Danielle Vega

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Danielle Vega
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OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Known forKim on Barney & Friends
Ceci Camayo on East Los High

Danielle Vega (nee; Erica Rhodes) is an American actress. Vega made her TV debut as Kim on the PBS television series Barney & Friends ; [1] before earning worldwide acclaim as Ceci Camayo on Hulu's drama series East Los High . [2]

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Early life

Vega was born in Atlanta, Georgia but was raised in Dallas, Texas. [3] [4] Vega is of mixed African-American, Spanish, British, Cherokee, and Irish descent. [5] Vega attended Southern Methodist University, where she graduated with a degree in journalism. [4] [6] Vega is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[ citation needed ]

Career

At age 10, Vega appeared in the children's TV show Barney & Friends. [3] In 2009, she auditioned for the ninth season of American Idol , but was later cut in the Hollywood Week auditions. [7] [8] Since then, she has portrayed many roles in her career including in films So This Is Christmas, Betrayed at 17, Teeth and Blood. [3] In 1994, she played herself on Psalty's Songs for Little Praisers the Bible series in volume 1–3. She landed the breakout role as Ceci Camayo in East Los High, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Barney's Sense-Sational DayKimDirect to Video
Camp WannaRunnaRound
It's Time for Counting
1998 Barney in Outer Space
1999Sing and Dance with Barney
Barney's Night Before Christmas
2000Super Singing Circus
2002You Can Be Anything
Barney's Beach Party
2011Sex/AbsurdStarlet
Betrayed at 17Student(TV Movie)
2013Dance With BarneyHip Hop DancerDirect to Video
Road to Juarez Woman in Restaurant
So This Is ChristmasAngelina
2014Shirin in LoveFashionista
Teeth and BloodLori Franklin
2015 Road to Juarez Woman in Restaurant
2016Path of RedemptionFemale Pharmacist

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997–2000, 2006 Barney & Friends Kim / Dancer19 episodes
2011Homicide HuntersNeighborEpisode: S01E06
Super GirlCollege GirlEpisode: S01E01
2012Upstairs GirlsMichelle2 episodes
2013–2017 East Los High Ceci Camayo36 episodes
2015 The Last Ship Woman in CrowdEpisode: S02E06
2016 Chicago Med Maria GonzalezEpisode: "Bound"
2022Christmas With My ExTelevision movie

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