Luna Lauren Vélez

Known for: Acting

Born: 1964-11-02 (age 61)

From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (46)

MOVIE
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
as Rio Morales (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
as Breanna Diaz
MOVIE★ 8.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Rio Morales (voice)
MOVIE
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023
as Self
TV★ 7.1
East New York
2022
as Tamika Martin
MOVIE★ 5.6
Rogue Hostage
2021
as Sunshine
TV★ 8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
as Evelyn Castillo
MOVIE★ 6.6
Swallow
2020
as Lucy
MOVIE★ 6.3
Ana
2020
as Camila
MOVIE★ 6.5
Shaft
2019
as Bennie Rodriguez
MOVIE★ 3.3
Windows on the World
2019
as Eva
MOVIE★ 8.4
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
as Rio Morales (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The First Purge
2018
as Luisa
MOVIE★ 4.4
Officer Downe
2016
as Police Chief Berringer
MOVIE
America Adrift
2016
as Cecilia Fernandez
TV★ 7.3
MacGyver
2016
as Cassandra Glover
TV★ 6.4
South of Hell
2015
as Tetra
TV★ 7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Soraya Hargrove
TV★ 7.0
Madam Secretary
2014
as Natalia Moreno
TV★ 7.6
Elementary
2012
as Zoe Mercado
MOVIE★ 4.7
Rosewood Lane
2011
as Paula Crenshaw
TV★ 7.2
Unforgettable
2011
as Aisha Conway
TV★ 7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
as Special agent Veronica Molina
MOVIE
Sugar Pathways
2009
as Narrator
TV★ 8.2
Dexter
2006
as Maria LaGuerta
TV★ 6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
as Elena
TV★ 7.4
Wanted
2005
as Faye Templeton
TV★ 7.0
Numb3rs
2005
as Claudia Gomez
TV★ 7.5
Medium
2005
as Elena Cabrera
TV★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lois Melago
MOVIE★ 5.5
Prison Song
2001
as Prison Counselor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Love and Treason
2001
as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
MOVIE
Starwater
2001
MOVIE★ 4.9
Prince of Central Park
2000
as Rosa Sanchez
TV★ 7.4
Strong Medicine
2000
as Dr. Vanessa Burke
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Defense Attorney Shamal
MOVIE★ 7.1
Thicker Than Blood
1998
as Camilla Lopez
MOVIE
The LaMastas
1998
TV★ 8.1
Oz
1997
as Dr. Gloria Nathan
MOVIE★ 6.1
I Think I Do
1997
as Carol
TV★ 7.0
Profiler
1996
as Emily Sadler
TV★ 7.4
The Pretender
1996
as Emily Sadler
MOVIE★ 6.0
City Hall
1996
as Elaine Santos
MOVIE★ 6.3
I Like It Like That
1994
as Lisette Linares
TV★ 7.3
New York Undercover
1994
as Nina Moreno
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Ms. Torres