Actor profile

Luna Lauren Vélez

2nd November 1964 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

22 Movies 23 TV Shows 1 In Production 49 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny 5th September 2023 as Self

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast 5th September 2023 as Self

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts poster

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 6th June 2023 as Breanna Diaz

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 31st May 2023 as Rio Morales (voice)

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

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie 9th May 2023 as Self

Rogue Hostage poster

Rogue Hostage 11th June 2021 as Sunshine

Swallow poster

Swallow 15th January 2020 as Lucy

Ana poster

Ana 3rd January 2020 as Camila

Shaft poster

Shaft 14th June 2019 as Bennie Rodriguez

Windows on the World poster

Windows on the World 28th April 2019 as Eva

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse poster

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 6th December 2018 as Rio Morales (voice)

The First Purge poster

The First Purge 4th July 2018 as Luisa

Officer Downe poster

Officer Downe 18th November 2016 as Police Chief Berringer

America Adrift poster

America Adrift 1st November 2016 as Cecilia Fernandez

Rosewood Lane poster

Rosewood Lane 15th October 2011 as Paula Crenshaw

Prison Song poster

Prison Song 27th April 2001 as Prison Counselor (uncredited)

Love and Treason poster

Love and Treason 7th March 2001 as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)

Prince of Central Park poster

Prince of Central Park 22nd September 2000 as Rosa Sanchez

Thicker Than Blood poster

Thicker Than Blood 31st May 1998 as Camilla Lopez

I Think I Do poster

I Think I Do 20th June 1997 as Carol

City Hall poster

City Hall 16th February 1996 as Elaine Santos

I Like It Like That poster

I Like It Like That 14th October 1994 as Lisette Linares

East New York poster

East New York 2nd October 2022 as Tamika Martin

Power Book II: Ghost poster

Power Book II: Ghost 6th September 2020 as Evelyn Castillo

MacGyver poster

MacGyver 23rd September 2016 as Cassandra Glover

South of Hell poster

South of Hell 27th November 2015 as Tetra

How to Get Away with Murder poster

How to Get Away with Murder 25th September 2014 as Soraya Hargrove

Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary 21st September 2014 as Natalia Moreno

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Zoe Mercado

Unforgettable poster

Unforgettable 20th September 2011 as Aisha Conway

Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods 24th September 2010 as Special agent Veronica Molina

Dexter poster

Dexter 1st October 2006 as Maria LaGuerta

Ugly Betty poster

Ugly Betty 28th September 2006 as Elena

Wanted poster

Wanted 31st July 2005 as Faye Templeton

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Claudia Gomez

Medium poster

Medium 3rd January 2005 as Elena Cabrera

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Lois Melago

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Dr. Vanessa Burke

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Defense Attorney Shamal

Oz poster

Oz 12th July 1997 as Dr. Gloria Nathan

Oz poster

Oz 12th July 1997

Profiler poster

Profiler 21st September 1996 as Emily Sadler

The Pretender poster

The Pretender 19th September 1996 as Emily Sadler

New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover 8th September 1994 as Nina Moreno

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Ms. Torres

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse poster

Coming soon

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse 17th June 2027 as Rio Morales (voice)