Who is Makenzie Vega?
Makenzie Vega is a renowned American actress, recognized for portraying Grace Florrick in The Good Wife and the younger version of Nancy Callahan in Sin City at the age of 11.
Makenzie Jade Vega was born in February 1994 in Los Angeles, California to a Colombian fashion photographer named Baruch Vega, who was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, and an American former model named Gina Rue. She has an older sister, actress Alexa PenaVega.
Career
When Makenzie Vega was only five years old, she was chosen to portray one of Teddie Cochran’s children (played by Geena Davis) in The Geena Davis Show.
In 2000, she landed the role of Annie, the clever daughter of the Campbells, in The Family Man. The next year, Vega returned to the big screen as Chloe in Made, alongside Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, and Famke Janssen.
In 2004, she appeared as Diana Gordon, the daughter of Dr. Lawrence Gordon (played by Cary Elwes) and Alison Gordon (played by Monica Potter) in the horror flick Saw. Following that, she starred in the film Sin City as young Nancy Callahan, alongside Bruce Willis.
Following her role in Just My Luck as Katy alongside Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, Vega also appeared in the hit film X-Men: The Last Stand as the Prison Truck Little Girl. This character was one of the many forms taken by the shapeshifter Mystique in the blockbuster summer film.
Vega portrayed the character of Grace Florrick, Alicia Florrick’s daughter (played by Julianna Margulies), in the CBS drama The Good Wife.
She was a main cast member for six out of the show’s seven seasons and continued as a recurring character in the seventh and final season. Grace played a crucial role in the series finale. In 2015, Vega landed the leading role in the thriller movie Fender Bender, which debuted on the Chiller channel in June 2016.
Personal Life
On February 4, 2017, Makenzie Vega tied the knot with Australian model Blair Norfolk in a private ceremony. The couple made their marriage public three weeks later, and they now have one child together.
Net Worth
With a net worth of $6 million, Makenzie Vega is an accomplished American actress. She made her big screen debut in the 2000 film The Family Man and went on to play Eliza Ryan in the TV series The Geena Davis Show from 2000 to 2001.
Vega has also appeared in numerous other films such as Made, Saw, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, Sin City, Just My Luck, and X-Men: The Last Stand.
