Makenzie Jade Vega Norfolk (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. 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
Vega married Australian model Blair Norfolk on February 4, 2017, in a secret wedding, which the couple announced publicly three weeks after. Their daughter, Marlo, was born on December 19, 2020. Vega gave birth to a second daughter in February 2025.
Filmography
Film
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film roles
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! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2000
| '
| Annie Campbell
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|-
| 2001
| Made
| Chloe
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Saw
| Diana Gordon
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|-
| Chestnut: Hero of Central Park
| Sal
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|-
| 2005
| Sin City
| Young Nancy Callahan
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Just My Luck
| Katy Hardin
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|-
| X-Men: The Last Stand
| Prison Truck Little Girl
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|-
| 2007
| In the Land of Women
| Paige Hardwicke
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|-
|2014
|Code Academy
|Sheridan
|Short film
|-
| 2016
| Fender Bender
| Hilary
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|-
|2022
|Exploited
|Lexi
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|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television roles
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| Dr. Quinn: Revolutions
| Maria
| Television film
|-
| 2000–2001
| '
| Eliza Ryan
| Main role; 22 episodes
|-
| 2006
| Justice
| Mary Nicks
| 2 episodes<br />Uncredited for 1 episode
|-
| 2007
| Ghost Whisperer
| Becca Cahill
| Episode: "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview"
|-
| 2009
|ER
| Vera
| Episode: "I Feel Good"
|-
| 2009–2016
| '
| Grace Florrick
| Main role (seasons 1–6); recurring role (season 7)<br />103 episodes
|-
| 2014
| The Assault
| Sam Gleason
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
| Heartbeat
| Gloria Gonzalez
| Episode: "The Inverse"
|-
| Pretty Little Dead Girl
| Emma Miller
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 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
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|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
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| rowspan="3" |2001
|Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
|Best Performance by a Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role
| rowspan="2" |The Family Man
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|-
| rowspan="3" |Young Artist Awards
|Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Under
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|-
|Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actress Age Ten or Under
|The Geena Davis Show
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress
| rowspan="5" |The Good Wife
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|-
|Screen Actors Guild Awards
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|Young Artist Awards
|Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress
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|-
| rowspan="2" |Screen Actors Guild Awards
| rowspan="2" |Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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|2012
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