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

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Dexter

Blue Bloods

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Elementary

Medium

How to Get Away with Murder

All Movies (24)

• Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse2027 · as Rio Morales (voice)
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts2023 · as Breanna Diaz
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023 · as Rio Morales (voice)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie2023 · as Self
• Rogue Hostage2021 · as Sunshine
• Swallow2020 · as Lucy
• Ana2020 · as Camila
• Shaft2019 · as Bennie Rodriguez
• Windows on the World2019 · as Eva
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse2018 · as Rio Morales (voice)
• The First Purge2018 · as Luisa
• Officer Downe2016 · as Police Chief Berringer
• America Adrift2016 · as Cecilia Fernandez
• Rosewood Lane2011 · as Paula Crenshaw
• Sugar Pathways2009 · as Narrator
• Prison Song2001 · as Prison Counselor (uncredited)
• Love and Treason2001 · as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
• Starwater2001
• Prince of Central Park2000 · as Rosa Sanchez
• Thicker Than Blood1998 · as Camilla Lopez
• The LaMastas1998
• I Think I Do1997 · as Carol
• City Hall1996 · as Elaine Santos
• I Like It Like That1994 · as Lisette Linares

All TV Shows (23)

• East New York2022 · as Tamika Martin
• Power Book II: Ghost2020 · as Evelyn Castillo
• MacGyver2016 · as Cassandra Glover
• South of Hell2015 · as Tetra
• How to Get Away with Murder2014 · as Soraya Hargrove
• Madam Secretary2014 · as Natalia Moreno
• Elementary2012 · as Zoe Mercado
• Unforgettable2011 · as Aisha Conway
• Blue Bloods2010 · as Special agent Veronica Molina
• Dexter2006 · as Maria LaGuerta
• Ugly Betty2006 · as Elena
• Wanted 20052005 · as Faye Templeton
• Numb3rs2005 · as Claudia Gomez
• Medium2005 · as Elena Cabrera
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Lois Melago
• Strong Medicine2000 · as Dr. Vanessa Burke
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Defense Attorney Shamal
• Oz1997 · as Dr. Gloria Nathan
• Oz1997
• Profiler1996 · as Emily Sadler
• The Pretender1996 · as Emily Sadler
• New York Undercover1994 · as Nina Moreno
• Law & Order1990 · as Ms. Torres