Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Luna Lauren Vélez
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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Movies: 21Series: 22Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 141610
IMDb ID: nm0904967
Known for: Acting
Born: November 2, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2027
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q235359
Also known as
Lauren Luna Vélez • Luna Velez • Lauren Vélez • לונה ולז • Λούνα Βέλεζ • Λόρεν Βέλεζ • لونا لورن ولز • Lorraine Velez
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Luna Lauren Vélez.
Jun 17, 2027
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
2027 Movie
7.2
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Breanna Diaz
2023 Movie
8.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
2023 Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
as Self
2023 Movie
5.6
Rogue Hostage
as Sunshine
2021 Movie
6.6
Swallow
as Lucy
2020 Movie
6.3
Ana
as Camila
2020 Movie
6.5
Shaft
as Bennie Rodriguez
2019 Movie
3.3
Windows on the World
as Eva
2019 Movie
8.4
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
2018 Movie
6.0
The First Purge
as Luisa
2018 Movie
4.4
Officer Downe
as Police Chief Berringer
2016 Movie
America Adrift
as Cecilia Fernandez
2016 Movie
4.7
Rosewood Lane
as Paula Crenshaw
2011 Movie
5.2
Prison Song
as Prison Counselor (uncredited)
2001 Movie
Love and Treason
as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
2001 Movie
4.5
Prince of Central Park
as Rosa Sanchez
2000 Movie
6.5
Thicker Than Blood
as Camilla Lopez
1998 Movie
6.0
I Think I Do
as Carol
1997 Movie
5.9
City Hall
as Elaine Santos
1996 Movie
6.2
I Like It Like That
as Lisette Linares
1994 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Luna Lauren Vélez.
7.1
East New York
as Tamika Martin • 4 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Power Book II: Ghost
as Evelyn Castillo • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.3
MacGyver
as Cassandra Glover • 3 eps
2016 Series
6.3
South of Hell
as Tetra • 8 eps
2015 Series
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Soraya Hargrove • 11 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Natalia Moreno • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Elementary
as Zoe Mercado • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Aisha Conway • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Special agent Veronica Molina • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.2
Dexter
as Maria LaGuerta • 84 eps
2006 Series
6.4
Ugly Betty
as Elena • 7 eps
2006 Series
7.2
Wanted
as Faye Templeton • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
Numb3rs
as Claudia Gomez • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Medium
as Elena Cabrera • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lois Melago • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Vanessa Burke • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Shamal • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.0
Oz
as Dr. Gloria Nathan • 44 eps
1997 Series
7.0
Profiler
as Emily Sadler • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
The Pretender
as Emily Sadler • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
as Nina Moreno • 64 eps
1994 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Ms. Torres • 1 eps
1990 Series