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Christina Vidal

Christina Vidal

Actor · Born November 18, 1981 (44) · Whitestone, Queens, New York, USA

Christina Vidal Mitchell (born Christina Mari Vidal, November 18, 1981, in Whitestone, Queens, New York City) is an American actress, singer, and producer of Puerto Rican descent, the youngest child of Josephine and Manuel Vidal. She began acting by chance when her junior high school teacher handed her a flyer for an open audition in Life with Mikey (1993, with Michael J. Fox), where she played Angie Vega and became the first Puerto Rican child actress to play a lead in an American film. By age 16 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career, and she is best known for starring as Taina Maria Morales in the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina (2001–2002, 26 episodes). She is married to Marcus Mitchell (since September 25, 2016) and they have two children. Her most notable film credits include Gabriella in Brink! (1998), Maddie in Freaky Friday (2003, with Lindsay Lohan), Christine in See No Evil (2006) and See No Evil 2 (2014), and Sgt. Denise Wade in The Guilty (2021). On television she is best known as Detective Valeria Chavez in Training Day (2017, CBS, with Bill Paxton), Gina Perrello in Code Black (2015–2016), Jo Rodriguez in United We Fall (2020, ABC, 8 episodes), Mac Wilson in The Terminal List (2022, Amazon, 5 episodes, with Chris Pratt), Hannah in The Shrink Next Door (2021, Apple TV+, with Will Ferrell), Valerie in Sneaky Pete (2015, Amazon, 4 episodes), Detective Ayala in Grand Hotel (2019, ABC, 4 episodes), and Drea in Primo (2023, 8 episodes). More recently she reprised her role as Maddie in Freakier Friday (2025).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 18, 1981 (44)
From
Whitestone, Queens, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 54% in 30 days

What are Christina Vidal's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
23%
Self
19%
Survival
14%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christina Vidal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christina Vidal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Freakier Friday(2025)

    as Maddie

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Primo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Drea

  • The Terminal List(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mac Wilson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Shrink Next Door(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Guilty(2021)

    as Sgt. Denise Wade

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • United We Fall(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jo Rodriguez

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • 7 Days to Vegas(2019)

    as Papiana

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Grand Hotel(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ayala

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Keeping Hours(2017)

    as Gwen

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Training Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as Det. Valeria Chavez

  • The Player(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Cecilia Cruz

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Sneaky Pete(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Valerie

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • See No Evil 2(2014)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Christina Richards

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sophia Pena

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Jeffrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sandy

  • The Deep End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel Esposito

  • Magic Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Elena

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jamie Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • In Plain Sight(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Amber Whitman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • I Think I Love My Wife(2007)

    as Candy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • See No Evil(2006)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Clubhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Second Time Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gabrielle Herrera

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 15 episodes · as Deputy Gabriela Lopez

  • Freaky Friday(2003)

    as Maddie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Papi(2003)

    as Festival Singer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gisel

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Winona

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Taina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · as Taina Maria Morales

  • Girlfriends(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Samantha Stephens

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Street Girl

  • Brink!(1998)

    as Gabriella

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Fate Paris

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • FX: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Theresa

  • Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 21 episodes · as Sophia Del Bono

  • Welcome to the Dollhouse(1995)

    as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Ilena

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Elena Vega

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • All That(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Life with Mikey(1993)

    as Angie Vega

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Commish(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1991 to 2025; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

Freaky Friday (2003)

$161M worldwide

Highest rated

The Terminal List (2022)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

19912025

Peak 2006 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9313

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Christina Vidal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

United We Fall (2020)

79th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Terminal List (2022)

Midcredits 91st · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christina Vidal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–48 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Christina Vidal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christina Vidal's MovieCove titles; Riley Keough shares the most, 2.