Christina Schmidt attended high school at Waterloo Oxford High School in Baden, Ontario and Cameron Heights Collegiate in Kitchener. She auditioned for and was picked from hundreds of Degrassi:The Next Generation hopefuls. Christina was cast as part of the original D:TNG cast for the leading role of Terri MacGregor. She has studied acting with Dean Armstrong of "Queer as Folk" and the New York Broadway musical "Rent" at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto. As well as being a professional Actress, Christina is also a professional print fashion model! One of her most memorable acting career moments was winning the "Young Artist Award" for best supporting actress in Los Angeles in April 2005.