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Alexa Ellesse PenaVega[2] (née Vega; born August 27, 1988[3]^{[better source needed]}) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids film series and Julie Corky in the 2004 film Sleepover. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits.

Alexa PenaVega
Vega in 2012
Born	Alexa Ellesse Vega[1] (1988-08-27) August 27, 1988 (age 34) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1993–present
Spouses	Sean Covel ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2012)​ Carlos PenaVega ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	3
Relatives	Makenzie Vega (sister)

Early life

Vega was born in Miami, Florida. She spent some of her childhood years on a ranch in Ocala, Florida.[3]^{[better source needed]}

Her father, Baruch Vega, is a Colombian fashion photographer and student informer for the Central Intelligence Agency,[4] and her mother, Gina Rue, is a former model.[5][6][7]

Vega has six siblings, including actress Makenzie Vega. She moved with her family to California when she was four years old.[3] As a teenager she was homeschooled.[8]

Career

Acting

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

She was named one of the year's hottest teen celebrities in the July 2003 issue Vanity Fair. In 2004, Vega finished filming two films: Sleepover and State's Evidence. The following year, she starred in the Lifetime television film Odd Girl Out, as a victim of cyber-bullying. In 2006, she starred in another made-for-TV movie, Walkout; and finished filming Remember the Daze, which was released in limited theaters in April 2007. She completed filming Repo! The Genetic Opera, which was released in 2008.[9] Vega was confirmed as the lead role in Helix, written and directed by Aram Rappaport, which began filming in Chicago in March 2008. She was originally cast in the 2009 Robert Rodriguez film Shorts, however, due to her being in Australia for the filming of Broken Hill, she had to be recast. She was replaced by Kat Dennings. She appeared on Broadway in Hairspray, as Penny.[10] In 2009, she played Ruby Gallagher on the ABC Family television sitcom Ruby & the Rockits, which also starred Patrick and David Cassidy.

Vega played Wick in the 2012 film The Devil's Carnival, a film from director Darren Lynn Bousman and screenwriter Terrance Zdunich, who previously worked with Vega in Repo! The Genetic Opera.[11] Throughout 2012, Vega starred in the independent thriller, 2br/1ba, directed by Rob Margolies and co-stars with Spencer Grammer and Kathryn Morris. Vega also starred in the Lifetime Channel movie The Pregnancy Project and 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 voiced Christina in the animated series Unsupervised and had a guest role on Royal Pains. Vega played the young heroine in Aerosmith's music video "Legendary Child".[12]

Throughout 2013 and 2014, Vega appeared in the films 23 Blast, Machete Kills, Bounty Killer, Wicked Blood, The Remaining, and The Hunters. She guest starred on the Big Time Rush series finale "Big Time Dreams", playing herself. In 2015, Vega appeared in Do You Believe? as Lacey.[13]

In 2016, she began starring in a series of Hallmark made for television films, such as Ms. Matched, Destination Wedding, and Christmas Made to Order.[14] In 2019 she began starring in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries series Picture Perfect Mysteries.[15]

Dancing

In the fall of 2015, Vega competed on the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars. Her husband, Carlos PenaVega also competed in that season; he and his partner were eliminated in Week 11.[16] Vega was paired with professional dancer Mark Ballas.[17] On November 9, Vega and Ballas were eliminated in Week 9 and finished the competition in 6th place.

In 2019, Vega and her husband Carlos PenaVega starred in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead, and in 2020 the follow-up Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead over Diamonds.[18]

Singing

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Vega recorded three songs for the soundtracks while playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids films. She released her debut single, "Isle of Dreams" helping to promote the release of the second film; "Game Over" and "Heart Drive" featuring Bobby Edner were released during promotions for the third film.^{[citation needed]} She recorded songs for the movie Repo! The Genetic Opera which was released in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Vega sang the song "Christmas is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" in the ABC Family film Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe. The track appears on the compilation album Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas, which was released on November 3, 2009 by Walt Disney Records. The music video for the song premiered during ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas.^{[citation needed]} She performed several songs for her role on Ruby & The Rockits in 2009.^{[citation needed]} Vega also sang two songs on the soundtrack for the film The Devil's Carnival which was released in 2012.[19]

Personal life

Vega married film producer Sean Covel on October 10, 2010 in a ceremony held in his hometown of Lead, South Dakota.[20] Robert Rodriguez walked her down the aisle.[21] In July 2012, Vega announced on Twitter that she had divorced Covel.[22][23]

PenaVega is a Christian and she has said that her faith is the most important thing in her life.[24] Vega was the maid of honor at Nikki Reed's wedding to Paul McDonald.[25]

