Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 2, 1964
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Luna Lauren Velez
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).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) |
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Breanna Diaz |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie | Self |
| 2021 | Rogue Hostage | Sunshine |
| 2020 | Ana | Camila |
| 2020 | Swallow | Lucy |
| 2019 | Shaft | Bennie Rodriguez |
| 2019 | Windows on the World | Eva |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) |
| 2018 | The First Purge | Luisa |
| 2016 | Officer Downe | Police Chief Berringer |
| 2016 | America Adrift | Cecilia Fernandez |
| 2011 | Rosewood Lane | Paula Crenshaw |
| 2009 | Sugar Pathways | Narrator |
| 2001 | Starwater | |
| 2001 | Love and Treason | Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez) |
| 2001 | Prison Song | Prison Counselor (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Prince of Central Park | Rosa Sanchez |
| 1998 | Thicker Than Blood | Camilla Lopez |
| 1998 | The LaMastas | |
| 1997 | I Think I Do | Carol |
| 1996 | City Hall | Elaine Santos |
| 1994 | I Like It Like That | Lisette Linares |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East New York | Tamika Martin |
| 2020 | Power Book II: Ghost | Evelyn Castillo |
| 2016 | MacGyver | Cassandra Glover |
| 2015 | South of Hell | Tetra |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Soraya Hargrove |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Natalia Moreno |
| 2012 | Elementary | Zoe Mercado |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Aisha Conway |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Special agent Veronica Molina |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Elena |
| 2006 | Dexter | Maria LaGuerta |
| 2005 | Medium | Elena Cabrera |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Claudia Gomez |
| 2005 | Wanted | Faye Templeton |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lois Melago |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Vanessa Burke |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Defense Attorney Shamal |
| 1997 | Oz | Dr. Gloria Nathan |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Emily Sadler |
| 1996 | Profiler | |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Nina Moreno |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Ms. Torres |