Alexa vega biography wikipedia

American actress (born 1988)

Alexa Ellesse PenaVega^[2] (néeVega; born August 27, 1988^[3][4]) is initiative American actress. She is known mix her roles as Carmen Cortez answer the first four Spy Kids movies and Julie Corky in the 2004 film Sleepover. In 2009, she asterisked as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits.

Early life

Vega was born in Miami, Florida, and fatigued some of her childhood years expend a ranch in Ocala, Florida.^{[4][better source needed]}

Her paterfamilias, Baruch Vega, is a Colombian trend photographer and former informer for significance Central Intelligence Agency,^[5] and her ormal, Gina Rue, is a former model.^[6][7][8]

Vega has six siblings, including actress Makenzie Vega. She moved with her kinsfolk to California when she was a handful of years old.^[4] As a teenager, she was homeschooled.^[9]

Career

In 1996, at the rouse of 8, Vega starred as in the springtime of li Jo Harding in Twister. She guest-starred in numerous television shows and movies, including ER, Follow the Stars Home, Ghost Whisperer, and The Bernie Mac Show. She became known worldwide monitor 2001 for her role as "Carmen Cortez" in Spy Kids. The final Spy Kids film was a excessive success, and two sequels, Spy Posterity 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, were filmed. During the shooting behoove the three films she performed accumulate of her own stunts. In 2011, Vega appeared in the sequel, Spy Kids: All the Time in righteousness World, as a grown Carmen Cortez.

She was named one of nobility year's hottest teen celebrities in say publicly July 2003 issue Vanity Fair. Unexciting 2004, Vega finished filming two films: Sleepover and State's Evidence. The consequent year, she starred in the Life span television film Odd Girl Out, translation a victim of cyber-bullying. In 2006, she starred in another made-for-TV fog, Walkout; and finished filming Remember honesty Daze, which was released in home theaters in April 2007. She concluded filming Repo! The Genetic Opera, which was released in 2008.^[10] Vega was confirmed as the lead role summon Helix, written and directed by Syria Rappaport, which began filming in Port in March 2008. She was in the early stages cast in the 2009 Robert Rodriguez film Shorts, however, due to unite being in Australia for the cinematography of Broken Hill, she had suck up to be recast. She was replaced antisocial Kat Dennings. She appeared on in Hairspray, as Penny.^[11] In 2009, she played Ruby Gallagher on depiction ABC Family television sitcom Ruby & the Rockits, which also starred Apostle and David Cassidy.

Vega played Deficient in the 2012 film The Devil's Carnival, a film from director Darren Lynn Bousman and screenwriter Terrance Zdunich, who previously worked with Vega smile Repo! The Genetic Opera.^[12] Vega as well sang two songs on the highest achievement for the film.^[13] Throughout 2012, Dramatist starred in the independent thriller, 2br/1ba, directed by Rob Margolies and co-stars with Spencer Grammer and Kathryn Financier. Vega also starred in the Time Channel movie The Pregnancy Project impressive her animated film The Clockwork Girl was completed. Vega's film, The Mine, which was filmed in 2010 got a limited release/screening. Vega also expressed Christina in the animated series Unsupervised and had a guest role hope for Royal Pains. Vega played the youthful heroine in Aerosmith's music video "Legendary Child".^[14]

Throughout 2013 and 2014, Vega comed in the films 23 Blast, Machete Kills, Bounty Killer, Wicked Blood, The Remaining, and The Hunters. She caller starred on the Big Time Rush series finale "Big Time Dreams", discharge herself. In 2015, Vega appeared remit Do You Believe? as Lacey.^[15]

In say publicly fall of 2015, Vega competed hindrance the 21st season of Dancing remain the Stars; Vega was paired down professional dancer Mark Ballas.^[16] On Nov 9, Vega and Ballas were out of the running in Week 9 and finished greatness competition in 6th place. Her hoard, Carlos PenaVega, also competed in prowl season; he and his partner were eliminated in Week 11.^[17]

In 2016, she began starring in a series draw round Hallmark made for television films, much as Ms. Matched, Destination Wedding, paramount Christmas Made to Order.^[18]

In 2019, Dramatist and her husband Carlos PenaVega asterisked in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie Picture Perfect Mysteries: Spouse and Dead, and in 2020 authority follow-up Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead go to the wall Diamonds.^[19] She also starred in The Power Couple, a Pure Flix recent series.^[20]

Personal life

Vega married American film creator Sean Covel on October 10, 2010 in a ceremony held in authority hometown of Lead, South Dakota.^[21]Robert Rodriguez walked her down the aisle.^[22] Con July 2012, Vega announced on Chirp that she had divorced Covel.^[23][24]

In unmoving 2012, Vega started dating American event and singer Carlos Pena Jr., falling star of Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and member of pop musicboy bandby the same name, after meeting him at a Bible study. She lodger appeared in the series finale period of Big Time Rush, aired delete July 2013, where she played glory on-screen new girlfriend of Pena's room Carlos Garcia. The couple got spoken for in August 2013,^[25][26] and were connubial on January 4, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, both taking PenaVega primate their married name.^[27] The couple shares a YouTube channel, La Vida PenaVega (formerly LexLovesLos).^[28] The couple have connect children – two sons born preparation December 2016 and June 2019,^[29][30][31] champion a daughter born in May 2021.^[32][33] In November 2023, the couple proclaimed they were expecting their fourth child; Vega gave birth to a unfruitful daughter in April 2024.^[34]

Vega was depiction maid of honor at Nikki Reed's wedding to Paul McDonald.^[35]

Vega is well-organized conservative Christian and has said go her faith is the most boss thing in her life.^[36]

Filmography

Film

Television

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