Tijuana Ricks
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Tijuana Ricks is an American television actress.
After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis
where she received her degree in psychology and performing arts, she attended the Yale School of Drama
and received her MFA in acting.
Her most prominent roles have been recurring parts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Marnie Aiken, OB/GYN, Law and Order
as Sgt. Royce and Guiding Light
as Nurse Maggie. She had a small role in the film "The Savages" with Philip Seymour Hoffman
and Laura Linney
and has starred in many television and radio commercials.
Onstage, she originated the role of Cora Lee in the musical version of The Women of Brewster Place.
After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...
where she received her degree in psychology and performing arts, she attended the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
and received her MFA in acting.
Her most prominent roles have been recurring parts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
as Dr. Marnie Aiken, OB/GYN, Law and Order
Law and Order
Law and Order may refer to:In politics:*Law and order , a term common in political debate and discussion, generally indicating support of a strict criminal justice system*Law and Order Offensive Party, a minor German political party...
as Sgt. Royce and Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
as Nurse Maggie. She had a small role in the film "The Savages" with Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films...
and Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Laura Leggett Linney is an American actress of film, television, and theatre. Linney has won three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has been nominated for three times for an Academy Award and once for a BAFTA Award...
and has starred in many television and radio commercials.
Onstage, she originated the role of Cora Lee in the musical version of The Women of Brewster Place.