Danielle Vega

Erica Danielle Rhodes (born February 4, 1986) professionally known as Danielle Vega, is an American actress. Vega is best known for her roles as Kim on Barney & Friends; and as Ceci on Hulu's drama series East Los High.

Erica Danielle Rhodes was born in Atlanta, Georgia but was raised in Dallas, Texas. Vega is of Spanish, African-American, British, Cherokee, and Irish descent. Vega attended Southern Methodist University, where she graduated with a degree in journalism. Vega is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

At age nine, Vega appeared in the children television show Barney & Friends. In 2009, she auditioned for the ninth season of American Idol, but was later cut in the Hollywood Week auditions. Since then, she has portrayed many roles in her career including in films So This Is Christmas, Betrayed at 17, Teeth and Blood. In 1994, she played herself on Psalty's Songs for Little Praisers the Bible series in volume 1-3.

Erica Rhodes Actress - Born February 4, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Birth Name Erica Danielle Rhodes

Height 5' 2" (1.57 m)

Born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Dallas, TX, Danielle received her BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University before taking the leap and heading west to Los Angeles. Her beauty is owed to her diverse lineage, which includes her mother of Spanish, African-American, and American Indian (Cherokee) descent, and father of British and Irish.

Off-camera, Danielle is a talented singer and dancer. She studied under the direction of Debbie Allen in various forms of dance, and also had the privilege of starring in Allen's musical stage production of "Pepito's Story."

Danielle was exposed to the world of television and film at the age of 9 when she was cast as a series regular on the children's television show, "Barney And Friends." Her other television credits include the Hulu Original Series "East Los High," directed by Carlos Portugal in which she plays young mother Ceci Camayo. Danielle also starred in the independent feature "So This Is Christmas," alongside Vivica A Fox and Eric Roberts.

She was nominated as Best Lead Actress in the Red Dirt International Film Festival 2014 for her work in the short film "Hana", as well as a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in a New Approaches Drama Series in 2015 for her work as Ceci Camayo in Hulu's East Los High.

Danielle can be seen in the four standing seasons of East Los High on Hulu.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anon Ymous

Trivia (1)

Danielle Vega is second cousin to singer Ralph Tresvant of New Edition.