Luna Lauren Velez
Birthday
1964/11/02 (60 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Lauren Luna Vélez, Luna Velez, Lauren Vélez, לונה ולז, Λούνα Βέλεζ, Λόρεν Βέλεζ
Biography
Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Lorraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as Maria LaGuerta on Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, and Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's controversial jail drama, Oz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Vélez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(2001) Starwater
as ---
(1994) I Like It Like That
as Lisette Linares
(1997) I Think I Do
as Carol
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
(2023) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
(2011) Rosewood Lane
as Paula Crenshaw
(2000) Prince of Central Park
as Rosa Sanchez
(1998) Thicker Than Blood
as Camilla Lopez
(2016) Officer Downe
as Police Chief Berringer
(2009) Sugar Pathways
as Narrator
(2018) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)
(2018) The First Purge
as Luisa
(1996) City Hall
as Elaine Santos
(1998) The LaMastas
as ---
(2019) Shaft
as Bennie Rodriguez
(2016) America Adrift
as Cecilia Fernandez
(2019) Windows on the World
as Eva
(2020) Ana
as Camila
(2001) Love and Treason
as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
(2020) Swallow
as Lucy
(2021) Rogue Hostage
as Sunshine
(2023) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Breanna Diaz
(2001) Prison Song
as Prison Counselor (uncredited)
(2005) Medium
as Elena Cabrera
(2005) Numb3rs
as ---
(1996) The Pretender
as Emily Sadler
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Shamal
(1996) Profiler
as ---
(1994) New York Undercover
as Det. Nina Moreno
(2016) MacGyver
as Cassandra Glover
(2006) Ugly Betty
as Elena
(2006) Dexter
as Maria LaGuerta
(1997) Oz
as Dr. Gloria Nathan
(1990) Law & Order
as Ms. Torres
(2020) Power Book II: Ghost
as Evelyn Castillo
(2014) How to Get Away with Murder
as Soraya Hargrove
(2011) Unforgettable
as Aisha Conway
(2012) Elementary
as Zoe Mercado
(2005) Wanted
as Faye Templeton
(2000) Strong Medicine
as Dr. Vanessa Burke
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lois Melago
(2010) Blue Bloods
as Special agent Veronica Molina
(2015) South of Hell
as Tetra
(2022) East New York
as Tamika Martin
(1997) Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)
as Dr. Gloria Nathan