Alexa PenaVega
{{short description|American actress (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alexa PenaVega
| image = Alexa Vega 2012.jpg
| caption = Vega in 2012
| birth_name = Alexa Ellesse Vega{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/movies/139130_Five_Fun_Facts_About_Alexa_Vega|title=5 Things You Don't Know About Alexa Vega|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=October 3, 2013|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327015856/https://www.etonline.com/movies/139130_Five_Fun_Facts_About_Alexa_Vega|url-status=live}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|27}}
| birth_place =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = {{ubl
| {{marriage|Sean Covel|2010|2012|end=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Carlos Pena|2014}}
}}
| children = 3
| relatives = Makenzie Vega (sister)
}}
Alexa Ellesse PenaVega{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alexa-vega-weds-big-time-668532/|title=Alexa Vega Weds Big Time Rush's Carlos Pena Jr.|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 5, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329074459/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alexa-vega-weds-big-time-668532|url-status=live}} ({{née}} Vega; born August 27, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the first four Spy Kids films and Julie Corky in the 2004 film Sleepover. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits.
Early life
Vega's father, Baruch Vega, is a Colombian fashion photographer and former informer for the Central Intelligence Agency,
De Cordoba, Jose,
[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB976144155231612728 "Fashion Photographer Scored Millions As an Informant, but Was Justice Served?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105053034/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB976144155231612728 |date=November 5, 2021 }}, The Wall Street Journal, December 7, 2000
and her mother, Gina Rue, is a former model.{{cite web |last=Tracy |first=Liz |url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/latina-takeover-actresses-from-miami-are-playing-big-roles-for-disney-broadway-and-hollywood-7899910 |title=Latina Takeover: Actresses From Miami Are Playing Big Roles for Disney, Broadway, and Hollywood |publisher=Miami New Times |date=September 15, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925193628/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/latina-takeover-actresses-from-miami-are-playing-big-roles-for-disney-broadway-and-hollywood-7899910 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Alexa Forever |work=RE: Questions for Miss Alexa Vega |url=http://www.alexa-vega.com/forum-archive/questions-for-miss-alexa-vega.html#alexaethnicity |access-date=August 20, 2006 |quote=My father's side is Colombian (Bogota)... and I don't know why they said my mom was Italian. lol... She's not. My family and I were trying to figure out what my mom was, but we can only go back to 5 generations and they were all from Florida. haha. so .. Floridian? ahhah... my moms last name is French though. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627200841/http://www.alexa-vega.com/forum-archive/questions-for-miss-alexa-vega.html |archive-date=June 27, 2010 }}{{Cite news|title=Ex-spy has price on head, ache in heart|publisher=Miami Herald|date=September 7, 2009|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12B3F492E15ED4D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|access-date=March 8, 2011|quote=Alexa Vega 21 is his oldest daughter with former Miami model Gina Rue With about 40 films in her career Alexa is mostly known for her role in the Spy Kids ...|archive-date=November 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112924/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12B3F492E15ED4D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=live}}
Vega has six siblings, including actress Makenzie Vega. She moved with her family to California when she was four years old.{{cite web|title=Alexa Vega Biography|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/alexa-vega-info.aspx|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729064029/http://www.buddytv.com/info/alexa-vega-info.aspx|archive-date=July 29, 2014|url-status=dead}} As a teenager, she was homeschooled.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/10/sleeping-over-with-alexa-vega|title=Sleeping Over with Alexa Vega|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|date=July 9, 2004|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=January 5, 2018|archive-date=January 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105183504/http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/10/sleeping-over-with-alexa-vega|url-status=live}}
Career
In 1996, at the age of 8, Vega starred as young Jo Harding in Twister. She guest-starred in numerous television shows and films, including ER, Follow the Stars Home, Ghost Whisperer, and The Bernie Mac Show. She became known worldwide in 2001 for her role as "Carmen Cortez" in Spy Kids. The first Spy Kids film was a huge success, and two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, were filmed. During the shooting of the three films she performed most of her own stunts. In 2011, Vega appeared in the sequel, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, as a grown Carmen Cortez.