In August 2013, Vega became engaged to former Big Time Rush actor and singer Carlos Pena Jr., whom she had been dating since late 2012.[26][27] The couple married on January 4, 2014, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, taking PenaVega as their married name.[28] The couple shares a YouTube channel, La Vida PenaVega (formerly LexLovesLos).[29] The couple have three children – two sons born in December 2016 and June 2019,[30][31][32] and a daughter born in May 2021.[33][34]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Little Giants	Priscilla O'Shea
1995	Nine Months	Molly Dwyer
1996	Twister	Young Jo Thornton
	Shattered Mind	Sarah	Also known as The Terror Inside
	The Glimmer Man	Cole's Daughter
	Ghosts of Mississippi	Claire DeLaughter
1998	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again	Gina	Direct-to-video film
1999	The Deep End of the Ocean	Kerry Cappadora
2000	Run the Wild Fields	Opal "Pug" Miller
2001	Follow the Stars Home	Amy Williams	Known as A Second Chance in Australia
	Spy Kids	Carmen Cortez / Carmenita
2002	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Carmen Cortez / Carmenita
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Carmen Cortez / Carmenita
2004	Sleepover	Julie Corky
2005	Odd Girl Out	Vanessa Snyder
2006	State's Evidence	Sandy	Direct-to-video film
	Walkout	Paula Crisostomo
2007	Remember the Daze	Holly	Originally titled The Beautiful Ordinary
2008	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Shilo Wallace
2009	Innocent	Ashley	Originally titled Helix
	Broken Hill	Kat Rogers
2010	Mother's Day	Jenna Luther
	Café	Sally
2011	From Prada to Nada	Mary Dominguez
	Summer Song	Ellie
	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	Carmen Cortez
2012	The Devil's Carnival	Wick
	The Pregnancy Project	Gaby Rodriguez
2013	Bounty Killer	Stewardess
	Abandoned Mine	Sharon
	Machete Kills	KillJoy
	The Hunters	Dylan Savini
2014	The Clockwork Girl	Tesla
	Wicked Blood	Amber
	Code Academy	Libby
	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	Gilda
	23 Blast	Ashley
	The Remaining	Skylar
2015	Spare Parts	Karla
	Do You Believe?	Lacey
	Roommate Wanted	Janie
	Pixies	Michelle Meyers	Voice role
	The Murder Pact	Camille
2018	Sleep Away	Isabella
2020	Mighty Oak	Valerie Scoggins

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1994	Evening Shade	Emily Newton	Recurring role, 6 episodes
1995	ER	Bonnie Howe	Episode: "Sleepless in Chicago"
	Chicago Hope	Sara Wilmette	Episode: "Every Day a Little Death"
	It Was Him or Us	Young Carrie	Television film (CBS)
1996	A Promise to Carolyn	Young Kay	Television film (CBS)
	Life's Work	Tess Hunter	Episode: Pilot
1998	The Magnificent Seven	Olivia Greer	Episode: "Safecracker"
	To Have & to Hold	Kelly McGrail	Recurring role, 7 episodes
1999	NetForce	Susie Michaels	Miniseries
	Ladies Man	Wendy Stiles	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2002	Total Access 24/7	Herself / Carmen Cortez	Episode: "Spy Kids 2"
	All That	Carmen Cortez	Episode: "Spy Kids/Play"
	Wild & Crazy Kids	Herself	Celebrity guest[35]
2003	The Bernie Mac Show	Jill	Episode: "Magic Jordan"
	Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls	Herself	Episode: Siblings "Eli vs. Kali"
2005	Odd Girl Out	Vanessa Snyder	Television film (Lifetime)
2006	Walkout	Paula Crisostomo	Television film (HBO)
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Serena	Episodes: "Endless Love"
	Ruby & the Rockits	Ruby Gallagher	Lead role
2010	The Middle	Morgan	Episodes: "The Break-Up", "Worry Duty"
2012	Royal Pains	Hollister	Episode: "Imperfect Storm"
	The Pregnancy Project	Gaby Rodriguez	Television film (LMN)
	Unsupervised	Christina	Recurring role
2013	Big Time Rush	Herself	Episode: "Big Time Dreams"
2014	The Tomorrow People	Hillary Cole	Recurring role, 8 episodes
	The Hunters	Dylan Savini	Television film (Hallmark)
	Courtside	Herself	Episode: "Alexa Vega"
	Muertoons	Rosita	Voice role; 2 episodes
2014–2015	Nashville	Kiley Brenner	Recurring role
2015	The Mentalist	Lily Stoppard	Episode: "The Whites of His Eyes"
	Dancing with the Stars	Herself	Contestant (season 21): finished in sixth place
2016	Ms Matched	Libby Boland	Television film (Hallmark)
2017–present	The Loud House	Carlota Casagrande	Recurring voice role, 7 episodes
2017	Destination Wedding	Ellie Hamilton	Television film (Hallmark)
	Enchanted Christmas	Laura Trudeau	Television film (Hallmark)
2018	Love at Sea	Olivia Graham	Television film (Hallmark)
	Christmas Made to Order	Gretchen	Television film (Hallmark)
2019	Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead	Allie Adams	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2019–2022	The Casagrandes	Carlota Casagrande	Main voice role
2020	Blue's Clues & You!	Herself	Episode: "Happy Birthday Blue!"
	Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds	Allie Adams	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
	Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage, Death	Allie Adams	Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2021	Taking A Shot At Love	Jenna	Television film (Hallmark)
2022	Love in the Limelight	Summer Rivera	Television film (Hallmark)

References

External links

• Alexa PenaVega at IMDb
• Alexa PenaVega on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Alexa Vega

Alexa Ellesse Vega (* 27. August 1988 in Miami) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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[ru] Вега, Алекса

Алекса Эллесс Вега (англ. Alexa Ellesse Vega, после замужества Пенавега (англ. PenaVega); род. 27 августа 1988) — американская актриса и певица.

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