Biography - Tijuana Ricks

Who is Tijuana Ricks?

Tijuana Ricks is an American actress well known for appearing in the TV series Law & Order, Guiding Light, and the films The Savages, Here Today. Now she also works as a director, writer, and producer.

Tijuana Ricks – Age, Parents, Siblings

Tijuana Ricks’ birth took place on September 19, 1978, in Metairie, Louisiana, USA. Her mother’s name is not known while her father was named Tee Ricks. Her parents raised her in Gramercy, Louisiana alongside her two younger siblings- brothers Thomas Ricks and Gerard Ricks.

Education, Ethnicity

Tijuana Ricks was a cheerleader at Lutcher High School. After graduation, she went to Washington University in St. Louis where she earned her degree in psychology and performing arts. She also received her MFA in acting at Yale School of Drama.

Her ethnicity is African-American.

Tijuana Ricks – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Tijuana Ricks married her boyfriend Anthony M. Pirro on 3 August 2012. She and her husband have no children yet. They seem to be very happy with their marriage. Also, there are no rumors of divorce surrounding the pair.

Tijuana Ricks – Career

Early Days

While at Washington University, Tijuana Ricks was a member of the Kaktabülz Sketch Comedy Troupe alongside Johnny Kastl, Brent Douglas, Ken Ferrigni, and Sanjit De Silva. After her master’s degree, she moved to New York City to start her career in screen.

Her debut role was in the 2006 episode of Conviction as Mrs. Mosely. This was followed by minor appearances in the films The Architect (2006), The Savages (2007), The Girl in the Park (2007), and TV series Law & Order, 30 Rock, etc. Her role as Nurse Maggie in the TV series Guiding Light gained her much recognition. She portrayed the character for a total of 19 episodes, from 2006 to 2009.

Films, TV Series

Over the years Tijuana Ricks has starred in the films Tallulah (2016), One Fall (2016), Here Today (2021), etc. Her work is prominent in the TV series Law & Order (2005-2010), A Gifted Man (2011-2012), Iron Fist (2017), Red Oaks (2017), Luke Cage (2016-2018), Billions (2016-2019), The Corps (2020), NCIS (2021), to name a few.

In addition to acting, she has worked as a director, writer, and producer of some episodes of the TV series The Corps in 2020, short films Narrator Syndrome (2018) and The Vampire Leland (2016) were directed by Ricks.

Co-stars

On the set of Here Today, Tijuana Ricks has worked with Alex Brightman, Nyambi Nyambi, Shiloh Verrico, Louisa Krause, and Brandon Uranowitz.

Tijuana Ricks – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on Ricks’ net worth and annual salary is under review and will be updated.

Tijuana Ricks – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Tijuana Ricks is actively followed by thousands of followers. She also has an official website- tijuanaricks.com.