File:Alexa Vega during Repo Tour cropped.jpg, 2009]]
She was named one of the year's hottest teen celebrities in the July 2003 issue Vanity Fair. In 2004, Vega finished filming two films: Sleepover and State's Evidence. The following year, she starred in the Lifetime television film Odd Girl Out, as a victim of cyber-bullying. In 2006, she starred in another made-for-TV movie, Walkout; and finished filming Remember the Daze, which was released in limited theaters in April 2007. She completed filming Repo! The Genetic Opera, which was released in 2008.[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_en_ot/people_paris_hilton;_ylt=Ato9ohNOMOZPFlteJRhQqN5xFb8C Paris Hilton gets movie musical role]. Retrieved August 1, 2007. Vega was confirmed as the lead role in Helix, written and directed by Aram Rappaport, which began filming in Chicago in March 2008. She was originally cast in the 2009 Robert Rodriguez film Shorts, however, due to her being in Australia for the filming of Broken Hill, she had to be recast. She was replaced by Kat Dennings. She appeared on Broadway in Hairspray, as Penny.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105502-Spy-Kids-Star-Vega-to-Join-Broadways-Hairspray|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715022810/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105502-Spy-Kids-Star-Vega-to-Join-Broadways-Hairspray|title="Spy Kids" Star Vega to Join Broadway's Hairspray - Playbill.com|archive-date=July 15, 2014}} In 2009, she played Ruby Gallagher on the ABC Family television sitcom Ruby & the Rockits, which also starred Patrick and David Cassidy.
Vega played Wick in the 2012 film The Devil's Carnival, a film from director Darren Lynn Bousman and screenwriter Terrance Zdunich, who previously worked with Vega in Repo! The Genetic Opera.{{cite web |url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/b25632_two_tickets_devils_carnival_please.html |title=Two Tickets To 'The Devil's Carnival' Please |publisher=FEARnet |date=March 6, 2012 |access-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606204506/http://www.fearnet.com/news/b25632_two_tickets_devils_carnival_please.html |url-status=live }} Vega also sang two songs on the soundtrack for the film.{{cite web|title=The Devil's Carnival OST Out Today|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/205951/the-devils-carnival-ost-out-today/|work=Bloody Disgusting|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2022|archive-date=August 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816002651/https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/205951/the-devils-carnival-ost-out-today/|url-status=live}}
Throughout 2012, Vega starred in the independent thriller, 2br/1ba, directed by Rob Margolies and co-stars with Spencer Grammer and Kathryn Morris. Vega also starred in the Lifetime Channel movie The Pregnancy Project and her animated film The Clockwork Girl was completed. Vega's film, The Mine, which was filmed in 2010 got a limited release/screening. Vega also voiced Christina in the animated series Unsupervised and had a guest role on Royal Pains. Vega played the young heroine in Aerosmith's music video "Legendary Child".{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/481815/aerosmith-rocks-a-warehouse-in-legendary-child-video |title=Aerosmith Rocks a Warehouse in 'Legendary Child' Video |publisher=Billboard |access-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605033823/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/481815/aerosmith-rocks-a-warehouse-in-legendary-child-video |url-status=live }}
Throughout 2013 and 2014, Vega appeared in the films 23 Blast, Machete Kills, Bounty Killer, Wicked Blood, The Remaining, and The Hunters. She guest starred on the Big Time Rush series finale "Big Time Dreams", playing herself. In 2015, Vega appeared in Do You Believe? as Lacey.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-do-you-believe-1201456683/|title=Film Review: 'Do You Believe?'|last=Foundas|first=Scott|date=March 20, 2015|work=Variety|access-date=September 20, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714063600/http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-do-you-believe-1201456683/|url-status=live}}
