Cerina Vincent

Vincent was born on February 7, 1979, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to parents of Italian descent.{{cite web|title=Cerina Vincent Biography |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/368051%7C0/Cerina-Vincent/ |access-date=October 9, 2013}}{{cite web |last=Farinella |first=Tony |title=411 Movies Interview: Cerina Vincent |publisher=411 Mania |date=October 16, 2006 |url=http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/61463/411-Movies-Interview:-Cerina-Vincent-of-Cabin-Fever-and-Not-Another-Teen-Movie.htm |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225122630/http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/61463/411-Movies-Interview%3A-Cerina-Vincent-of-Cabin-Fever-and-Not-Another-Teen-Movie.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2013 }} Vincent loved to perform from an early age, encouraged by her mother, who was a dance instructor. She performed in a Christmas production at Diskin Elementary School, learning the lines for all the characters. She also appeared in productions at the Rainbow Company Youth Theater, which was sponsored by the Cultural Affairs division of Las Vegas. In 1996, at the age of sixteen, Vincent won the Miss Nevada Teen USA title and competed at Miss Teen USA. Though she made it to the top 15, she failed to place at the pageant (televised live), which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Vincent graduated from Durango High School in 1997, and moved to Los Angeles, where she attended Marymount College also known as Loyola Marymount University on a scholarship. Between classes, she went on auditions and eventually landed several commercials and a role on USA High for the USA Network.

In 1999, Vincent made her film debut in the direct-to-video thriller Fear Runs Silent, starring Billy Dee Williams. Her first significant role as an actress, however, was as the Yellow Galaxy Ranger, Maya, in the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, the seventh season of the program's franchise that aired from February 6, 1999, to December 18, 1999. Vincent later recalled, "It was a great way to learn a lot and get a taste for this business on a small show like that, but for kids. It was cool to be a role model for kids."

Following the success of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Vincent appeared on MTV's Undressed, Son of the Beach, Malcolm in the Middle, Felicity and Ally McBeal. She also returned as Maya in the two-part Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue episode, “Trakeena’s Revenge”, which saw the two teams of Rangers team up.

In 2001, Vincent landed her first role in a major motion picture, spoof film Not Another Teen Movie, playing foreign exchange student Areola. The part notably required her to be nude whenever she appeared throughout the movie: as a satirical take on the gratuitous nudity that was prevalent in teen films of the time, and specifically as a parody of Shannon Elizabeth's character Nadia in American Pie, the character never wears clothes, even in public.{{Cite web|last=Baird|first=Kirk|date=2001-12-17|title=Cerina moments: Local actress shows her stuff in 'Teen Movie' - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2001/dec/17/cerina-moments-local-actress-shows-her-stuff-in-te/|access-date=2021-07-24|website=lasvegassun.com|language=en}} Vincent is naked in all of her scenes, with her body serving as a sight gag of sorts: subtitles for her ever-changing accent are spaced to avoid obscuring her breasts, as she interacts with fully clothed characters, none of whom seem to notice her out-of-place nudity.{{Cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=2001-12-14|title=Not Another Teen Movie movie review (2001) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/not-another-teen-movie-2001|access-date=2020-10-26|website=rogerebert.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Walton|first=Rob.|date=2001-11-29|title=Playboy.com / Arts & Entertainment / Woman on the Verge / Cerina Vincent|url=http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/wov/vincent/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011129080340/http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/wov/vincent/index.html|archive-date=2001-11-29|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Playboy.com}}

Vincent described taking the part as a "huge decision" for her, having never previously done any nude scenes. She initially turned down the role several times, ultimately deciding to do it because she thought it was funny; however, she still had reservations about performing in the nude for the first time and so extensively. In a 2011 interview, Vincent explained:

{{quote| In that moment I was more concerned... oh my God, am I going to be... personally... can I do this? To be nude and have it be out there forever for people to see - and I wanted to make sure my family didn't disown me. [...] It's weird, it's hard because your body is your body and it's personal. It's easier to shoot that scene because everyone was professional and my character was ridiculous—I did many different accents in the movie, and it was funny... it was a comedy. So, shooting the scenes was the easy part—with it being out there forever and ever and ever... that's more of a mental... it screws with your head a little bit and you question your decisions, but I don't have any regrets.{{cite web |last=Nydell |first=Tim |title=Rock Bottom Interview: Cerina Vincent |work=Rock Bottom |date=January 17, 2011 |url=http://www.hitrockbottom.org/cerinavincent.html |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414224413/http://www.hitrockbottom.org/cerinavincent.html |archive-date=April 14, 2013 }}}}Vincent appeared in the 2020 documentary Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies in a segment discussing the role.{{Cite web|last=Larsen|first=Peter|date=2020-08-15|title=How 'Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies' exposes Hollywood's naked ambition|url=https://www.dailynews.com/how-skin-a-history-of-nudity-in-the-movies-exposes-hollywoods-naked-ambition|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Daily News|language=en-US}}

In 2003, Vincent starred in the R-rated horror film Cabin Fever, which featured some of her most memorable film moments, including her "leg-shaving" scene and the "plane-crash" seduction and sex scene. The film included topless scenes and two sex scenes with two different characters. Fearing that she would be typecast into nude roles, Vincent was cautious about over-exposing herself in the film, which became a point of contention between her and director Eli Roth.

