Luna Lauren Vélez

Acting

Luna Lauren Vélez

Born November 2, 1964Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA46 credits

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

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Movie

2027

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
7.2

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Movie

2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.3

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Movie

2023

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

Movie

2023

East New York
7.1

East New York

TV

2022

Rogue Hostage
5.6

Rogue Hostage

Movie

2021

Filmography

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verseas Rio Morales (voice)Movie
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023Transformers: Rise of the Beastsas Breanna DiazMovie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseas Rio Morales (voice)Movie
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2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movieas SelfMovie
East New York
2022East New Yorkas Tamika MartinTV
Rogue Hostage
2021Rogue Hostageas SunshineMovie
Power Book II: Ghost
2020Power Book II: Ghostas Evelyn CastilloTV
Swallow
2020Swallowas LucyMovie
Ana
2020Anaas CamilaMovie
Shaft
2019Shaftas Bennie RodriguezMovie
Windows on the World
2019Windows on the Worldas EvaMovie
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseas Rio Morales (voice)Movie
The First Purge
2018The First Purgeas LuisaMovie
Officer Downe
2016Officer Downeas Police Chief BerringerMovie
America Adrift
2016America Adriftas Cecilia FernandezMovie
MacGyver
2016MacGyveras Cassandra GloverTV
South of Hell
2015South of Hellas TetraTV
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with Murderas Soraya HargroveTV
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretaryas Natalia MorenoTV
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Zoe MercadoTV
Rosewood Lane
2011Rosewood Laneas Paula CrenshawMovie
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas Aisha ConwayTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Special agent Veronica MolinaTV
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2009Sugar Pathwaysas NarratorMovie
Dexter
2006Dexteras Maria LaGuertaTV
Ugly Betty
2006Ugly Bettyas ElenaTV
Wanted
2005Wantedas Faye TempletonTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Claudia GomezTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Elena CabreraTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Lois MelagoTV
Prison Song
2001Prison Songas Prison Counselor (uncredited)Movie
Love and Treason
2001Love and Treasonas Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)Movie
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2001StarwaterMovie
Prince of Central Park
2000Prince of Central Parkas Rosa SanchezMovie
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicineas Dr. Vanessa BurkeTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Defense Attorney ShamalTV
Thicker Than Blood
1998Thicker Than Bloodas Camilla LopezMovie
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1998The LaMastasMovie
Oz
1997Ozas Dr. Gloria NathanTV
I Think I Do
1997I Think I Doas CarolMovie
Profiler
1996Profileras Emily SadlerTV
The Pretender
1996The Pretenderas Emily SadlerTV
City Hall
1996City Hallas Elaine SantosMovie
I Like It Like That
1994I Like It Like Thatas Lisette LinaresMovie
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercoveras Nina MorenoTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Ms. TorresTV