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, Sniper Wolf in Metal Gear Solid and her various roles in the Star Wars Universe.
Tasia Valenza | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse |
Harvey Stern (m. 1995) |
Children | 3 |
Tasia Valenza is the daughter of former actor and restaurant consultant Frank Valenza and Gloria Valenza.[citation needed] 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]
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.[citation needed] 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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Crackers | Maria | |
1985 | Rappin' | Dixie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | T'Shanik | Episode: "Coming of Age" |
1991 | Sometimes They Come Back | Kate | Television film |
1995 | Duckman | Live Action "Bernice" Actress | Episode: "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." |
2017–2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | USS Shenzhou Computer | Voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Mariam | Episode: "Baby-Doll" |
1994 | 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 |
1997 | Spicy City | Margo | Episode: "An Eye for an Eye" |
1998 | Tekkaman Blade II | Natasha Pablochiva | English dub |
1998 | 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 |
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" |
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