Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 2, 1964 (age 62)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Lauren Luna Vélez
- Luna Velez
- Lauren Vélez
- לונה ולז
- Λούνα Βέλεζ
Luna Lauren Vélez
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 - Movies
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Breanna Diaz
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
The First Purge
as Luisa
Shaft
as Bennie Rodriguez
City Hall
as Elaine Santos
Swallow
as Lucy
Rogue Hostage
as Sunshine
Ana
as Camila
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Shamal
Law & Order
as Ms. Torres
Dexter
as Maria LaGuerta
Blue Bloods
as Special agent Veronica Molina
Elementary
as Zoe Mercado
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lois Melago
Medium
as Elena Cabrera
How to Get Away with Murder
as Soraya Hargrove
MacGyver
as Cassandra Glover
Oz
as Dr. Gloria Nathan