Lisa Vidal(born June 13, 1965) is an American actress of Puerto Rican heritage. She starred in theLifetimecrime drama series,The Division(2001–2004), andBETdrama series,Being Mary Jane(2013–2019). Vidal also starred in the short-lived series,High Incident(1996–97) andThe Event(2010–11), and had major recurring roles onThird Watch(1999–2001) andER(2001–2004).
Lisa Vidal | |
|---|---|
 Vidal in 2012 | |
| Born | June 13, 1965[1] Manhattan, New York,U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse |
Jay Cohen (m.1990) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Christina Vidal(sister) |
Early life
editVidal's parents moved fromPuerto Ricoand settled inManhattan,where Vidal and her two sisters,Christinaand Tanya, were born. She also has a brother named Christian. After Vidal finished her elementary education, she auditioned and was accepted in theFiorello H. LaGuardia High School.When she graduated, Vidal went to work with La Familia Theater Company, alongsideRaul JuliaandJulia Roberts.Vidal was 14 years old when she acted in thetheatreseriesOye Willieand later on made her feature debut with a small role inDelivery Boys.Soon, she was working intelevisionwith parts in shows such asThe Cosby Show.[2][3]
Career
editIn 1992, Vidal appeared in the crime drama film,Night and the City,alongsideRobert De NiroandJessica Lange,directed byIrwin Winkler.[2]She starred alongsideLauren VélezandRita Morenoin the 1994 comedy-drama film,I Like It Like That.From 1994–1995, she appeared inNew York Undercoverin a recurring role as a reporter named Carmen. In the series she was sister to Det. Eddie Torres, played byMichael DeLorenzo.In 1995, she did someOff-Broadwaytheatre and worked onThe Commish.Vidal has also appeared in a number of other films, such asMighty Aphrodite(1995),The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit(1998), andChasing Papi(2003). She played a leading role in the 2007 psychological horror film,Dark Mirror.[4]
Vidal was series regular on the ABC police drama,High Incident(1995–1996), and onThe Brian Benben Showin 1998, and later had major recurring roles onThird Watchfrom 1999 to 2001 as Dr. Sarah Morales andERfrom 2001 to 2004 as firefighter Sandy Lopez. From 2001 to 2004, Vidal starred oppositeBonnie Bedeliain theLifetimedrama series,The Division,for which she received the 2002 nomination for theALMA Awardin the Best Actress Category. In 2006, she had a brief role in the short-lived action seriesSmithas one of the federal agents looking forRay Liotta's group of thieves. In 2010 she starred in NBC drama,The Event,playing the First Lady of the United States.[2]Vidal also starred in a number of made-for-television movies, includingThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1998),Naughty or Nice(2004), andOdd Girl Out(2005).
In 2013, Vidal began starring oppositeGabrielle Unionin theBETdrama series,Being Mary Jane,playing the role of Kara Lynch, the executive producer of Mary Jane's show.[5][6]The series ended in 2017, and in 2019 BET released a two-hour film finale. From 2015 to 2017, she also had a recurring role in the Fox comedy-drama seriesRosewood.Vidal also guest-starred onAmerican Horror Story,ShamelessandChicago P.D.In 2020, Vidal was cast as Mari Garcia, the lead character’s mother, inABCromantic comedy-drama seriesThe Baker and the Beauty.[7][8]
Personal life
editVidal is a breast cancer survivor.[9]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Delivery Boys | Tina | |
| 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 Nominated –ALMA Award | |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Ramona | |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Barbara "Babs" Cardoza | TV movie Nominated –ALMA Award | |
| Naked City: Justice with a Bullet | Lori Halloran | TV movie | |
| Naked City: A Killer Christmas | TV movie | ||
| 1999 | Hit and Run | Detective Rico | TV movie |
| 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 Snyder | TV movie Imagen Awards |
| 2007 | Dark Mirror | Deborah Martin | Nominated –Imagen Awards |
| 2009 | Signal Lost | TV Newswoman | |
| Star Trek | Barracks Officer | ||
| 2010 | Baby | Dominique | Short film |
| 2011 | A Day Without Rain | Ana Lanza | Short film |
| 2014 | Victor | Lila |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Oye Willie | Unknown Role | PBS series |
| 1986 | "Christmas Eve" | Maria | TV movie starring Loretta Young |
| 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 role, 6 episodes |
| 1995 | The Commish | Connie Muldoon | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | High Incident | Officer Jessica Helgado | Series regular, 22 episodes Nominated –ALMA Award(1996) |
| 1998 | The Brian Benben Show | Julie | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Unknown Role | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Third Watch | Dr. Sara Morales | Recurring role, 19 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | The Division | Inspector Magdalena "Magda" Ramirez | Series regular, 88 episodes Nominated –ALMA Award(2002) Nominated –Imagen Awards(2004) |
| ER | Sandy Lopez | Recurring role, 12 episodes | |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Irma Levine | 2 episodes |
| Criminal Minds | Gina Sanchez | 1 episode | |
| 2006–2007 | Smith | Valez | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Jessica Malloy | 1 episode "Burn Rate" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Detective Bianca Gonzalez | 1 episode |
| CSI: Miami | Patricia Busick | 1 episode | |
| 2009–2010 | Southland | Mia Sanchez | 3 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | The Event | Christina Martinez | Series regular, 14 episodes Nominated –Imagen Awards(2011) |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Stacy Ramos | Episode: "Afterbirth" |
| 2012–2013 | Grimm | Lauren Castro | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2019 | Being Mary Jane | Kara Lynch | Series regular, 51 episodes Imagen Awards(2016) Nominated —Imagen Awards(2017) |
| 2014 | Shameless | Maria Vidal | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Rosewood | Daisie Villa | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Chicago P.D. | Alexa Rivera | 1 episode |
| 2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | Mari Garcia | Series regular, 9 episodes |
| 2020—2021 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Alma Ortiz | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^"Today in history".The New York Times.Associated Press.June 13, 2014.RetrievedJune 14,2014.
- ^abc"Lisa Vidal".BET.Retrieved18 June2014.
- ^"Lisa Vidal".Movies.yahoo.Retrieved2014-01-08.
- ^"Dark Mirror (2007) - Pablo Proenza | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie"– via allmovie.
- ^Brian Lowry TV Columnist @blowryontv (5 January 2014)."TV Review: BET's 'Being Mary Jane'".Variety.Retrieved2014-01-08.
- ^"'Being Mary Jane' Broadcast Premiere Tonight, 10:30PM ET/PT, On BET | Shadow and Act ".Blogs.indiewire. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-08-13.Retrieved2014-01-08.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (February 28, 2019)."'The Baker And The Beauty': Carlos Gomez, Lisa Vidal & Dan Bucatinsky Cast In ABC Comedy Pilot ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMay 12,2019.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (May 11, 2019)."'The Baker And The Beauty' Gets ABC Series Order As Dean Georgaris Scores Double ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMay 11,2019.
- ^Moore, Camille (April 15, 2020)."10 Things You Didn't Know about Lisa Vidal".TVOvermind.
