Lisa Vidal

Birth Name:

Lisa Vidal

Birth Place:

Whitestone, Queens, New York City , New York, United States

Profession

Actress

Her role in the 2005 TV movie "Odd Girl Out" garnered her an Imagen Award for Best Actress
After graduating from the High School of Performing Arts, she worked with La Familia Theater Company along side Julia Roberts
Quote: "When I was very young, my aunt took me to see Barbara Streisand in Funny Girl and I absolutely fell in love with that movie and at that point I wanted to be an actor․ I wanted to sing and act and dance and everything else․"
Her sister Tanya Vidal guest starred on her show "The Division," the two playing sisters on the show
While filming "The Division" she was also filming for a recurring role on "ER," being so busy that she was driven between sets out of fear of falling asleep while driving
Director Steven Spielberg wrote her a letter praising her work in "High Incident," which she now has framed in her house
She and "Strong Medicine" star Rosa Blasi are very close friends

1996NCLR Bravo Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
1998ALMA Award - Outstanding Actress in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series:Nominated
1999ALMA Award - Outstanding Actress in Made-for Television Movie or Mini-Series:Nominated
2002ALMA Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Series:Nominated
2004Imagen Award - Best Actress in a Television Drama:Nominated
2006Imagen Award - Best Actress - Television:Winner
2010Imagen Award - Best Actress - Film:Nominated
2011Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Nominated
2016Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Winner
2017Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Nominated

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