In the fall of 2015, Vega competed on the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars; Vega was paired with professional dancer Mark Ballas.{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement|title=Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Cast Announcement|work=ABC|date=September 2, 2015|access-date=September 2, 2015|archive-date=October 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016133959/http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement|url-status=live}} On November 9, Vega and Ballas were eliminated in Week 9 and finished the competition in 6th place. Her husband, Carlos PenaVega, also competed in that season; he and his partner were eliminated in Week 11.{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/170710_exclusive_dancing_with_the_stars_married_couple_alexa_and_carlos_penavega_to_compete_on_season_21/|title=EXCLUSIVE! 'Dancing With the Stars': Married Couple Alexa and Carlos PenaVega to Compete on Season 21|last=Aguilera|first=Leanne|work=ET Online|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827220248/http://www.etonline.com/news/170710_exclusive_dancing_with_the_stars_married_couple_alexa_and_carlos_penavega_to_compete_on_season_21/|url-status=live}}|
In 2016, she began starring in a series of Hallmark made for television films, such as Ms. Matched, Destination Wedding, and Christmas Made to Order.{{Cite web|title=Why Alexa PenaVega Loves Starring in Hallmark Christmas Movies|date=December 23, 2018|url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-alexa-penavega-loves-starring-120000552.html|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508053255/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-alexa-penavega-loves-starring-120000552.html|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Vega and her husband Carlos PenaVega starred in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead, and in 2020 the follow-up Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead over Diamonds.{{cite web |title=Picture Perfect Mysteries - About |url=https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/picture-perfect-mysteries |website=Hallmark Movies and Mysteries |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620214115/https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/picture-perfect-mysteries |url-status=live }} She also starred in The Power Couple, a Pure Flix original series.{{cite web |title=The Power Couple |url=https://app.pureflix.com/series/297023526811/the-power-couple |website=PureFlix |access-date=18 February 2023}}
Personal life
Vega married American film producer Sean Covel on October 10, 2010 in a ceremony held in his hometown of Lead, South Dakota.{{cite web |last=Rosario |first=Mariela |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/alexa-vegas-wedding-album |title=Alexa Vega's Wedding Album |publisher=Latina.com |access-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-date=June 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609005702/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/alexa-vegas-wedding-album |url-status=dead }} Robert Rodriguez walked her down the aisle.{{cite web |last1=Scmitt |first1=Gavin |title=ALEXA VEGA Interview Discussing Spy Kids 4, Repo! and more |url=https://gavinschmitt.com/alexa-vega-spy-kids-4/ |website=GavinSchmitt.com |access-date=26 February 2022 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003170927/https://gavinschmitt.com/alexa-vega-spy-kids-4/ |url-status=live }} In July 2012, Vega announced on Twitter that she had divorced Covel.{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/15/alexa-vega-divorce/ |title='Spy Kids' Star Alexa Vega – I'm a 23-year-old Divorcee Now! |publisher=TMZ.com |date=July 15, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108052353/https://www.tmz.com/2012/07/15/alexa-vega-divorce/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Shira |first=Dahvi |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20612419,00.html |title=Spy Kids Star Alexa Vega Files for Divorce |work=People |date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233441/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20612419,00.html |url-status=dead }}
In late 2012, Vega started dating American actor and singer Carlos Pena Jr., star of Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and member of pop music boy band by the same name, after meeting him at a Bible study. She guest appeared in the series finale episode of Big Time Rush, aired in July 2013, where she played the on-screen new girlfriend of Pena's character Carlos Garcia. The couple got engaged in August 2013,{{cite web |last=Eggenberger |first=Nicole |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/alexa-vega-engaged-to-carlos-pena-jr-congratulated-by-ex-husband-sean-covel-2013129 |title=Alexa Vega Engaged to Carlos Pena, Jr., Congratulated by Ex-Husband Sean Covel |work=Us Weekly |date=June 19, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2013 |archive-date=September 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914132459/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/alexa-vega-engaged-to-carlos-pena-jr-congratulated-by-ex-husband-sean-covel-2013129 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last=Spero|first=Jesse|title=Alexa Vega Dishes Engagement Details: How Did Carlos Pena Pop The Question?