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Cerina
Vincent never imagined herself becoming the ‘naked girl’ in teen
comedies or horror movies. But with Cerina Vincent's roles in “Not
Another Teen Movie” (2001) and “CabinFever” (2003), that was what Cerina
Vincent became—sort of. The start of Cerina Vincent's career didn’t
indicate that she would play a constantly nude foreign exchange student
or a horny teen who ends up shaving the skin off her legs after
contracting a flesh-eating virus. But for Cerina Vincent, it never
mattered. It was all necessary to her becoming what Cerina Vincent
always wanted to be: an actress.
Born in Las Vegas on February 7, 1979, Cerina Vincent discovered early
on that she loved to perform. Cerina Vincent's mom—a dance
instructor—encouraged Cerina Vincent's daughter’s dreams. Cerina Vincent
soon found herself performing in a Christmas production at Diskin
Elementary School. Ambitious from the start, Cerina Vincent learned the
lines for all the characters, not just her own, something her parents
found both odd and amusing. Cerina Vincent then started performing at
the Rainbow Company Youth Theater, a program sponsored by Las Vegas’
Cultural Affairs division, where Cerina Vincent did some modeling as
well as acting. At 16, Cerina Vincent won the Miss Nevada Teen USA
pageant, an experience that helped reaffirm her pursuit of stardom.
Cerina Vincent never thought she would win, and though thrilled, Cerina
Vincent was left a bit jaded by the cutthroat nature of the competition.
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After graduating Durango High
School in 1997, Cerina Vincent moved to Los Angeles and went to
school at Marymount College on scholarship. Cerina Vincent squeezed in
auditions in between classes, and despite the crammed schedule, Cerina
Vincent pulled off a perfect 4.0 her first year. Cerina Vincent's
auditions paid off as much as her studying: Cerina Vincent landed
several commercials and a role on “USA High” for the USA Network. Cerina
Vincent quickly followed this with her first film role as the bratty
teenager, June, in “Fear Runs Silent” (1999), a thriller starring Billy
Dee Williams and Stacy Keach. Cerina Vincent tried to continue college,
but acting began to consume her life. Cerina Vincent landed her biggest
role yet as Maya, the Yellow Ranger on the hit kid’s show, “Power
Rangers Lost Galaxy” (1999). Cerina Vincent became famous virtually
overnight—at least amongst the pre-pubescent set. Her role on Power
Rangers exposed her to more television roles: Cerina Vincent played
Kitty on MTV’s “Undressed” (2000), and appeared on episodes of “Son of
the Beach” (2000), “Malcolm in the Middle” (2000), “Felicity” (2001) and
“Ally McBeal” (2002).
Cerina Vincent returned to her role as Maya for the straight-to-video
release, “Power Rangers in 3D: Triple Force” (2000), but that would be
all for Cerina Vincent's foray into kiddy fair. Cerina Vincent appeared
in “Not Another Teen Movie” as Areola, a foreign exchange student who
walks around completely naked, though nobody seems to notice. The role
was a challenge for Cerina, because Cerina Vincent never had to do
nudity—Cerina Vincent never even auditioned for a nude role before. But
ultimately, Cerina Vincent found the role liberating and became more
comfortable. However, Cerina Vincent didn’t want to be pigeonholed as
the ‘booby girl’ and, along with her agent, sought roles that didn’t
require exposing her body. That would not come to pass, however, because
Cerina Vincent's next role—as the horny teenager, Marcy, in Eli Roth’s
“Cabin Fever”—required the nudity Cerina Vincent sought to avoid. But
Cerina Vincent understood that director Roth wanted nudity in order to
revive a horror film tradition, so Cerina Vincent was a good sport.
However, Cerina Vincent's agent negotiated the appropriate amount for
Cerina Vincent: Roth wanted to expose her entire rear, but Cerina
Vincent's agent would only give him an inch—literally. The role turned
out to be enjoyable, particularly the nude scene toward the end, where
Cerina Vincent made love to her boyfriend while her body was being eaten
away by the virus—more gross than sexy, which may have been the point:
the image might give pause the next time someone wants to cast Cerina
Vincent as the ‘booby girl.’ |