Luna Lauren Vélez
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — Nov 02 1964
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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Defense Attorney Shamal
Law & Order
Ms. Torres
Dexter
Maria LaGuerta
Blue Bloods
Special agent Veronica Molina
Elementary
Zoe Mercado
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lois Melago
Medium
Elena Cabrera
Strong Medicine
Dr. Vanessa Burke
Numb3rs
Claudia Gomez
MacGyver
Cassandra Glover
Oz
Dr. Gloria Nathan
The Pretender
Emily Sadler
Unforgettable
Aisha Conway
Ugly Betty
Elena
Profiler
Emily Sadler
How to Get Away with Murder
Soraya Hargrove
Madam Secretary
Natalia Moreno
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
New York Undercover
Nina Moreno
Power Book II: Ghost
Evelyn Castillo
East New York
Tamika Martin
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Breanna Diaz
Wanted
Faye Templeton
South of Hell
Tetra
The First Purge
Luisa
Shaft
Bennie Rodriguez
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
Swallow
Lucy
Ana
Camila
City Hall
Elaine Santos
I Think I Do
Carol
Officer Downe
Police Chief Berringer
Prison Song
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
Rosewood Lane
Paula Crenshaw
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
Self
Prince of Central Park
Rosa Sanchez
I Like It Like That
Lisette Linares
Starwater
Love and Treason
Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
Rogue Hostage
Sunshine
Thicker Than Blood
Camilla Lopez
Windows on the World
Eva
The LaMastas
America Adrift
Cecilia Fernandez
Sugar Pathways
Narrator