Scarlett Estevez (born December 4, 2007) is an American actress. She began her career as a

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playing Megan in the films '' Daddy's Home'' (2015) and its sequel ''

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'' (2017). Estevez went on to play Trixie on the television series ''

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'' from 2016 to 2021, and Gwen on the fourth season of the

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television series ''

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'' in 2019. She starred as Violet Rodriguez / Ultra Violet in the Disney series '' Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion'' in 2022.

Life and career

Estevez was born in

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. She was three years old when she booked her first national commercial. She is the niece of actress

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. Estevez's first film role was playing Ashley in the 2013 short film ''The Magic Bracelet'', produced for the

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. Later she appeared in the 2013 film ''And Then There Was You'', and in the 2015

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television film ''The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery''. In 2015 she starred in '' Daddy's Home'' playing Megan, a role she reprised for the film's 2017 sequel ''

''. The ''

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'' noted of her appearance in ''Daddy's Home'' that "it has to be said that the child actors playing the kids, Megan (Scarlett Estevez) and Dylan (

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) actually give real comic performances", and ''The Austin Chronicle'' review of ''Daddy's Home 2'' singled out Estevez among the child actors in the film, noting that "while the children are mainly used as pawns in the larger power struggle, there are a couple of scenes in which Estevez has a chance to deliver some lines that are actually funny". In March 2015 she was cast as Trixie Espinoza in the

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television series ''

''. She continued in the role after the show was canceled by FOX and picked up by

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. In 2019, she was also cast in the fourth season of the

television comedy series ''

'', playing the role of Gwen, a character "who has spent her entire life living off the grid". In June 2020, it was confirmed that ''Lucifer'' would be renewed for a sixth and final season on Netflix, but Estevez appeared in a more limited capacity, as she was cast in January 2021 in the lead role of Violet Rodriguez / Ultra Violet in the Disney Channel series '' Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion''. That series premiered on June 3, 2022.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Estevez, Scarlett Living people 2007 births 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Los Angeles