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Danielle Vega
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Known forKim on Barney & Friends
Ceci Camayo on East Los High

Danielle Vega (nee; Erica Rhodes) is an American actress. Vega made her TV debut as Kim on the PBS television series Barney & Friends;[1] before earning worldwide acclaim as Ceci Camayo on Hulu's drama series East Los High.[2]

Early life[edit]

Vega was born in Atlanta, Georgia but was raised in Dallas, Texas.[3][4] Vega is of mixed African-American, Spanish, British, Cherokee, and Irish descent.[5] Vega attended Southern Methodist University, where she graduated with a degree in journalism.[4][6] Vega is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

At age 10, Vega appeared in the children's TV show Barney & Friends.[3] In 2009, she auditioned for the ninth seasonofAmerican Idol, but was later cut in the Hollywood Week auditions.[7][8] Since then, she has portrayed many roles in her career including in films So This Is Christmas, Betrayed at 17, Teeth and Blood.[3] In 1994, she played herself on Psalty's Songs for Little Praisers the Bible series in volume 1–3. She landed the breakout role as Ceci Camayo in East Los High, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Barney's Sense-Sational Day Kim Direct to Video
Camp WannaRunnaRound
It's Time for Counting
1998 Barney in Outer Space
1999 Sing and Dance with Barney
Barney's Night Before Christmas
2000 Super Singing Circus
2002 You Can Be Anything
Barney's Beach Party
2011 Sex/Absurd Starlet
Betrayed at 17 Student (TV Movie)
2013 Dance With Barney Hip Hop Dancer Direct to Video
Road to Juarez Woman in Restaurant
So This Is Christmas Angelina
2014 Shirin in Love Fashionista
Teeth and Blood Lori Franklin
2015 Road to Juarez Woman in Restaurant
2016 Path of Redemption Female Pharmacist

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997–2000, 2006 Barney & Friends Kim / Dancer 19 episodes
2011 Homicide Hunters Neighbor Episode: S01E06
Super Girl College Girl Episode: S01E01
2012 Upstairs Girls Michelle 2 episodes
2013–2017 East Los High Ceci Camayo 36 episodes
2015 The Last Ship Woman in Crowd Episode: S02E06
2016 Chicago Med Maria Gonzalez Episode: "Bound"
2022 Christmas With My Ex Television movie

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hulu's 'East Los High' with Dallas actress Danielle Vega is more than a teen soap opera". dallasnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  • ^ "East Los High: An EXCLUSIVE Interview with Danielle Vega". stayteen.org. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014.
  • ^ a b c "Profile". eastloshigh.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  • ^ a b "Bio". teethandblood.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  • ^ "Danielle Vega Profile". uniquecelebrity.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  • ^ "Meet Erica Rhodes, Idol's girl with a whip". idolchatteryd.com. March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  • ^ Erica Rhodes Whips 'American Idol' Into A Frenzy, Monica Herrera, Billboard, 28 January 2010.
  • ^ Leigh Miller, Victoria (10 February 2010). "'American Idol' Season 9 Hollywood Week: Who Made it to the Next Round and How Did Ellen DeGeneres Do on Her First Night?". voices.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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