|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/alexa-vega-dishes-engagement-details-how-did-carlos-pena-pop-the-question_article_85057|work=Access Hollywood|publisher=NBC Universal|location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=October 3, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234119/http://www.accesshollywood.com/alexa-vega-dishes-engagement-details-how-did-carlos-pena-pop-the-question_article_85057|url-status=live}} and were married on January 4, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, both taking PenaVega as their married name.{{cite news|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alexa-vega-weds-big-time-668532 |title= Alexa Vega Weds Big Time Rush's Carlos Pena Jr.|date=January 5, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 17, 2018|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316154654/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alexa-vega-weds-big-time-668532|url-status=live}} The couple shares a YouTube channel, La Vida PenaVega (formerly LexLovesLos).{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/user/CarlosPenaTV| title=La Vida Penavega| website=YouTube| access-date=November 18, 2016}} The couple have three children – two sons born in December 2016 and June 2019,{{cite news|title=Carlos and Alexa PenaVega Welcome Son Ocean King — See His First Photo!|url=http://people.com/babies/carlos-penavega-alexa-penavega-welcome-son-ocean-king/|work=People|first=Jen|last=Juneau|date=December 9, 2016 |access-date= March 17, 2018|archive-date= February 25, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205953/http://people.com/babies/carlos-penavega-alexa-penavega-welcome-son-ocean-king/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Cardoza |first1=Riley |title=Alexa PenaVega Gives Birth to Baby Boy, Her Second Child With Husband Carlos PenaVega |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/alexa-penavega-gives-birth-welcomes-baby-boy-with-husband-carlos/ |work=Us Weekly |access-date=July 2, 2019 |date=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702233957/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/alexa-penavega-gives-birth-welcomes-baby-boy-with-husband-carlos/ |url-status=live }}{{cite instagram|user=vegaalexa|postid=BzbqES0D-FK|first=Alexa|last=PenaVega|author-link=Alexa PenaVega|title=❤️✝️🌊🌴🌸🤙🏽|quote=Kingston James PenaVega June 30th, 2019|date= July 2, 2019|access-date= July 2, 2019}} and a daughter born in May 2021.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/alexa-carlos-penavega-expecting-third-child/|title=Alexa and Carlos PenaVega Expecting Their Third Child: 'Can't Wait to Meet Baby This Summer'|last=Mauch|first=Ally|date=December 26, 2020|work=People|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227035256/https://people.com/parents/alexa-carlos-penavega-expecting-third-child/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Alexa and Carlos PenaVega Welcome Baby Daughter More Than a Month Early|first=Naledi|last=Ushe|date=May 10, 2021|url=https://people.com/parents/alexa-carlos-penavega-welcome-baby-daughter-more-than-month-early/|website=People|access-date=August 17, 2022|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511071806/https://people.com/parents/alexa-carlos-penavega-welcome-baby-daughter-more-than-month-early/|url-status=live}} Vega gave birth to a stillborn daughter in April 2024.{{cite web |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Alexa and Carlos PenaVega Announce Stillbirth of Baby No. 4, Daughter Indy |url=https://people.com/alexa-and-carlos-penavega-announce-stillbirth-of-baby-no-4-8610577 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714040103/https://people.com/alexa-and-carlos-penavega-announce-stillbirth-of-baby-no-4-8610577 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=People}} As of 2025, the family lives in Nashville, Tennessee. They previously lived in Maui.{{cite web |url=https://www.thelist.com/1559883/why-hallmarks-alexa-carlos-penavega-made-abrupt-move-tennessee/ |title=Why Hallmark's Alexa and Carlos PenaVega Made the Abrupt Move to Tennessee |date=April 13, 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://entertainmentnow.com/hallmark/alexa-penavega-updates-fans-from-maui-home/ |title=Alexa PenaVega Shares 'Incredible Blessing' After Returning to Maui Home |date=August 24, 2023 }}
