Daphne Rubin-Vega

Biography

Daphne Rubin-Vega (née Vega; born November 18, 1969) is a Panamanian-American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for originating the roles of Mimi Marquez in the 1996 premiere of the Broadway musical Rent and Lucy in the 2007 premiere of the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating. Rubin-Vega also appeared as Bombshell publicist Agnes in the second season of the TV series Smash (2012) and as Luisa Lopez in the TV series Katy Keene (2020). In 2021, Rubin-Vega starred as salon owner Daniela in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights.

Known For

The Blacklist

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

New Amsterdam

Tony Awards

Hazbin Hotel

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Great Performances

Only Murders in the Building

All Movies (39)

• The Adding Machine2026 · as Mr. Zero
• Twelfth Night2025 · as Maria
• Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along2025 · as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
• Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field2024 · as Self
• Reverse the Curse2024 · as Eva
• Ezra2024 · as Agent Margo Jenkins
• Allswell in New York2023 · as Serene
• Bleecker2023 · as Kate
• The Same Storm2022 · as Lupe Ramirez
• tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · as "Sunday" Legend #14
• In the Heights2021 · as Daniela
• 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love2021
• The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America2020 · as Candle
• Pitch Black Panacea2020 · as Narrator (voice)
• Revolution Rent2019 · as Self
• Rent2019 · as Self
• John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons2018 · as Self
• The Holdouts2017 · as Rachel
• Emoticon2014 · as Anna
• Fall to Rise2014 · as Sheila
• Union Square2011 · as Sara
• Jack Goes Boating2010 · as Lucy
• F--k2010 · as Daphne
• Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway2008 · as Herself (uncredited)
• Rachel Getting Married2008 · as Wedding Guest
• Sex and the City2008 · as Baby Voiced Woman
• No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'2006 · as Self
• Alchemy2005 · as Belladonna Editor
• Virgin2003 · as Frances
• Justice2003 · as Roberta
• Skeleton Woman2000 · as Olya
• Flawless1999 · as Tia
• Wild Things1998 · as Detective Gloria Perez
• Sesame Street: Quiet Time1997 · as Herself
• Sesame Street: Quiet Time1997 · as Self
• Lotto Land1995 · as Gloria
• I Like It Like That1994 · as Modeling School Receptionist
• The Occultist1988 · as Simone (as Daphne)
• Broadway: The Next Generation— · as Self

All TV Shows (18)

• Hazbin Hotel2024 · as Carmilla Carmine (voice)
• The Changeling2023 · as Mrs. Ortiz
• Accused2023 · as Rose
• Only Murders in the Building2021 · as Inez
• Social Distance2020 · as Reina Villareal
• Tales of the City2019 · as Mrs. Rodriguez
• New Amsterdam2018 · as Christy Cummings
• The Blacklist2013 · as Delores Knapp
• Smash2012 · as Agnes
• Hustling2011
• Hey Joel2003
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Carmen Mendoza
• Spin City1996 · as Daphne Rubin-Vega
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Cast of Rent
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Little Juana (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Great Performances1971 · as Maria
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer