Christina Vidal Mitchell was born and raised in Whitestone, Queens, New York. The youngest child of Puerto Rican parents Josephine and Manuel, Vidal always marched to the beat of her own drum. She began acting by chance when her Junior High School teacher gave her a flyer for an open audition in the film Life with Mikey. Eventually, Vidal landed the lead role with Michael J. Fox and achieved two milestones: her professional debut and becoming the first Puerto Rican child actress to play a lead in an American film. For high school, Vidal attended the Performing Arts School of New York. She was just getting started.
She has since appeared in many television series and specials, holding both series lead and series regular roles. Vidal is often recognized for her performance in the title role of Nickelodeon’s Taina, which ran for two seasons and was a cult favorite for tween and teen girls. Sh
Christina Vidal Mitchell was born and raised in Whitestone, Queens, New York. The youngest child of Puerto Rican parents Josephine and Manuel, Vidal always marched to the beat of her own drum. She began acting by chance when her Junior High School teacher gave her a flyer for an open audition in the film Life with Mikey. Eventually, Vidal landed the lead role with Michael J. Fox and achieved two milestones: her professional debut and becoming the first Puerto Rican child actress to play a lead in an American film. For high school, Vidal attended the Performing Arts School of New York. She was just getting started.
She has since appeared in many television series and specials, holding both series lead and series regular roles. Vidal is often recognized for her performance in the title role of Nickelodeon’s Taina, which ran for two seasons and was a cult favorite for tween and teen girls. She later starred in Freaky Friday opposite Lindsay Lohan (2003) and See No Evil (2006). More recently, Vidal starred in the NBC Pilot Curse of the Fuentes Women and held roles in Code Black, Limitless, and Blue Bloods.
Vidal starred alongside the late great Bill Paxton in the CBS drama Training Day, inspired by the iconic Antoine Fuqua Warner Brothers feature film starring Denzel Washington. She appeared as Valerie in the Amazon Original series Sneaky Pete and Detective Ayala in ABC’s Grand Hotel.
Vidal also starred in the lead role of Jo in the ABC sitcom United We Fall. She recently appeared in The Shrink Next Door for Apple TV+ with Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell. Christina can next be seen in the Amazon Original series The Terminal List alongside Chris Pratt.
A woman of many talents, Vidal is also known for her musical inclinations. She has collaborated with artists like Will Smith, Jade Villalon, and Sabrina Bryan of the Cheetah Girls. She has also contributed songs for the soundtracks of Freaky Friday and Taina.
In her spare time, Vidal enjoys watching films, particularly those starring Julia Roberts, Ashley Judd, Sally Field, Al Pacino, and Jack Nicholson. Not solely limited to the silver screen, she can also be found binge-watching Downton Abbey and Friends. Vidal loves salsa dancing, and cooking for her family. Her sisters, Lisa and Tanya Vidal, are also actors who have appeared on TV and in theatre. Her brother Christian, the only boy, rounds out her tight-knit family of 6. Vidal lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor/producer Marcus Mitchell, and their young daughters, Willa and Ava.
