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Lisa Vidal (born June 13, 1965) is an American film and television actress.
Early Life[]
Vidal was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Josie, a secretary, and Manny Vidal, a tax consultant and businessman. Her parents moved from Puerto Rico and settled in Manhattan, New York, where Vidal and her two sisters, Christina and Tanya, were born. She also has a brother named Christian. After Vidal finished her elementary education, she auditioned and was accepted in the High School of Performing Arts. When she graduated, Vidal went to work with La Familia Theater Company, alongside Raul Julia and Julia Roberts. Vidal was 14 years old when she acted in the theater series Oye Willie and later on made her feature debut with a small role in Delivery Boys. Soon, she was working in TV with parts in shows such as The Cosby Show.
Personal life[]
She has been married to real estate agent Jay Cohen since 1990 and has two sons, Scott (b. 1992) and Max (b. 1998), and a daughter, Olivia (b. 2003). She lives in Los Angeles, California with them. She used to own a children's clothing store called Oodles in Studio City, California.
Career[]
From 1994-1995, Vidal worked in New York Undercover as a reporter named Carmen. In the series she was sister to Det. Eddie Torres, played by Michael DeLorenzo. In 1995, she did some Off-Broadway and worked in The Commish. Among the other series she has worked in are The Brian Benben Show in 1998 as "Julie," Third Watch from 1999-2001 as "Dr. Sarah Morales," and ER from 2001-2004 as "firefighter Sandy Lopez." Vidal had starring roles in the police series High Incident (1996) and The Division (2001), for which she received the 2002 nomination for the ALMA Award in the Best Actress Category. In 2006, she had a brief role in the short-lived action series Smith, as one of the federal agents looking for Ray Liotta's group of thieves, and in 2010 she starred in NBC's The Event.
Vidal has also participated in the following movies: Odd Girl Out (2005), Naughty or Nice (2004), Chasing Papi (2003), I Like It Like That (1994), The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998), and Night and the City (1992), alongside Robert De Niro and Jessica Lange, directed by Irwin Winkler.
Filmography[]
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1985 | Delivery Boys | Tina | Film Debut |
1986 | Christmas Eve | Maria | TV Movie |
1988 | Nightmare Beach | Girl at Pool | |
1992 | Night and the City | Carmen | |
1994 | I Like It Like That | Magdalena Soto | |
1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Chorus Voice | |
1997 | Destination Unknown | Marisol | |
Fall | Sally | ||
The Third Twin | Lisa | TV Movie | |
1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Ramona | |
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Babs Cardoza | TV Movie | |
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Lori Halloran | ||
Naked City: A Killer Christmas | |||
1999 | Hit and Run | Detective Rico | |
Active Stealth | Maria | Direct-to-video | |
2001 | The Blue Diner | Elena | |
2003 | Chasing Papi | Carmen | |
2004 | Naughty or Nice | Diana Ramiro | TV Movie |
2005 | Odd Girl Out | Barbara | |
2007 | Dark Mirror | Deborah Martin | |
2009 | Signal Lost | TV Newswoman | |
Star Trek | Barracks Officer | ||
2010 | Baby | Dominique | Short Movie |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1980 | Oye Willie | Unknown Role | Unknown episode(s) |
1987 | The Cosby Show | Mrs. Miron | 1 episode |
1987-1991 | ABC Afterschool Special | Gloria Rodriguez | 2 episodes |
1988 | Miami Vice | Angel Montepina | 1 episode |
1992 | Law & Order | Lena Armendariz | 1 episode |
1994-1995 | New York Undercover | Carmen | Recurring character |
1995 | The Commish | Connie Muldoon | 2 episodes |
1996-1997 | High Incident | Officer Jessica Helgado | |
1998-2000 | The Brian Benben Show | Julie | Recurring character |
1999 | Wasteland | Unknown Role | 2 episodes |
1999-2001 | Third Watch | Dr. Sara Morales | |
2001-2004 | The Division | Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez | |
ER | Sandy Lopez | ||
2006 | Boston Legal | Irma Levine | 2 episodes |
Criminal Minds | Gina Sanchez | 1 episode | |
2006-2007 | Smith | Valez | Recurring character |
2007 | Numb3rs | Jennifer Malloy | 1 episode |
2009 | Without a Trace | Detective Bianca Gonzalez | 1 episode |
CSI: Miami | Patricia Busick | ||
2009-2010 | Southland | Mia Sanchez | Recurring character |
2010-2011 | The Event | Christina Martinez | Main character |
2011 | American Horror Story | Stacy Ramos | Afterbirth episode |
2012-2013 | Grimm | Lauren Castro | 2 episodes: ("To Protect and Serve Man" & "One Angry Fuchsbau") |
Season 2 Appearances | ||||||||||
"Bad Teeth": X |
"The Kiss": X |
"Bad Moon Rising": X |
"Quill": X |
"The Good Shepherd": X |
"Over My Dead Body": X |
"The Bottle Imp": X |
"The Other Side": X |
"La Llorona": X |
"The Hour of Death": X |
"To Protect and Serve Man": ✓ |
"Season of the Hexenbiest": X |
"Face Off": X |
"Natural Born Wesen": X |
"Mr. Sandman": X |
"Nameless": X |
"One Angry Fuchsbau": ✓ |
"Volcanalis": X |
"Endangered": X |
"Kiss of the Muse": X |
"The Waking Dead": X |
"Goodnight, Sweet Grimm": X |