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Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988 in Miami, Florida) is an American actress. She lived in Florida until she was four years old when she moved with her family to California. Vega has guest-starred in numerous television shows and films, including ER, Follow the Stars Home, and The Bernie Mac Show. She became known worldwide in 2001 with her role as Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Echo Sky Brava Cortez in the Spy Kids
trilogy. During the shooting of the three films, she performed most of her stunts, as well as recorded two songs for the soundtrack. The first Spy Kids movie was a huge success, and subsequently two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over were filmed.

In 2003, Vega was named one of that year's hottest teen celebrities in Vanity Fair. In 2004, Vega finished filming two films: Sleepover and State's Evidence, and in the following year starred in a made-for-television drama entitled Odd Girl Out
. She is currently filming another made-for-TV movie, Walkout.

Vega currently lives in Los Angeles with her mother Gina Rue, stepfather Eric James, brother, and three sisters, including actresses Krizia Vega and Makenzie Vega, who had a leading role in the 2004 blockbuster Saw.

Movies

Little Giants
(1994) as Priscilla O'Shea
Nine Months
(1995) as Molly Dwyer
Twister
(1996) as JoAnne Thornton (Age 5)
The Glimmer Man
(1996) as Cole's Daughter
Ghosts of Mississippi
(1996) as Claire DeLaughter
The Deep End of the Ocean
(1999) as Kerry Cappadora
Run the Wild Fields (2000) as Opal 'Pug' Miller
Spy Kids
(2001) as Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Echo Sky Bravo Cortez
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) as Carmen Cortez
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) as Carmen Cortez
State's Evidence (2004) (post-production) as Sandy
Sleepover
(2004) as Julie
Marrying God (2006) as Ivy (currently filming)

Direct-to-video features

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again (1998) as Gina

Telefilms

It Was Him or Us (1995) as Young Carrie
A Promise to Carolyn (1996) as Young Kay
Shattered Mind (1996)
NetForce (1999) as Susan 'Susie' Michaels
Follow the Stars Home (2001) as Amy Williams
Odd Girl Out
(2005) as Vanessa
Walkout
(2005) as Paula Crisostomo

Television

Evening Shade (1990) as Emily Newton (1993-1994)
Life's Work (1996) as Tess Hunter
To Have & to Hold (1998) as Kelly McGrail
Ladies Man (1999) as Wendy Stiles

Guest appearances

ER, February 23, 1995 (episode Sleepless in Chicago), as Bonnie Howe
Chicago Hope, October 9, 1995 (episode Every Day a Little Death), as Sara Wilmette
The Magnificent Seven
, January 24, 1998 (episode Safecracker), as Olivia Greer
Wild & Crazy Kids, July 29, 2002, as herself
The Bernie Mac Show, February 12, 2003 (episode Magic Jordan), as Jill
Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls, July 19, 2003 (episode Eli vs. Kali), as herself

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