Cerina Vincent (born February 7, 1979) is an American actress and author. She had her breakthrough role starring as Maya in the television series Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, followed by a part in the comedy film Not Another Teen Movie, before going on to star in the horror film Cabin Fever, which established her as a "scream queen" and led to further roles in horror movies. More recently, she appeared as Suzy Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle. She has also written three books with Jodi Lipper, wrote a regular column for The Huffington Post, and co-hosts the podcast Raising Amazing with Dr. Joel Gator.
Early life
Vincent was born on February 7, 1979, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to parents of Italian descent. Vincent loved to perform from an early age, encouraged by her mother, who was a dance instructor. 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, all of whom either don't notice or don't comment on her out-of-place nudity.
Vincent described taking the part as a "huge decision" for her, having never previously done any nude scenes.Vincent appeared in the 2020 documentary Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies in a segment discussing the role.
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. 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. In 2017, Vincent had a small role in the indie movie Broken Memories. 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.
Personal life
In November 2018, Vincent announced her pregnancy with her first child, a boy with her longtime partner Mike Estes. Her son was born in February 2019.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1999
| Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender
| Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger
| rowspan="2" | Video
|-
| 2000
| Fear Runs Silent
| June
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| 2001
| Not Another Teen Movie
| Areola
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| Darkened Room
| Girl #2
| Short
|-
| Cabin Fever
| Marcy
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2004
| Murder-Set-Pieces
| L.A. Girl
|
|-
| Final Sale
| Cerina
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2005
| Intermedio
| Gen
|
|-
| Conversations with Other Women
| Sarah the Dancer
|
|-
| It Waits
| Danielle "Danny" St. Claire
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2006
| 7 Mummies
| Lacy
|
|-
| Sasquatch Mountain
| Erin Price
|
|-
| Pennies
| Kimberly
| Short
|-
| The Surfer King
| Tiffany
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| Everybody Wants to Be Italian
| Marisa Costa
|
|-
| Return to House on Haunted Hill
| Michelle
| Video
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2008
| Just Add Water
| The Mrs.
|
|-
| Fashion Victim
| TV Reporter
|
|-
| Toxic
| Malvi
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| Love & Distrust
| Kimberly
| Video
|-
| The United Monster Talent Agency
| Kay
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012
| Complacent
| Myah Sanderson
|
|-
| Chasing Happiness
| Andrea
|
|-
| MoniKa
| Monika
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| The Thanksgiving House
| Ashleigh
| TV movie
|-
| Skypemare
| Alison
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2015
| Tag
| Christine
|
|-
| Tales of Halloween
| Ellena Bishop
|
|-
| Freaks of Nature
| Daisy
|
|-
| 2017
| Broken Memories
| Sara
|
|-
| 2019
| The Work Wife
| Jen
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| My Daughter's Psycho Friend
| Melissa
| TV movie
|-
| Killing Eleanor
| Laurie
|
|-
| 2021
| Secrets in the Water
| Laura
| TV movie
|-
| 2022
| Dixon Mason: The Scent of the Woman
| Rita Munroe (voice)
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2023
| That's a Wrap
| Alexis
|
|-
| The Next Big Hit
| Sarah
|
|-
| TBA
| Legend of the White Dragon
| Rebecca Reed
|
|}
Television
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| USA High
| Babe
| Episode: "Goodbye Christian"
|-
| 1999
| Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
| Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger
| Main Cast
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| Undressed
| Kitty
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
| Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger
| Episode: "Trakeena's Revenge: Part 1 & 2"
|-
| Son of the Beach
| Sorority Girl
| Episode: "Silence of the Clams"
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2001
| City Guys
| Nicole
| Episode: "Blast from the Past"
|-
| Malcolm in the Middle
| Carly
| Episode: "Malcolm vs. Reese"
|-
| Dead Last
| Cindy
| Episode: "Gastric Distress"
|-
| Felicity
| Denise Jensen
| Episode: “Miss Conception”
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| Ally McBeal
| Penny
| Episode: “Another One Bites the Dust”
|-
| Son of the Beach
| Mandy
| Episode: "Witness for the Prostitution"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2005
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Gwen
| Episode: "4x4"
|-
| Palmetto Pointe
| Girl
| Episode: "Hello, Goodbye"
|-
| Sex, Love & Secrets
| Party Girl
| Episode: "Molting"
|-
| 2006
| Bones
| Denise
| Episode: “The Girl in Suite 2103”
|-
| 2008
| Two and a Half Men
| LuLu
| Episode: “A Little Clammy and None too Fresh”
|-
| 2009
| Gary Unmarried
| Miss James
| Episode: “Gary Dates Louise’s Teacher”
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012
| Mike & Molly
| Desri
| Episode: “The Dress”
|-
| The Walking Dead: Cold Storage
| Kelly
| Episode: “Cold Storage: Parting Shots”
|-
| Zombie Family
| Cindy Apple
| Episode: "Death Of a Salesman"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014
| Workaholics
| Laura
| Recurring Cast: Season 4
|-
| Californication
| Lisa
| Episode: "Daughter"
|-
| Jennifer Falls
| Caroline
| Episode: “Staycation”
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2015
| Hollywood Hitmen
| Allison
| Episode: “The Office”
|-
| Stay Filthy, Cali
| Girlfriend
| rowspan="2" | Main Cast
|-
| 2016–18
| Stuck In The Middle
| Suzy Diaz
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2017
| Scary Endings
| Becky (voice)
| Episode: “The Water Rises”
|-
| The Reflex Experience
| Carmen
| Main Cast
|-
| 2019
| NCIS: Los Angeles
| Lucy Garcia
| Episode: “Provenance”
|}
Documentary
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
! Year
! Title
|-
| 2020
| Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
|}
Books
Vincent and her co-writer Jodi Lipper wrote a regular column for HuffPost from 2007 to 2016. The pair have also authored three publication books:
References
External links
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