Cerina Vincent

Cerina Vincent (born February 7, 1979) is an American actress and writer best known for playing Maya the Yellow Galaxy Ranger in the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Suzy Diaz in Stuck in the Middle, as well as her film appearances in Not Another Teen Movie, Cabin Fever, It Waits, and Everybody Wants to Be Italian. She has written three books with Jodi Lipper, and writes a regular column for The Huffington Post.

Cerina Vincent
Cerina Vincent in 2016
Born	(1979-02-07) February 7, 1979 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, writer
Years active	1999–present
Spouse(s)	Ben Waller ( m. 2008⁠–⁠2013)
Partner(s)	Mike Estes
Children	Nico Estes

Early life

Vincent was born on February 7, 1979, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to parents of Italian descent.[1][2] Vincent loved to perform from an early age, encouraged by her mother, who was a dance instructor.[1] She performed in a Christmas production at Diskin Elementary School, learning the lines for all the characters.[1] 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 5, she failed to place at the pageant (televised live), which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[2]

Vincent graduated from Durango High School in 1997, and moved to Los Angeles, where she attended Marymount College on a scholarship.[1] Between classes she went on auditions and eventually landed several commercials and a role on USA High for the USA Network.[1]

Career

In 1999, Vincent appeared in her first film role as a bratty teenager in the thriller Fear Runs Silent, starring Billy Dee Williams.[1] Vincent's first major role as an actress was as the Yellow Galaxy Ranger Maya in the 1999 television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. 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."[2]

Vincent in 2006

Following the success of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Vincent landed roles on MTV's Undressed, Son of the Beach, Malcolm in the Middle, Felicity and Ally McBeal.[1] 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 appeared in the feature film spoof Not Another Teen Movie as the foreign exchange student Areola who appears throughout the entire film nude. The character was a spoof of Shannon Elizabeth's character Nadia in American Pie. Vincent found the role challenging, never having appeared nude in a film, or even auditioned for a nude role. During the course of filming, however, she became more comfortable with the character.[1] In a 2011 interview, Vincent commented on her experience performing nude for the first time:

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.[3]

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.[1]

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. 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.

Vincent returned to television in 2005 with appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Palmetto Pointe and Sex, Love & Secrets. Since then she has worked on the series Bones, Two and a Half Men, Gary Unmarried, Zombie Family, Mike & Molly, and in The Walking Dead. Vincent also returned to films in 2012, appearing in Complacent as Myah Sanderson, Chasing Happiness as Andrea, and played the title role in MoniKa, for which she was the executive producer. In 2013, Vincent appeared in The Thanksgiving House in the role of Ashleigh,[1][4] and produced and starred in the acclaimed horror short Skypemare which also starred Annika Marks, Ryan Dillon, and Adam J. Yeend; the film screened at Telluride Horror Show and ScreamFest 2013 in Los Angeles.[1][5] Vincent has 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.[6] The series ran for three seasons.

