Daphne Rubin-Vega
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 18, 1969 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Panama City, Panama
Biography
Daphne Rubin-Vega (née Vega; born November 18, 1969) is a Panamanian-American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for originating the roles of Mimi Marquez in the 1996 premiere of the Broadway musical Rent and Lucy in the 2007 premiere of the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating. Rubin-Vega also appeared as Bombshell publicist Agnes in the second season of the TV series Smash (2012) and as Luisa Lopez in the TV series Katy Keene (2020). In 2021, Rubin-Vega starred as salon owner Daniela in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights.
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
The Adding Machine
Movie · as Mr. Zero
Rent: 30th Anniversary Concert
Movie
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Movie · as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
Twelfth Night
Movie · as Maria
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
Movie · as Self
Reverse the Curse
Movie · as Eva
Ezra
Movie · as Agent Margo Jenkins
Hazbin Hotel
TV · as Carmilla Carmine (voice) · 5 eps
Allswell in New York
Movie · as Serene
Bleecker
Movie · as Kate
The Changeling
TV · as Mrs. Ortiz · 1 ep
Accused
TV · as Rose · 1 ep
The Same Storm
Movie · as Lupe Ramirez
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie · as "Sunday" Legend #14
In the Heights
Movie · as Daniela
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Movie
Only Murders in the Building
TV · as Inez · 4 eps
Pitch Black Panacea
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Movie · as Candle
Social Distance
TV · as Reina Villareal · 1 ep
Rent
Movie · as Self
Revolution Rent
Movie · as Self
Tales of the City
TV · as Mrs. Rodriguez · 3 eps
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Movie · as Self
New Amsterdam
TV · as Christy Cummings · 1 ep
The Holdouts
Movie · as Rachel
Emoticon
Movie · as Anna
Fall to Rise
Movie · as Sheila
The Blacklist
TV · as Delores Knapp · 1 ep
Smash
TV · as Agnes · 8 eps
Union Square
Movie · as Sara
Hustling
TV · 12 eps
Jack Goes Boating
Movie · as Lucy
F--k
Movie · as Daphne
Rachel Getting Married
Movie · as Wedding Guest
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
Movie · as Herself (uncredited)
Sex and the City
Movie · as Baby Voiced Woman
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Movie · as Self
Alchemy
Movie · as Belladonna Editor
Justice
Movie · as Roberta
Virgin
Movie · as Frances
Hey Joel
TV · 13 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Carmen Mendoza · 1 ep
Skeleton Woman
Movie · as Olya
Flawless
Movie · as Tia
Wild Things
Movie · as Detective Gloria Perez
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Movie · as Herself, Self
Spin City
TV · as Daphne Rubin-Vega · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Cast of Rent · 1 ep
Lotto Land
Movie · as Gloria
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Little Juana (voice) · 1 ep
I Like It Like That
Movie · as Modeling School Receptionist
The Occultist
Movie · as Simone (as Daphne)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Great Performances
TV · as Maria · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep