'ShanikEpisode: "Coming of Age"
1991Sometimes They Come BackKateTelevision film
1995DuckmanLive Action "Bernice" ActressEpisode: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W."
2017–2018Star Trek: DiscoveryUSS Shenzhou ComputerVoice

Animation
YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Batman: The Animated SeriesMariamEpisode: "Baby-Doll"
1994Aaahh!!! Real MonstersVlorina, Monster #2Episode: "Smile and Say Oblina/The Great Wave"
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesPolicewomanEpisode: "Feeding Time"
1997The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestJade2 episodes
1997Spicy CityMargoEpisode: "An Eye for an Eye"
1998Tekkaman Blade IINatasha PablochivaEnglish dub
1998The New Batman AdventuresFemale CultistEpisode: "Cult of the Cat"
2000The Wild ThornberrysCamelEpisode: "Gobi Yourself"
2000–01Batman BeyondServant Girl #1, Female Cop2 episodes
2002–04Ozzy & DrixMaria Amino14 episodes
2003–04Duck DodgersSenorita Theresa, Vampire Bride #22 episodes
2003–05What's New, Scooby-Doo?Brooke Bjork, Lupe Chesares, Wormian #22 episodes
2010–14Star Wars: The Clone WarsShaak Ti5 episodes
2019–20Star Wars ResistanceVenisa Doza3 episodes
2022Star Wars: The Bad BatchTawni AmesEpisode: "The Solitary Clone"

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!Annette Boning, Female Ship's Announcer[6]
1998Leisure Suit Larry's CasinoAnnette Boning[6]
1998Metal Gear SolidSniper Wolf, ComputerEnglish dub
Credited as Julie Monroe[6]
1999Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom MenaceAnn Gella, Coruscant Female, Gungan Female

[6]

1999RevenantKylie, Townswomen[6]
1999Indiana Jones and the Infernal MachineSophia Hapgood[6]
1999Star Wars: DemolitionAurra Sing[6]
2000Ground ControlEnrica Hayes, Squad Voice, Dropship Voice #15[6]
2000Vampire Hunter DLeila[6]
2000Ground Control: Dark ConspiracyEnrica Hayes, Unit #7[6]
2001Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraRaven[4]
2001Max Steel: Covert MissionsDawn[6]
2003Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge"Brooklyn" Betty Charles[6]
2004Metal Gear Solid: The Twin SnakesSniper Wolf, Computer[6]
2004Spider-Man 2Female Thugs, Additional voices[6]
2005Samurai WesternClaudia, Child #2[6]
2005Predator: Concrete JungleIsabella Borgia / Mother[6]
2005Age of Empires IIIAmelia Black[6]
2006Baten Kaitos OriginsValara[6]
2006Marvel: Ultimate AllianceSpider-Woman[6]
2007Spider-Man 3Female Thugs
2009Dissidia Final FantasyUltimecia[6]
2009Batman: Arkham AsylumPoison Ivy, Martha Wayne[6]
2011Dissidia 012 Final FantasyUltimecia[6]
2011Batman: Arkham CityPoison Ivy
2011Saints Row: The ThirdMonica Hughes[6]
2011Star Wars: The Old RepublicKaliyo Djannis[6]
2013Marvel HeroesMadame Hydra[6]
2014WildStarAvra Darko, Ekose Female
2015Infinite CrisisPoison Ivy
2015Batman: Arkham KnightPoison Ivy
2015Leo's FortuneMathilda[6]
2017Injustice 2Poison Ivy[6][7]
2018Dissidia Final Fantasy NTUltimecia[6]
2018Lego DC Super-VillainsPoison Ivy[6]
2019Mobius Final FantasyUltimecia
2023Justice League: Cosmic ChaosPoison Ivy[6]

References
  1. Boca Raton News. Jan. 26, 1984 (p. 24) .
  2. "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.
  3. Ravenna, Joni. "Of Vows and Valentines".
  4. "Tasia Valenza". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.
  5. "Tawni Ames Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  6. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. 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.
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