Alexa Ellesse Vega born on August 27, 1988 in Miami Florida is an American actress. She is of an Italian and Columbian decent. Actresses Makenzie Vega and Krizia Vega are her sisters. Alexa also has two half sisters Margaux Vega and Greylin James and a half brother named Jet James. She lived in Florida till the age of four, before moving to California.
Alexa started her acting career as a child actress. She has also made appearances in shows and films, such as ‘ER’, ‘Follow the Stars Home’, and ‘The Bernie Mac Show’. She rose to fame with her role in the ‘Spy Kid’s trilogy as Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Costa Brava Cortez. Vega performed most of her stunts herself and also recorded the songs ‘Island of Dreams’ and ‘Game Over’ which were soundtracks for the film. In the year 2004, Alexa acted in the movie ‘Sleepover’ directed by Joe Nussbaum and also starred in the film ‘State’s Evidence’ which released that same year. She was part of the cast in the made-for-television drama titled ‘Odd Girl Out’ which released in 2005. Alexa also starred in another made-for-TV movie called ‘Walkout’. Her latest project is the movie ‘The Beautiful Ordinary’, which is to be released in the year 2007.
Alexa was named one of the hottest teen celebrities by Vanity Fair, in 2003. Alexa Vega is also known to be a freshwater fishing enthusiast. She is well versed with the Spanish language and is also a trained gymnast. |