Luna Lauren Vélez

Luna Lauren Vélez

Known for
Acting
Born
November 2, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

Photos

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Filmography

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Tut poster

Tut

Movie

2027
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Rio Morales (voice)

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Rio Morales (voice)

2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts poster

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Movie · as Breanna Diaz

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie

Movie · as Self

2022
East New York poster

East New York

TV · as Tamika Martin · 4 eps

2021
Rogue Hostage poster

Rogue Hostage

Movie · as Sunshine

2020
Ana poster

Ana

Movie · as Camila

2020
Swallow poster

Swallow

Movie · as Lucy

2020
Power Book II: Ghost poster

Power Book II: Ghost

TV · as Evelyn Castillo · 2 eps

2019
Shaft poster

Shaft

Movie · as Bennie Rodriguez

2019
Windows on the World poster

Windows on the World

Movie · as Eva

2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Movie · as Rio Morales (voice)

2018
The First Purge poster

The First Purge

Movie · as Luisa

2016
Officer Downe poster

Officer Downe

Movie · as Police Chief Berringer

2016
America Adrift poster

America Adrift

Movie · as Cecilia Fernandez

2016
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Cassandra Glover · 3 eps

2015
South of Hell poster

South of Hell

TV · as Tetra · 8 eps

2014
How to Get Away with Murder poster

How to Get Away with Murder

TV · as Soraya Hargrove · 11 eps

2014
Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary

TV · as Natalia Moreno · 1 ep

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Zoe Mercado · 1 ep

2011
Rosewood Lane poster

Rosewood Lane

Movie · as Paula Crenshaw

2011
Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable

TV · as Aisha Conway · 1 ep

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Special agent Veronica Molina · 1 ep

2009
Sugar Pathways

Sugar Pathways

Movie · as Narrator

2006
Serial poster

Serial

Movie · as Roseanne Crystal

2006
Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty

TV · as Elena · 7 eps

2006
Dexter poster

Dexter

TV · as Maria LaGuerta · 84 eps

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Elena Cabrera · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Claudia Gomez · 3 eps

2005
Wanted poster

Wanted

TV · as Faye Templeton · 1 ep

2001
Starwater

Starwater

Movie

2001
Love and Treason poster

Love and Treason

Movie · as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)

2001
Prison Song poster

Prison Song

Movie · as Prison Counselor (uncredited)

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Lois Melago · 1 ep

2000
Prince of Central Park poster

Prince of Central Park

Movie · as Rosa Sanchez

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Dr. Vanessa Burke · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Defense Attorney Shamal · 2 eps

1998
Thicker Than Blood poster

Thicker Than Blood

Movie · as Camilla Lopez

1998
The LaMastas

The LaMastas

Movie

1997
I Think I Do poster

I Think I Do

Movie · as Carol

1997
Oz poster

Oz

TV · as Dr. Gloria Nathan · 44 eps

1996
City Hall poster

City Hall

Movie · as Elaine Santos

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Emily Sadler · 1 ep

1996
Profiler poster

Profiler

TV · as Emily Sadler · 1 ep

1994
I Like It Like That poster

I Like It Like That

Movie · as Lisette Linares

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · as Nina Moreno · 64 eps

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Ms. Torres · 1 ep