Luna Lauren Vélez

Luna Lauren Vélez

Acting

November 2, 1964Brooklyn, 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.

Known for

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

Dexter

Dexter

2006

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The First Purge

The First Purge

2018

Shaft

Shaft

2019

Elementary

Elementary

2012

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

2014

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010

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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

2027

Rio Morales (voice)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023

Breanna Diaz

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

Rio Morales (voice)

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

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

2023

Self

East New York

East New York

2022

Tamika Martin

Rogue Hostage

Rogue Hostage

2021

Sunshine

Power Book II: Ghost

Power Book II: Ghost

2020

Evelyn Castillo

Swallow

Swallow

2020

Lucy

Ana

Ana

2020

Camila

Shaft

Shaft

2019

Bennie Rodriguez

Windows on the World

Windows on the World

2019

Eva

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

Rio Morales (voice)

The First Purge

The First Purge

2018

Luisa

Officer Downe

Officer Downe

2016

Police Chief Berringer

America Adrift

America Adrift

2016

Cecilia Fernandez

MacGyver

MacGyver

2016

Cassandra Glover

South of Hell

South of Hell

2015

Tetra

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

2014

Soraya Hargrove

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

2014

Natalia Moreno

Elementary

Elementary

2012

Zoe Mercado

Rosewood Lane

Rosewood Lane

2011

Paula Crenshaw

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

2011

Aisha Conway

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010

Special agent Veronica Molina

Sugar Pathways

2009

Narrator

Dexter

Dexter

2006

Maria LaGuerta

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

2006

Elena

Wanted

Wanted

2005

Faye Templeton

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005

Claudia Gomez

Medium

Medium

2005

Elena Cabrera

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Lois Melago

Prison Song

Prison Song

2001

Prison Counselor (uncredited)

Love and Treason

Love and Treason

2001

Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)

Starwater

2001

Prince of Central Park

Prince of Central Park

2000

Rosa Sanchez

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

2000

Dr. Vanessa Burke

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Defense Attorney Shamal

Thicker Than Blood

Thicker Than Blood

1998

Camilla Lopez

The LaMastas

1998

Oz

1997

Dr. Gloria Nathan

I Think I Do

I Think I Do

1997

Carol

Profiler

Profiler

1996

Emily Sadler

The Pretender

The Pretender

1996

Emily Sadler

City Hall

City Hall

1996

Elaine Santos

I Like It Like That

I Like It Like That

1994

Lisette Linares

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994

Nina Moreno

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Ms. Torres

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America Adrift

America Adrift

2016

Producer