Makenzie Vega is an American actress known for playing Grace Florrick on The Good Wife and the 11-year-old counterpart of Nancy Callahan in Sin City.
This is a biography of the former child actress.
Makenzie Vega biography
Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk was born on February 10, 1994, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Makenzie Vega career
Vega began her acting career at age five when she was featured as one of the children of Teddie Cochran (Geena Davis) in The Geena Davis Show. She then played Annie, the Campbells’ precocious daughter in The Family Man (2000). In 2001, Vega appeared as Chloe in Made – which starred Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau and Famke Janssen. Three years later, she played Diana Gordon, daughter of Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) and Alison Gordon (Monica Potter), in the horror film, Saw.
In 2005, Vega played young Nancy Callahan in a movie. Then, she appeared in Just My Luck as Katy, a film that starred Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine. She also starred as the Prison Truck Little Girl, one of the forms that the shapeshifter Mystique took in the Marvel Universe film, X-Men: The Last Stand.
However, Vega’s biggest break was playing Grace Florrick, the daughter of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), in the CBS drama, The Good Wife (2009 – 2016). She was a regular cast member in six of the show’s seven seasons and a recurring cast member in the seventh and final seasons.
In addition, Vega was cast in the lead role in the thriller film, Fender Bender, which premiered on the Chiller channel in June 2016.
Furthermore, Vega earned nominations and awards for her outstanding performances. In 2001, she won the Young Artists Awards for “Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Under” for her performance in The Family Man.
The cast of The Good Wife received a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble” in 2010.
Vega also received a nomination for “Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress” in the 2011 Young Artist Award.
Makenzie Vega movies
Below is a select list of movies that Vega has starred in thus far:
- The Family Man (2000)
- Made (2001)
- Saw (2004)
- Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
- Sin City (2005)
- Just My Luck (2006)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- In the Land of Women (2007)
- Code Academy (2014)
- Fender Bender (2016)
- Exploited (2022)
Makenzie Vega’s net worth
Vega has an estimated net worth of $6 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Makenzie Vega family
Vega is the daughter of Colombian fashion photographer, Baruch Vega, who was an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, and former American model, Gina Rue. Her elder sister is the famous actress, Alexa PenaVega. Vega also has two half-sisters named Greylin James and Margaux Vega. She also has a half-brother named Jet James.
On February 14, 2017, Vega married Australian model, Blair Norfolk, in a secret wedding they had announced three weeks later. The couple has a daughter named Marlo Norfolk, born on December 19, 2020.
Makenzie Vega age
Vega is 32 years old as of 2026.
Makenzie Vega Instagram
View this post on Instagram
Makenzie Vega has an active Instagram account where she posts content about her lifestyle and career. Her account has about 67,000 followers as of the time of writing this article.
