Alexa PenaVega
69 movies · 18 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 27, 1988 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Ocala, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Alexa Vega · Alexa Ellesse Vega · Alexa Pena-Vega · الکسا پنا وگا
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.
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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
Alexa PenaVega: movies and TV shows
Acting (87)
- Upcoming Dweller
as Brittney
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2025 Before Your Father Finds Us
as Sophia
- 2024 Get Him Back for Christmas
as Bella Harlan
- 2024 Mr. Manhattan
as Dani Alvarez
- 2024 The Casagrandes Movie
as Carlota (voice)
- 2023 Never Too Late to Celebrate
as Camila
- 2023 A Paris Proposal
as Anna
- 2022
- 2022 Love in the Limelight
as Summer Rivera
- 2021 Taking a Shot at Love
as Jenna
- 2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
as Allie Adams
- 2020 Mighty Oak
as Valerie Scoggins
- 2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
as Allie Adams
- 2019
- 2019 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
as Allie Adams
- 2018 Christmas Made to Order
as Gretchen
- 2018 Love at Sea
as Olivia Grayham
- 2017 Enchanted Christmas
as Laura Trudeau
- 2017 Destination Wedding
as Ellie Hamilton
- 2016 Elephant Kingdom
as Melody (voice)
- 2016 Ms. Matched
as Libby Boland
- 2015 The Murder Pact
as Camille
- 2015 Pixies
as Michelle Meyers (voice)
- 2015 Roommate Wanted
as Janie
- 2015 Do You Believe?
as Lacy
- 2015 Spare Parts
as Karla
- 2014 23 Blast
as Ashley
- 2014 The Remaining
as Skylar
- 2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Gilda
- 2014 FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Libby
- 2014 Wicked Blood
as Amber Baker
- 2014 The Clockwork Girl
as Tesla (voice)
- 2013 The Hunters
as Dylan Savini
- 2013
- 2013 Machete Kills
as Killjoy
- 2013 Bounty Killer
as Stewardess
- 2013 Abandoned Mine
as Sharon
- 2012
- 2012 The Devil's Carnival
as Wick
- 2012 Summer Song
as Ellie
- 2012 The Pregnancy Project
as Gaby Rodriguez
- 2012
- 2011 Café
as Sally
- 2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
as Carmen Cortez
- 2011 From Prada to Nada
as Mary Dominguez
- 2010 Mother's Day
as Jenna Luther
- 2009
- 2009 Broken Hill
as Kat Rogers
- 2009
- 2009 Innocent
as Ashley
- 2009
- 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Shilo Wallace
- 2008
- 2008 Remember the Daze
as Holly
- 2007 Marrying God
as Ivy
- 2006 Walkout
as Paula Crisostomo
- 2005
- 2005 Odd Girl Out
as Vanessa
- 2004 State's Evidence
as Sandy
- 2004 Sleepover
as Julie
- 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Carmen Cortez
- 2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Carmen Cortez
- 2001
- 2001 Follow the Stars Home
as Amy Williams
- 2001 Spy Kids
as Carmen Cortez
- 2000 Run the Wild Fields
as Opal 'Pug' Miller
- 1999
- 1999 The Deep End of the Ocean
as Kerry Age 9
- 1999 NetForce
as Susan 'Susie' Michaels
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as Gina
- 1998
- 1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
as Claire DeLaughter
- 1996 The Glimmer Man
as Cole's Daughter
- 1996
- 1996 Shattered Mind
as Actress
- 1996 Twister
as Jo – 5 years old
- 1996 A Promise to Carolyn
as Young Kay
- 1995 It Was Him or Us
as Young Carrie
- 1995 Nine Months
as Molly Dwyer
- 1994 Little Giants
as Priscilla O'Shea
- 1994
- 1994
- 1951
Behind the camera (6)
- 2025 Before Your Father Finds Us
Executive Producer
- 2024 Get Him Back for Christmas
Executive Producer
- 2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
Executive Producer
- 2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Executive Producer
- 2019 Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Executive Producer
- 2018 Love at Sea
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- 2026
- 2025 Celebrity Weakest Link
1 episode
- 2022
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars
10 episodes
- 1999 The Early Show
1 episode
- 1994 All That
1 episode
- 1990 Wild & Crazy Kids
1 episode