Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega
Alexa Vega at the Repo! Road Tour
Born	Alexa Ellesse Vega
Occupation(s)	Actress, Singer
Years active	1993–present (actress) 2002-present (singer)
Website	http://www.myspace.com/alexavega

Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy and Shilo Wallace in Repo! the Genetic Opera as well as for a variety of film appearances, including her roles in Sleepover, Odd Girl Out, Walkout and Remember the Daze and Follow the Stars Home. She stars as the title character in the new ABC Family series Ruby and The Rockits.

Personal background

Vega was born in Miami, Florida to a Colombian father and an American mother. Her sisters are actress Makenzie Vega (Saw & Sin City) and Krizia Vega (b. July 1, 1990). She has two half-sisters named Margaux Vega (b. December 25, 1981) and Greylin James (b. September 22, 2000), as well as a half-brother named Jet James (b. October 4, 2005). She lived in Florida until she was four years old when she moved with her family to California. She now lives in Los Angeles with her mother, Gina Rue (a model), stepfather Eric James, brother, and sisters. She enjoys freshwater fishing, can speak Spanish fluently, is an experienced gymnast, and describes herself as a Christian.

Career

Film and television

Vega made her first movie appearance in Little Giants, starring as the six year old daughter of Ed O'Neill. 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, and The Bernie Mac Show. She became known worldwide in 2001 for her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids. 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. During the shooting of the three films, she performed most of her stunts.

In 2003, she 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 also filmed for another made-for-TV movie, Walkout. In June 2006, she finished filming Remember the Daze, which came out to limited theaters in April 2007. She finished filming Repo! the Genetic Opera, which was released in 2008. Vega has also been confirmed as the lead role in Helix, written and directed by Aram Rappaport, which began filming in Chicago in March 2008. Vega was originally cast in Robert Rodriguez's 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 is currently playing Ruby Gallagher on the ABC Family Original Series "Ruby and the Rockits", which also stars Patrick & David Cassidy.

Music

She recorded three songs for the soundtracks while playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids films. She released her debut single, "Isle of Dreams", to coincide with the release of the second film. She also released, "Game Over", for the third film. Another song, "Heart Drive", featuring Bobby Edner was also recorded for Spy Kids 3. She also has recorded songs for the movie Repo! The Genetic Opera, released 2008.

Vega is signed with Hollywood Records and working on her debut album. On June 30, 2009, her new comeback single "Lost In Your Own Life" was released to radio.

Broadway

She made her Broadway debut in Hairspray in 2007.

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993- 1994	Evening Shade	Emily Newton	6 episodes
1995	ER	Bonnie Howe	Episode: "Sleepless in Chicago"
	Chicago Hope	Sara Wilmette	Episode: "Every Day a Little Death"
1996	Life's Work	Tess Hunter	Pilot
1998	The Magnificent Seven	Olivia Greer	Episode: "Safecracker"
	To Have & to Hold	Kelly McGrail	7 episodes
1999	Ladies Man	Wendy Stiles #2	9 episodes
2002	All That	Hannah Cortez	Episode: "Spy Kids/ Play"
2003	The Bernie Mac Show	Jill	Episode: "Bernie Mac Show: Season 2" Magi
2003	Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls	Herself	Episode: Siblings "Eli vs. Kali"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Serena	Episode: "Endless Love"
2009	Ruby and the Rockits	Ruby Gallagher	main character
Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Little Giants	Priscilla O'Shea
1995	Nine Months	Molly Dwyer
	It Was Him or Us	Young Carrie	TV film
1996	A Promise To Carolyn	Young Kay	TV film
	Twister	Jo Harding (age 5)
	Shattered Mind	Sarah	aka The Terror Inside
	The Glimmer Man	Cole's Daughter	cameo
	Ghosts of Mississippi	Claire DeLaughter
1998	Dennis the Menace Strikes Again	Gina	direct-to-video
1999	NetForce	Susie Michaels	Mini-series
	The Deep End of the Ocean	Kerry Cappadora
	Run the Wild Fields	Opal 'Pug' Miller
2001	Follow the Stars Home	Amy Williams	aka A Second Chance (Australia)
	Spy Kids	Carmen Cortez	first starring role
2002	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Carmen Cortez
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Carmen Cortez
2004	Sleepover	Julie Corky	first main billing role
2005	Odd Girl Out	Vanessa	Lifetime Original Movie
2006	State's Evidence	Sandy	DVD release only, filmed in 2004
	Walkout	Paula Crisostomo	HBO original movie
	Marrying God	Ivy	Short film
2007	Remember the Daze	Holly	originally titled "The Beautiful Ordinary"
2008	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Shilo Wallace	limited release
2009	Helix	Ashley	awaiting release
	The Mine	Sharon	awaiting release
	Broken Hill	Kat Rogers	awaiting release
2010	Cafe	Sally	filming

Discography

Singles

Year	Song	Album	Writer(s)	Label
2002	"Isle of Dreams"	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Robert Rodriguez	Milan
2003	"Game Over"	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Robert Rodriguez & Rebecca Rodriguez
2003	"Heart Drive"		Robert Rodriguez, Carl Thiel & Donnell Robinson
2008	"Seventeen"	Repo! The Genetic Opera	Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich	Lionsgate
2008	"Zydrate Anatomy"
2009	"Lost In Your Own Life"	Ruby and the Rockits	Shaun Cassidy	Hollywood
2009	"You Are Where I Live"		David Cassidy
2009	"She (Shade to Gray)"
2009	"The Way It's Gonna Be"
2009	"Forever Your Song"

Soundtrack

• 2002: Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
• 2003: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
• 2008: Repo! The Genetic Opera
• 2009: Ruby and the Rockits

Music video

Year	Song title	Album	Music video director	Source DVD/Home video
2002	"Isle of Dreams"	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Robert Rodriguez	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

External links

• Official Myspace
• Alexa Forever a fansite with a forum where Alexa sometimes answers her fan's questions.

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