Starting in 2004, Vincent appeared in a series of theatrical and television films, including Murder-Set-Pieces (2004) as the L.A. Girl, Intermedio (2005) as Gen, and Conversations with Other Women (2005) as Sarah the Dancer. In 2005, she appeared in her first starring role in the film It Waits (2005) as forest ranger Danielle "Danny" St. Claire. Vincent made several television appearances beginning in 2005, with appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Palmetto Pointe and Sex, Love & Secrets. Since then, she has also worked on the series Bones, Two and a Half Men, Gary Unmarried, Zombie Family, Mike & Molly, and The Walking Dead. In 2006, she appeared in The Surfer King as Tiffany, Seven Mummies as Lacy, and the Sci-Fi Channel original movie Sasquatch Mountain as Erin Price, alongside Lance Henriksen. In 2007, she appeared in the television films Manchild and Wifey, as well as Return to House on Haunted Hill as Michelle, and Everybody Wants to Be Italian as Marisa Costa. In 2008, she appeared in Toxic as Malvi, the independent film, Just Add Water as The Mrs., and in Fashion Victim.

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Vincent returned to films in 2012, appearing in Complacent as Myah Sanderson and Chasing Happiness as Andrea, and playing the title role in MoniKa, for which she was also the executive producer. In 2013, Vincent appeared in the Hallmark Channel original movie The Thanksgiving House in the role of Ashleigh,{{Cite web|last=Kearney|first=Kelly|date=2017-12-08|title=Cerina Vincent – Stuck In The Middle|url=https://starrymag.com/cerina-vincent-stuck-in-the-middle/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Starry Constellation Magazine|language=en-US}} and produced and starred in the acclaimed horror short Skypemare, which also starred Annika Marks and featured Ryan Dillon and Adam J. Yeend; the film screened at Telluride Horror Show and ScreamFest 2013 in Los Angeles.{{cite web |title=Cerina Vincent |work=Screamfest |url=https://screamfestla.com/content/skypemare |access-date=December 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211203205/https://screamfestla.com/content/skypemare |archive-date=December 11, 2013}} In 2017, Vincent had a small role in the indie movie Broken Memories.

From 2016 to 2018, Vincent played Suzy Diaz, mother to seven children, on the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/cerina-vincent-joe-nieves-disney-channel-stuck-in-the-middle-series-regulars-1201591309/|title=Cerina Vincent & Joe Nieves Join Disney Channel's 'Stuck In The Middle'|website=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=February 1, 2019}} The series ran for three seasons.

Vincent's most recent performances include the lead role of Jen in the 2018 feature film thriller The Work Wife, a 2019 guest starring appearance on NCIS: Los Angeles, and a part in the 2020 Lifetime TV movie My Daughter's Psycho Friend.

In November 2018, Vincent announced her pregnancy with her first child, a boy with her longtime partner Mike Estes.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/87838960998/posts/10156613516555999/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/87838960998/10156613516555999 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Pregnancy Announcement|publisher=Facebook|author=Cerina Vincent|date=November 22, 2018|access-date=February 1, 2018}}{{cbignore}} Her son was born in February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/cerina-vincent-welcomes-son-nicola-vincent-apollo/|title=It's a Boy! Stuck in the Middle Star Cerina Vincent Welcomes Son Nicola Vincent Apollo|website=People|first1=Jen|last1=Juneau|first2=Anya|last2=Leon|date=February 6, 2019}}

Vincent and her co-writer Jodi Lipper wrote a regular column for HuffPost from 2007 to 2016.{{cite web|title=Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent |work=HuffPost|url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/jodi-lipper-and-cerina-vincent|access-date=February 1, 2019}} The pair have also authored three publication books:

• {{cite book |title=How to Eat Like a Hot Chick |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |year=2008 |isbn=9780061560866 |url=https://archive.org/details/howtoeatlikehotc00lipp }}
• {{cite book |title=How to Love Like a Hot Chick |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |year=2009 |isbn=9780061706448 |url=https://archive.org/details/howtolovelikehot00lipp }}
• {{cite book |title=Live Like a Hot Chick |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |year=2010 |isbn=9780061959073 |url=https://archive.org/details/livelikehotchick0000lipp }}

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• {{Official site|cerinavincent.net}}

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