Makenzie Vega was born on February 10, 1994, in
Los Angeles, California. Her father, Baruch Vega, is a Colombian fashion photographer who was an informant for the
Drug Enforcement Administration, and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model. She is the younger sister of actress
Alexa PenaVega. At age five, Vega played one of the children of Teddie Cochran (
Geena Davis) in
The Geena Davis Show. The following year, Vega was seen again playing Chloe in
Made which starred
Vince Vaughn,
Jon Favreau and
Famke Janssen. That same year, Vega portrayed Sal in
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park. The following year, she played young
Nancy Callahan, alongside
Bruce Willis in
Sin City. In 2015, Vega was cast in the lead role in the thriller film
Fender Bender, which premiered on the
Chiller channel in June 2016. ==Personal life==