Sunday, April 12, 2009

Alexa Vega Profile

Name: Alexa Vega
Birth name: Alexa Ellesse Vega
Date of birth:August 27, 1988
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation: Actress

Alexa Ellesse Vega was born on August 27, 1988. She 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. 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, playing Helen Hunt's character as a young girl, in the scene where the twister claims her father. 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.