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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 27, 1988
Place of Birth
Ocala, Florida, USA
Also Known As
- Alexa Vega
- Alexa Ellesse Vega
- Alexa Pena-Vega
- الکسا پنا وگا
Alexa PenaVega
1.5 Popularity
Biography
Alexa Ellesse Pena-Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for playing Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids film series and Shilo Wallace in the movie Repo! the Genetic Opera. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The Rockits. Alexa Vega was born in Miami, Florida. Her father is Colombian and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model. Vega has six siblings: paternal half-sister Margaux Vega (b. 1981), sister Krizia Vega (b. 1990), sister Makenzie Vega (b. 1994), maternal half-sister Greylin James (b. 2000), maternal half-brother Jet James (b. 2005), and maternal half-brother Cruz Hudson Rue (b. 2009). She moved with her family to California when she was four years old. Vega married film producer Sean Covel on October 10, 2010 in a ceremony held in his hometown of Lead, South Dakota. She wore an Ian Stuart gown and was walked down the aisle by Robert Rodriguez. In July 2012, Vega announced on Twitter that she had divorced Covel. In August 2013, while on a cruise with friends, Vega became engaged to actor and singer Carlos Pena, Jr. The couple married on January 4, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and changed their surname to PenaVega. Vega is a Christian. Vega says her faith is the most important thing in her life. Vega enjoys freshwater fishing, can speak Spanish fluently, and is an experienced gymnast. Vega is close friends with Nikki Reed and was the maid of honor at Reed's wedding to Paul McDonald.
Known For
6.2
Sophia
Before Your Father Finds Us
2025
8.5
Bella Harlan
Get Him Back for Christmas
2024
7.4
Dani Alvarez
Mr. Manhattan
2024
7.0
Carlota (voice)
The Casagrandes Movie
2024
7.2
Camila
Never Too Late to Celebrate
2023
6.2
Anna
A Paris Proposal
2023
9.0
Self
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
2022
0.0
Tig
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
2022
6.9
Summer Rivera
Love in the Limelight
2022
7.2
Jenna
Taking a Shot at Love
2021
Credits
Before Your Father Finds Us
as Sophia
2025
6.2
Get Him Back for Christmas
as Bella Harlan
2024
8.5
Mr. Manhattan
as Dani Alvarez
2024
7.4
The Casagrandes Movie
as Carlota (voice)
2024
7.0
Never Too Late to Celebrate
as Camila
2023
7.2
A Paris Proposal
as Anna
2023
6.2
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self
2022
9.0
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
as Tig
2022
0.0
Love in the Limelight
as Summer Rivera
2022
6.9
Taking a Shot at Love
as Jenna
2021
7.2
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
as Allie Adams
2020
7.2
Mighty Oak
as Valerie Scoggins
2020
6.4
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
as Allie Adams
2020
7.6
The Power Couple
as Gaby Powers
2019
0.0
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
as Allie Adams
2019
7.3
Christmas Made to Order
as Gretchen
2018
6.1
Love at Sea
as Olivia Grayham
2018
6.1
Enchanted Christmas
as Laura Trudeau
2017
6.3
Destination Wedding
as Ellie Hamilton
2017
5.8
Elephant Kingdom
as Melody (voice)
2016
0.0
Ms. Matched
as Libby Boland
2016
5.4
The Murder Pact
as Camille
2015
6.1
Pixies
as Michelle Meyers (voice)
2015
5.0
Roommate Wanted
as Janie
2015
4.2
Do You Believe?
as Lacy
2015
6.6
Spare Parts
as Karla
2015
7.2
23 Blast
as Ashley
2014
6.7
The Remaining
as Skylar
2014
6.1
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Gilda
2014
6.4
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Libby
2014
5.0
Wicked Blood
as Amber Baker
2014
5.5
The Clockwork Girl
as Tesla (voice)
2014
5.4
The Hunters
as Dylan Savini
2013
5.6
The Tomorrow People
as Hilary Cole
2013
6.9
Machete Kills
as KillJoy
2013
5.6
Bounty Killer
as Stewardess
2013
5.7
Abandoned Mine
as Sharon
2013
4.0
Nashville
as Kiley Brenner
2012
6.6
The Devil's Carnival
as Wick
2012
5.4
Summer Song
as Ellie
2012
7.0
The Pregnancy Project
as Gaby Rodriguez
2012
6.7
Unsupervised
as Christina (voice)
2012
6.8
Café
as Sally
2011
5.3
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
as Carmen Cortez
2011
4.7
From Prada to Nada
as Mary Dominguez
2011
5.4
Mother's Day
as Jenna Luther
2010
6.5
The Middle
as Morgan Edwards
2009
7.6
Broken Hill
as Kat Rogers
2009
4.3
Ruby & The Rockits
as Ruby Gallagher
2009
6.6
Innocent
as Ashley
2009
10.0
Royal Pains
as Hollister (as Alexa Vega)
2009
6.8
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Shilo Wallace
2008
6.2
The Mentalist
as Lily Stoppard
2008
8.4
Remember the Daze
as Holly
2008
4.9
Marrying God
as Ivy
2007
7.0
Walkout
as Paula Crisostomo
2006
5.2
Ghost Whisperer
as Serena Westen
2005
8.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
6.1
Odd Girl Out
as Vanessa
2005
5.5
State's Evidence
as Sandy
2004
5.4
Sleepover
as Julie Corky
2004
6.1
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Carmen Cortez
2003
5.1
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Carmen Cortez
2002
5.7
The Bernie Mac Show
as Jill
2001
6.5
Follow the Stars Home
as Amy Williams
2001
6.2
Spy Kids
as Carmen Cortez
2001
5.8
Run the Wild Fields
as Opal 'Pug' Miller
2000
4.2
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
Ladies Man
as Wendy Stiles
1999
7.2
The Deep End of the Ocean
as Kerry Cappadora (age 9)
1999
6.6
NetForce
as Susan 'Susie' Michaels
1999
4.8
Netforce
as Susan 'Susie' Michaels
1999
3.5
To Have & to Hold
as Kelly McGrail
1998
10.0
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as Gina
1998
5.4
The Magnificent Seven
as Olivia Greer
1998
6.0
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Claire DeLaughter
1996
6.6
The Glimmer Man
as Cole's Daughter
1996
5.4
Life's Work
as Tess Hunter
1996
6.0
Shattered Mind
as Actress
1996
4.0
Twister
as Jo – 5 years old
1996
6.5
A Promise to Carolyn
as Young Kay
1996
7.1
It Was Him or Us
as Young Carrie
1995
9.8
Nine Months
as Molly Dwyer
1995
5.7
Little Giants
as Priscilla O'Shea
1994
6.5
ER
as Bonnie Howe
1994
7.8
Chicago Hope
as Sara Wilmette
1994
7.2
All That
as Self
1994
7.7
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Amy
1951
8.6
Dweller
as Brittney
N/A
0.0