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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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
47
Gender
Female
Birthday
1964-11-02 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Acting
2027
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Rio Morales (voice)2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Rio Morales (voice)2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Breanna Diaz2022
East New York as Tamika Martin2021
Rogue Hostage as Sunshine2020
Power Book II: Ghost as Evelyn Castillo2020
Swallow as Lucy2020
Ana as Camila2019
Shaft as Bennie Rodriguez2019
Windows on the World as Eva2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Rio Morales (voice)2018
The First Purge as Luisa2016
MacGyver as Cassandra Glover2016
Officer Downe as Police Chief Berringer2016
America Adrift as Cecilia Fernandez2015
South of Hell as Tetra2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Soraya Hargrove2014
Madam Secretary as Natalia Moreno2012
Elementary as Zoe Mercado2011
Unforgettable as Aisha Conway2011
Rosewood Lane as Paula Crenshaw2010
Blue Bloods as Special agent Veronica Molina2009
Sugar Pathways as Narrator2006
Dexter as Maria LaGuerta2006
Ugly Betty as Elena2005
Medium as Elena Cabrera2005
Numb3rs as Claudia Gomez2005
Wanted as Faye Templeton2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lois Melago2001
Prison Song as Prison Counselor (uncredited)2001
Love and Treason as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)2001
Starwater as Not available2000
Strong Medicine as Dr. Vanessa Burke2000
Prince of Central Park as Rosa Sanchez1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Defense Attorney Shamal1998
Thicker Than Blood as Camilla Lopez1998
The LaMastas as Not available1997
Oz as Dr. Gloria Nathan1997
I Think I Do as Carol1996
The Pretender as Emily Sadler1996
Profiler as Not available1996
City Hall as Elaine Santos1994
New York Undercover as Nina Moreno1994
I Like It Like That as Lisette Linares1990
Law & Order as Ms. TorresCrew
2016
America Adrift Producer