Makenzie Vega

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Makenzie Vega
Born
Makenzie Jade Vega

(1994-02-10) February 10, 1994 (age 30)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Blair Norfolk
(m. 2017)
Children1 [1]
Relatives Alexa Vega (sister)

Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk [2] (born February 10, 1994 [3] ) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Grace Florrick on The Good Wife and as the 11-year-old counterpart of Nancy Callahan in Sin City .

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Life and career

Vega was born in Los Angeles, California. [3] Her father, Baruch Vega, is a Colombian fashion photographer who was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, [4] [5] [6] and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model. [7] [8] She is the younger sister of actress Alexa PenaVega. [9]

At the age of five, Vega played one of the children of Teddie Cochran (Geena Davis) in The Geena Davis Show . [9] In 2000, she was cast as Annie, the Campbells' precocious daughter in The Family Man . [10] The following year, Vega was seen again playing Chloe in Made which starred Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Famke Janssen. [9] In 2004, she played Diana Gordon, daughter of Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Alison Gordon (Monica Potter) in the horror film Saw . [6] [11] Her next movie was Sin City , [6] in which she played young Nancy Callahan, alongside Bruce Willis. Vega then appeared in Just My Luck as Katy, starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, and also in the summer blockbuster X-Men: The Last Stand [6] as the Prison Truck Little Girl, which was one of the forms that the shapeshifter Mystique took in the film.

Vega played Grace Florrick, the daughter of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), in the CBS drama The Good Wife ; she was a regular cast member through six of the show's seven seasons, and was recurring cast member in the seventh and final season, with Grace providing critical plot elements to the series' finale. [12] In 2015, Vega was cast in the lead role in the thriller film Fender Bender , which premiered on the Chiller channel in June 2016. [13]

Personal life

Vega married Australian model Blair Norfolk on February 4, 2017, in a secret wedding, which the couple announced publicly three weeks after. [14] Together, they have one child.

Filmography

Film

Film roles
YearFilmRoleNotes
2000 The Family Man Annie Campbell
2001 Made Chloe
2004 Saw Diana Gordon
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park Sal
2005 Sin City Young Nancy Callahan
2006 Just My Luck Katy Hardin
X-Men: The Last Stand Prison Truck Little Girl
2007 In the Land of Women Paige Hardwicke
2014Code AcademySheridanShort film
2016 Fender Bender Hilary
2022ExploitedLexi

Television

Television roles
YearFilmRoleNotes
1999 Dr. Quinn: Revolutions MariaTelevision film
2000–2001 The Geena Davis Show Eliza RyanMain role; 22 episodes
2006 Justice Mary Nicks2 episodes
Uncredited for 1 episode
2007 Ghost Whisperer Becca CahillEpisode: "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview"
2009 ER VeraEpisode: "I Feel Good"
2009–2016 The Good Wife Grace FlorrickMain role (seasons 1–6); recurring role (season 7)
103 episodes
2014The AssaultSam GleasonTelevision film
2016 Heartbeat Gloria GonzalezEpisode: "The Inverse"
Pretty Little Dead GirlEmma MillerTelevision film
2018TomboyToriTelevision film
The Beach House Toy SoonerTelevision film
13 Reasons Why Sarah Carlin2 episodes
Love, of CourseCara AndoliniTelevision film
2020InstaPsychoKelly RyanTelevision film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2001 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role The Family Man Nominated
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or UnderWon
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Under The Geena Davis Show Nominated
2010Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress The Good Wife Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated
2011 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young ActressNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated
2012Nominated

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