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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 2, 1964
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Lauren Luna Vélez
- Luna Velez
- Lauren Vélez
- לונה ולז
- Λούνα Βέλεζ
- Λόρεν Βέλεζ
- لونا لورن ولز
Luna Lauren Vélez
1.9 Popularity
Biography
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Vélez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
0.0
Rio Morales (voice)
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
7.2
Breanna Diaz
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
8.3
Rio Morales (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
🎬
0.0
Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023
7.1
Tamika Martin
East New York
2022
5.6
Sunshine
Rogue Hostage
2021
8.2
Evelyn Castillo
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
6.6
Lucy
Swallow
2020
6.3
Camila
Ana
2020
6.5
Bennie Rodriguez
Shaft
2019
Credits
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
2027
0.0
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Breanna Diaz
2023
7.2
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
2023
8.3
🎬
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
as Self
2023
0.0
East New York
as Tamika Martin
2022
7.1
Rogue Hostage
as Sunshine
2021
5.6
Power Book II: Ghost
as Evelyn Castillo
2020
8.2
Swallow
as Lucy
2020
6.6
Ana
as Camila
2020
6.3
Shaft
as Bennie Rodriguez
2019
6.5
Windows on the World
as Eva
2019
3.3
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
2018
8.4
The First Purge
as Luisa
2018
6.0
Officer Downe
as Police Chief Berringer
2016
4.4
America Adrift
as Cecilia Fernandez
2016
0.0
MacGyver
as Cassandra Glover
2016
7.3
South of Hell
as Tetra
2015
6.3
How to Get Away with Murder
as Soraya Hargrove
2014
7.8
Madam Secretary
as Natalia Moreno
2014
7.0
Elementary
as Zoe Mercado
2012
7.6
Rosewood Lane
as Paula Crenshaw
2011
4.7
Unforgettable
as Aisha Conway
2011
7.2
Blue Bloods
as Special agent Veronica Molina
2010
7.8
🎬
Sugar Pathways
as Narrator
2009
0.0
Dexter
as Maria LaGuerta
2006
8.2
Ugly Betty
as Elena
2006
6.4
Wanted
as Faye Templeton
2005
7.2
Numb3rs
as Claudia Gomez
2005
7.0
Medium
as Elena Cabrera
2005
7.5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lois Melago
2001
7.6
Prison Song
as Prison Counselor (uncredited)
2001
5.2
Love and Treason
as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
2001
0.0
🎬
Starwater
2001
0.0
Prince of Central Park
as Rosa Sanchez
2000
4.5
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Vanessa Burke
2000
7.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Shamal
1999
7.9
Thicker Than Blood
as Camilla Lopez
1998
6.5
🎬
The LaMastas
1998
0.0
Oz
as Dr. Gloria Nathan
1997
8.0
I Think I Do
as Carol
1997
6.0
Profiler
as Emily Sadler
1996
7.0
The Pretender
as Emily Sadler
1996
7.3
City Hall
as Elaine Santos
1996
5.9
I Like It Like That
as Lisette Linares
1994
6.2
New York Undercover
as Nina Moreno
1994
7.2
Law & Order
as Ms. Torres
1990
7.4