Makenzie Vega

Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (born February 10, 1994) 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.

Life and career

Makenzie Vega was born on February 10, 1994, in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="Hollywood.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her father, Baruch Vega, is a Colombian fashion photographer who was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration,<REF NAME="WSJ">De Cordoba, Jose, "Fashion Photographer Scored Millions As an Informant, but Was Justice Served?", The Wall Street Journal, December 7, 2000</REF><ref name=dlaima>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Latina">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model.<ref name="notitalian">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=FilmReference>"Alexa Vega Biography". Film Reference.</ref> She is the younger sister of actress Alexa PenaVega.<ref name="Variety1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At age five, Vega played one of the children of Teddie Cochran (Geena Davis) in The Geena Davis Show.<ref name="Variety1" /> In 2000, she was cast as Annie, the Campbells' precocious daughter in The Family Man.<ref name="Variety2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The following year, Vega was seen again playing Chloe in Made which starred Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Famke Janssen.<ref name="Variety1" /> In 2004, she played Diana Gordon, daughter of Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Alison Gordon (Monica Potter) in the horror film Saw.<ref name="Latina" /><ref name=VanityFair>"It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 158.</ref> 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.<ref name="Latina" /> 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<ref name="Latina" /> as the Prison Truck Little Girl, a disguise of Mystique.

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, Vega was cast in the lead role in the thriller film Fender Bender, which premiered on the Chiller channel in June 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Vega married Australian model Blair Norfolk on February 4, 2017, in a secret wedding, which the couple announced publicly three weeks after.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their daughter, Marlo, was born on December 19, 2020. Vega gave birth to a second daughter in February 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Film roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2000	Template:Sortname	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
2014	Code Academy	Sheridan	Short film
2016	Fender Bender	Hilary
2022	Exploited	Lexi

Television

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Dr. Quinn: Revolutions	Maria	Television film
2000–2001	Template:Sortname	Eliza Ryan	Main role; 22 episodes
2006	Justice	Mary Nicks	2 episodes Uncredited for 1 episode
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Becca Cahill	Episode: "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview"
2009	ER	Vera	Episode: "I Feel Good"
2009–2016	Template:Sortname	Grace Florrick	Main role (seasons 1–6); recurring role (season 7) 103 episodes
2014	The Assault	Sam Gleason	Television film
2016	Heartbeat	Gloria Gonzalez	Episode: "The Inverse"
	Pretty Little Dead Girl	Emma Miller	Television film
2018	Tomboy	Tori	Television film
	The Beach House	Toy Sooner	Television film
	13 Reasons Why	Sarah Carlin	2 episodes
	Love, of Course	Cara Andolini	Television film
2020	InstaPsycho	Kelly Ryan	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role	The Family Man	Template:Nominated
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Under		Template:Won
		Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Under	The Geena Davis Show	Template:Nominated
2010		Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress	The Good Wife	Template:Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Template:Nominated
2011	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress		Template:Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Template:Nominated
2012				Template:Nominated

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