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Christina Vidal Born Christina Abbi Vidal Other names Christina Marie Vidal Occupation Acting Coach, songwriter Years active 1993–2011 (actress)
2002–present (singer)Christina Abbi Vidal (born November 18, 1981) is a former American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Life with Mikey, Brink! and Freaky Friday See No Evil (2006 film) and the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina, in which she played the title character.
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Biography
Early life
Vidal was born and raised in Whitestone, an area in Queens, New York, the daughter of Puerto Rican[1] parents Josie, a secretary, and Manny Vidal, a tax consultant and businessman.[2] She attended the Performing Arts School Of New York. When she was 17 she joined a girl group called Gemstone (along with Jade Villalon and Crystal Grant). Vidal later moved to Orlando, Florida, to proceed with the filming of Taina. Her sisters Lisa, and Tanya are also actors and have appeared on TV and in theatre; she also has a brother, Christian. .[3]
Acting career
Vidal's acting career started when one of her teachers told her there was an audition for the movie Life with Mikey (1993), starring Michael J. Fox. She auditioned and got the part of "Angie Vega", and was therefore the first Puerto Rican child actress to play a lead in an American film.[4] Since then, Vidal has appeared in numerous films and television series, with her most notable role being Taina Maria Morales in the Nickelodeon show Taina. The sitcom was at first successful and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in the summer of 2002 because Nickelodeon felt that it only appealed to girls.
The next year she starred in the film Freaky Friday alongside Lindsay Lohan. She played the role of Maddie in that film. That same year, she starred in the short-lived ABC action TV series about police officers called 10-8: Officers on Duty until she suddenly left after two months on the show. Also in 2003 she guest starred in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Paris Fate. In 2006, she did an untitled sitcom pilot along with her sisters for ABC (which was executively produced by George Lopez). The show was not picked up but later that year she starred in the film See No Evil, along with having a brief stint on the hit sitcom Girlfriends. In recent times, she made cameo appearances in the movies I Think I Love My Wife, Mask of the Ninja, and the internet comedy short "Love Automatically", written by Mylinda Royer and directed by Allison Haislip.[5] Most recently, Vidal played a supporting character in the film Magic Man, which was released in 2009.
Music career
Christina has always been known for her musical ability. When she was in the band Gemstone, she recorded songs with herself as well as bandmate Jade Villalon performing vocals. A few of these tracks would surface many years later on albums consisting of demoes, rare tracks, and special songs of Jade Villalon's music project, Sweetbox. In 2002, she was briefly signed to MCA Records and in that time she was supposed to release her first single "Tropical" and her solo debut album "White" in the summer of 2002, but never did. That same year she provided guest vocals on the remix of Will Smith's summer hit "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" from the Men in Black II soundtrack. She was apart of Lupe Fiasco's 1st & 15th Entertainment.[6] She also recorded a track for the work out cd called Byou from Sabrina Bryan of the Cheetah Girls. The song she recorded was "Anything Is Possible". She also sang the song "Take Me Away" in the movie Freaky Friday.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1993 Life with Mikey Angie Vega Film Debut 1995 Welcome to the Dollhouse Cynthia 1998 Brink! Gabriella TV Movie 2000 Details Maggie 2003 Hotel Gisel TV Movie Chasing Papi Festival Singer Freaky Friday Maddie 2004 Beck and Call Unknown Role TV Movie 2005 The Mosquito Tia Short film 2006 See No Evil Christine Main Character 2007 I Wanna Dance Claudina I Think I Love My Wife Candy 2008 Mask of the Ninja Mercedes TV Movie 2009 Magic Man Elena Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 The Cosby Mysteries Ramona Suarez Episode: "Camouflage" 1995 The Commish Julianna Muldoon Episode: "Off Broadway: Part 1"
Episode: "Off Broadway: Part 2"1997 F/X: The Series Theresa Episode: "Bad Influence" 1997-1998 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Sophia Del Bono 1999 Providence Street Girl Episode: "Saint Syd" Touched by an Angel Ilena Episode: "Hearts" 2001-2002 Taina Taina Maria Morales 2002 All That Guest Episode: "Christina Vidal/Tyrese" 2003 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Fate Paris Episode: "Romance Looming" 2003-2004 10-8: Officers on Duty Deputy Gabriela Lopez 2004 Second Time Around Gabrielle Herrera Episode: "Secrets"
Episode: "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss"2005 Clubhouse Carmen Episode: "Between First and Home" 2006 Girlfriends Samantha Stephens Episode: "Bad Blood"
Episode: "Just Joan"2007 ER Elena Vega Episode: "In a Different Light" 2009 Monk Winona Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes Camping" 2009-2010 House M.D. Sandy Episodes: "Wilson" / "Private Lives" 2010 The Deep End Rachel Esposito Episode: "Nothing Personal" In Plain Sight Amber Whitman Episode: "Son of Mann" Castle Jamie Ruiz Episode: "Almost Famous" 2011 Fairly Legal Sophia Peña Episode: "Coming Home" Discography
Soundtracks
- 2002: Taina soundtrack
- 2003: Freaky Friday soundtrack
- 2006: Byou soundtrack
Awards and nominations
Year Group Award Result Film/Show 1994 Young Artist Award Best Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy - Youth Actress Won[7] Life with Mikey Most Promising New Youth Actress (special award) Won[7] 2002 ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Television Series Nominated Taina See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
References
- ^ Time For Kids | Classroom | Home | TFK Q&A: Christina Vidal
- ^ Lisa Vidal Biography (1965-)
- ^ Christina Vidal Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ May 2006 | blackfilm.com | SEE NO EVIL: An Interview with Christina Vidal
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oQ41xlVLn0&feature=related Love Automatically - YouTube
- ^ MySpace.com - 1st & 15th - CHICAGO, Illinois - Hip Hop / Rap / R&B - www.myspace.com/1stand15th
- ^ a b 15th Annual Young Artist Awards. YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed 2010-02-02.
External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Actors from New York City
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Queens
- Puerto Rican actors
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