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Luna Lauren Vélez

Luna Lauren Vélez

ActingBorn November 2, 1964 (61 years old)

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Vélez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Lauren Luna Vélez, Luna Velez, Lauren Vélez, לונה ולז

Popularity: 1

Total credits: 47

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Defense Attorney Shamal

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Ms. Torres

Movies (24)

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

as Rio Morales (voice)

2027

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

as Breanna Diaz

2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

TV Shows (22)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Defense Attorney Shamal

2 ep.

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Ms. Torres

1 ep.

Dexter

Behind the Camera

America Adrift

America Adrift

Producer

America Adrift

America Adrift

Producer

Photos

Dexter

TV

★8.2

Dexter

as Maria LaGuerta

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as Special agent Veronica Molina

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lois Melago

Elementary

Elementary

as Zoe Mercado

Medium

Medium

as Elena Cabrera

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as Soraya Hargrove

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Cassandra Glover

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as Claudia Gomez

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Vanessa Burke

Oz

as Dr. Gloria Nathan

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Defense Attorney Shamal

1999

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Ms. Torres

1990

Dexter

Dexter

as Maria LaGuerta

2006

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as Special agent Veronica Molina

2010

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lois Melago

2001

Elementary

Elementary

as Zoe Mercado

2012

Medium

Medium

as Elena Cabrera

2005

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as Soraya Hargrove

2014

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Cassandra Glover

2016

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as Claudia Gomez

2005

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Vanessa Burke

2000

Oz

as Dr. Gloria Nathan

1997

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as Rio Morales (voice)

2023

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

as Self

2023

Rogue Hostage

Rogue Hostage

as Sunshine

2021

Swallow

Swallow

as Lucy

2020

Ana

Ana

as Camila

2020

Shaft

Shaft

as Bennie Rodriguez

2019

Windows on the World

Windows on the World

as Eva

2019

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

as Rio Morales (voice)

2018

The First Purge

The First Purge

as Luisa

2018

Officer Downe

Officer Downe

as Police Chief Berringer

2016

America Adrift

America Adrift

as Cecilia Fernandez

2016

Rosewood Lane

Rosewood Lane

as Paula Crenshaw

2011

Sugar Pathways

as Narrator

2009

Prison Song

Prison Song

as Prison Counselor (uncredited)

2001

Love and Treason

Love and Treason

as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)

2001

Starwater

2001

Prince of Central Park

Prince of Central Park

as Rosa Sanchez

2000

Thicker Than Blood

Thicker Than Blood

as Camilla Lopez

1998

The LaMastas

1998

I Think I Do

I Think I Do

as Carol

1997

City Hall

City Hall

as Elaine Santos

1996

I Like It Like That

I Like It Like That

as Lisette Linares

1994

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

as Rio Morales (voice)

2027

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

as Breanna Diaz

2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as Rio Morales (voice)

2023

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

as Self

2023

Rogue Hostage

Rogue Hostage

as Sunshine

2021

Swallow

Swallow

as Lucy

2020

Ana

Ana

as Camila

2020

Shaft

Shaft

as Bennie Rodriguez

2019

Windows on the World

Windows on the World

as Eva

2019

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

as Rio Morales (voice)

2018

The First Purge

The First Purge

as Luisa

2018

Officer Downe

Officer Downe

as Police Chief Berringer

2016

America Adrift

America Adrift

as Cecilia Fernandez

2016

Rosewood Lane

Rosewood Lane

as Paula Crenshaw

2011

Sugar Pathways

as Narrator

2009

Prison Song

Prison Song

as Prison Counselor (uncredited)

2001

Love and Treason

Love and Treason

as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)

2001

Starwater

2001

Prince of Central Park

Prince of Central Park

as Rosa Sanchez

2000

Thicker Than Blood

Thicker Than Blood

as Camilla Lopez

1998

The LaMastas

1998

I Think I Do

I Think I Do

as Carol

1997

City Hall

City Hall

as Elaine Santos

1996

I Like It Like That

I Like It Like That

as Lisette Linares

1994

Dexter

as Maria LaGuerta

84 ep.

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as Special agent Veronica Molina

1 ep.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lois Melago

1 ep.

Elementary

Elementary

as Zoe Mercado

1 ep.

Medium

Medium

as Elena Cabrera

1 ep.

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as Soraya Hargrove

11 ep.

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Cassandra Glover

3 ep.

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as Claudia Gomez

3 ep.

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Vanessa Burke

1 ep.

Oz

as Dr. Gloria Nathan

44 ep.

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as Aisha Conway

1 ep.

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as Natalia Moreno

1 ep.

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as Elena

7 ep.

The Pretender

The Pretender

as Emily Sadler

1 ep.

Profiler

Profiler

as Emily Sadler

1 ep.

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

as Nina Moreno

64 ep.

Power Book II: Ghost

Power Book II: Ghost

as Evelyn Castillo

2 ep.

East New York

East New York

as Tamika Martin

4 ep.

Wanted 2005

Wanted 2005

as Faye Templeton

1 ep.

South of Hell

South of Hell

as Tetra

8 ep.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Defense Attorney Shamal

2 episodes

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Ms. Torres

1 episodes

Dexter

Dexter

as Maria LaGuerta

84 episodes

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as Special agent Veronica Molina

1 episodes

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lois Melago

1 episodes

Elementary

Elementary

as Zoe Mercado

1 episodes

Medium

Medium

as Elena Cabrera

1 episodes

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

as Soraya Hargrove

11 episodes

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Cassandra Glover

3 episodes

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as Claudia Gomez

3 episodes

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as Dr. Vanessa Burke

1 episodes

Oz

as Dr. Gloria Nathan

44 episodes

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

as Aisha Conway

1 episodes

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as Natalia Moreno

1 episodes

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as Elena

7 episodes

The Pretender

The Pretender

as Emily Sadler

1 episodes

Profiler

Profiler

as Emily Sadler

1 episodes

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

as Nina Moreno

64 episodes

Power Book II: Ghost

Power Book II: Ghost

as Evelyn Castillo

2 episodes

East New York

East New York

as Tamika Martin

4 episodes

Wanted 2005

Wanted 2005

as Faye Templeton

1 episodes

South of Hell

South of Hell

as Tetra

8 episodes