Vega was the maid of honor at Nikki Reed's wedding to Paul McDonald.{{Cite web|first1=Marc|last1=Malkin|first2=Brett|last2=Malec|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/267698/nikki-reed-wedding-scoop-the-dress-the-maid-of-honor-and-more|title=Nikki Reed Wedding Scoop: The Dress, the Matron of Honor and More!|date=October 5, 2011|website=E! Online|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812113144/https://www.eonline.com/news/267698/nikki-reed-wedding-scoop-the-dress-the-maid-of-honor-and-more|url-status=live}}
Vega is a Christian and has said that her faith is the most important thing in her life.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/sin-city-actress-talks-directors-in-hollywood-blasting-her-for-her-faith-and-new-revelation-based-film.html|title='Sin City' Actress Talks Directors in Hollywood 'Blasting Her' for Her Faith and New Revelation-Based Film|magazine=Christian Post|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812113141/https://www.christianpost.com/news/sin-city-actress-talks-directors-in-hollywood-blasting-her-for-her-faith-and-new-revelation-based-film.html|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | Evening Shade | Emily Newton | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| rowspan=3|1995 | ER | Bonnie Howe | Episode: "Sleepless in Chicago" |
| Chicago Hope | Sara Wilmette | Episode: "Every Day a Little Death" | |
| It Was Him or Us | Young Carrie | rowspan=2|Television film (CBS) | |
| rowspan=2|1996 | A Promise to Carolyn | Young Kay | |
| Life's Work | Tess Hunter | Episode: Pilot | |
| rowspan=2|1998 | The Magnificent Seven | Olivia Greer | Episode: "Safecracker" |
| To Have & to Hold | Kelly McGrail | Recurring role, 7 episodes | |
| rowspan=2|1999 | NetForce | Susie Michaels | Miniseries |
| Ladies Man | Wendy Stiles | Recurring role, 9 episodes | |
| rowspan=3|2002 | Total Access 24/7 | Herself / Carmen Cortez | Episode: "Spy Kids 2" |
| All That | Spy Kids | Episode: "Knubby McFarlin" | |
| Wild & Crazy Kids | Herself | Celebrity guest{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0ZAZGL4WYs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Y0ZAZGL4WYs |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=[archives] WILD AND CRAZY KIDS 2002 REVIVAL (spy kids)|date=April 8, 2011 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}} | |
| rowspan=2|2003 | The Bernie Mac Show | Jill | Episode: "Magic Jordan" |
| Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls | Herself | Episode: Siblings "Eli vs. Kali" | |
| 2005 | Odd Girl Out | Vanessa Snyder | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2006 | Walkout | Paula Crisostomo | Television film (HBO) |
| rowspan=2|2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Serena | Episodes: "Endless Love" |
| Ruby & the Rockits | Ruby Gallagher | Lead role | |
| 2010 | The Middle | Morgan | Episodes: "The Break-Up", "Worry Duty" |
| rowspan=3|2012 | Royal Pains | Hollister | Episode: "Imperfect Storm" |
| The Pregnancy Project | Gaby Rodriguez | Television film (LMN) | |
| Unsupervised | Christina | Recurring role | |
| 2013 | Big Time Rush | Herself | Episode: "Big Time Dreams" |
| rowspan=4|2014 | The Tomorrow People | Hillary Cole | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| The Hunters | Dylan Savini | Television film (Hallmark) | |
| Courtside | Herself | Episode: "Alexa Vega" | |
| Muertoons | Rosita | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
| 2014–2015 | Nashville | Kiley Brenner | Recurring role |
| rowspan=2|2015 | The Mentalist | Lily Stoppard | Episode: "The Whites of His Eyes" |
| Dancing with the Stars | Herself | Contestant (season 21): finished in sixth place | |
| 2016 | Ms Matched | Libby Boland | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2017–present | The Loud House | Carlota Casagrande, Chinah, Spa Attendant | Recurring voice role, 7 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2017 | Destination Wedding | Ellie Hamilton | rowspan=4|Television film (Hallmark) |
| Enchanted Christmas | Laura Trudeau | ||
| rowspan=2|2018 | Love at Sea | Olivia Graham | |
| Christmas Made to Order | Gretchen | ||
| 2019 | Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead | Allie Adams | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
| 2019–2022 | The Casagrandes | Carlota Casagrande, Mom #3, Neighbor | Main voice role |
| rowspan=3|2020 | Blue's Clues & You! | Herself | Episode: "Happy Birthday Blue!" |
| Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds | rowspan=2|Allie Adams | rowspan=2|Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) | |
| Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage, Death | |||
| 2021 | Taking A Shot At Love | Jenna | rowspan=4|Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2022 | Love in the Limelight | Summer Rivera | |
| rowspan=2|2023 | A Paris Proposal | Anna Bowman | |
| Never Too Late to Celebrate | Camila |
References
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