Biography
A striking, dark-haired actress of Puerto Rican descent, New York City native Lisa Vidal began acting in repertory theater at age 14 and was cast the following year in the PBS series "Oye Willie" (1980-81), jump-starting a long and varied acting career, most often playing grounded professionals balancing work and family. A small role in the 1984 comedy "Delivery Boys" marked Vidal's feature debut. In 1986 she played the charming housekeeper …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Played single mother/detective Magdalena Ramirez on the Lifetime police drama "The Division" | |
2000 | Featured in the military adventure "Active Stealth" | |
1999 | Had a recurring role as Dr. Sara Morales in the NBC drama series "Third Watch" | |
1999 | Starred in the Lifetime TV-movie "Hit and Run", playing a detective who suspects a model citizen (Margaret Colin) of the titular crime | |
1998 | Featured in the "Naked City" episodes "Justice With a Bullet" and "A Killer Christmas" (Showtime) | |
1998 | Was a regular on the short-lived sitcom "The Brian Benben Show" (CBS) | |
1998 | Featured in the independent comedy "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the ABC TV-movie remake "Taking of Pelham One Two Three" | |
1997 | Featured in the miniseries "Ken Follett's The Third Twin" (CBS) | |
1997 | Acted in the Eric Schaeffer comedy "Fall" | |
| Starred in the Steven Spielberg-produced ABC police drama "High Incident" | ||
1996 | Co-starred in the independent romance "Destination Unknown" | |
1995 | Had guest appearance on the ABC police drama "The Commish", playing a NYC cop who joins forces with the suburban commissioner (Michael Chiklis) to solve a crime | |
1994 | Played Carmen, the sister of police detective Eddie (Michael DeLorenzo), in a recurring role on the Fox series "New York Undercover" | |
1994 | Featured in "I Like It Like That", a comedy-drama about a Latina wife and mother who takes a job in the record industry | |
1992 | Acted in "Night and the City", a modernized remake of the 1950 classic | |
1992 | Had a guest role on "Law & Order" (NBC) | |
1991 | Acted in "In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story", another "ABC Afterschool Special" | |
1988 | Guested on "Miami Vice" (NBC) | |
1987 | Guest starred on an episode of the hit NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show" | |
1987 | Featured in "Class Act: A Teacher's Story", an "ABC Afterschool Special" presentation | |
1986 | Played the housekeeper for a wealthy elderly woman (Loretta Young) in the heartwearming holiday TV-movie "Christmas Eve" (NBC) | |
1984 | Had a small role in the comedy/adventure feature "Delivery Boys" | |
1980 | Made TV debut on the PBS series "Oye Willie" | |
1979 | Began acting at age 14, working in repertory theater (date approximate) | |