Personal life

In November 2018, Vincent announced her pregnancy with her first child, a boy with her long time partner Mike Estes.[7] Her son was born in February 2019.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Not Another Teen Movie	Areola
2002	Darkened Room	Girl #2	Short film
2002	Cabin Fever	Marcy
2004	Final Sale	Cerina	Short film
2004	Murder-Set-Pieces	L.A. Girl
2005	Intermedio	Gen
2005	Conversations with Other Women	Sarah the Dancer
2005	It Waits	Danielle "Danny" St. Claire
2006	The Surfer King	Tiffany
2006	Seven Mummies	Lacy
2006	Sasquatch Mountain	Erin Price
2006	Pennies	Kimberly	Short film
2007	Return to House on Haunted Hill	Michelle	Direct-to-video
2007	Everybody Wants to Be Italian	Marisa Costa
2008	Toxic	Malvi
2008	Just Add Water	The Mrs.
2008	Fashion Victim	TV Reporter
2010	The United Monster Talent Agency	Kay	Short film
2012	Complacent	Myah Sanderson
2012	Chasing Happiness	Andrea
2012	MoniKa	Monika	Executive producer
2013	The Thanksgiving House	Ashleigh
2013	Skypemare	Alison	Short film; producer
2015	Tag	Christine
2015	Broken Memories	Sara
2015	Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen	Cerina
2015	Kitchen Sink	Daisy
2015	Tales of Halloween	Ellena Bishop
2018	The Work Wife	Jen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Power Rangers Lost Galaxy	Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger	Main role, 45 episodes
2000	Undressed	Kitty	3 episodes
2000	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue	Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger	2 episodes
2000–2002	Son of the Beach	Mandy/Sorority Girl	2 episodes
2001	City Guys	Nicole	1 episode
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	Carly	Episode: "Malcolm vs. Reese"
2001	Dead Last	Sorority Girl Cindy	1 episode
2001	Felicity	Denise Jensen	Episode: “Miss Conception”
2002	Ally McBeal	Penny	Episode: “Another One Bites the Dust”
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Gwen	Episode: “4x4”
2005	Palmetto Pointe	Girl at Party	1 episode
2005	Sex, Love & Secrets	Party Girl	1 episode
2005	Grounded For Life	Heather	1 episode
2006	Bones	Denise	Episode: “The Girl in Suite 2103”
2007	Manchild	Nina	Television film
2007	Grasping At Straws	Tracy	Unsold television Pilot
2007	Wifey	Goldie	Television film
2008	Two and a Half Men	LuLu	Episode: “A Little Clammy and None too Fresh”
2009	Gary Unmarried	Miss St. James	Episode: “Gary Dates Louise’s Teacher”
2012	Zombie Family	Cindy Apple	1 episode
2012	Mike & Molly	Desri/The Dress	2 episodes
2012–2013	The Walking Dead: Cold Storage	Kelly	2 episodes
2014	Workaholics	Laura	2 episodes; including “Three and a Half Men”
2014	Californication	Lisa	1 episode
2014	Jennifer Falls	Caroline	Episode: “Staycation”
2015	Stay Filthy, Cali		Web series; 3 episodes
2016–2018	Stuck In The Middle	Suzy Diaz	Main role
2017	Scary Endings	Becky	Voice role; Episode: “The Water Rises”

Books

Vincent and her co-writer Jodi Lipper had written a regular column for HuffPost since 2007.[9] The last post went up in 2016. The pair have also authored three books:

• How to Eat Like a Hot Chick. New York: HarperCollins. 2008. ISBN 9780061560866.
• How to Love Like a Hot Chick. New York: HarperCollins. 2009. ISBN 9780061706448.
• Live Like a Hot Chick. New York: HarperCollins. 2010. ISBN 9780061959073.

References

1. "Cerina Vincent Biography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
2. Farinella, Tony (October 16, 2006). "411 Movies Interview: Cerina Vincent". 411 Mania. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
3. Nydell, Tim (January 17, 2011). "Rock Bottom Interview: Cerina Vincent". Rock Bottom. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
4. "Cerina Vincent". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
5. "Cerina Vincent". Scremfest. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
6. Petski, Denise (October 22, 2015). "Cerina Vincent & Joe Nieves Join Disney Channel's 'Stuck In The Middle'". Deadline. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
7. Cerina Vincent (November 22, 2018). "Pregnancy Announcement". Facebook. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
8. Juneau, Jen; Leon, Anya (February 6, 2019). "It's a Boy! Stuck in the Middle Star Cerina Vincent Welcomes Son Nicola Vincent Apollo". People.
9. "Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent". HuffPost. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

7. Exclusive Q&A with Cerina Vincent from ‘Stuck in the Middle’ on the New Season, Her Favorite Beauty Products & More! Feeling the Vibe Magazine. December 6, 2017.

External links

• Cerina Vincent on IMDb

Preceded by Alicia Carnes	Miss Nevada Teen USA 1996	Succeeded by Kaci Thompson