Luna Lauren Vélez
Acting
Born: November 2, 1964 (age 61) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Dexter
2006
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The First Purge
2018
Shaft
2019
Elementary
2012
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Blue Bloods
2010
MacGyver
2016
Swallow
2020
Photos (4)
Movies (20)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Breanna Diaz
The First Purge
Luisa
Shaft
Bennie Rodriguez
City Hall
Elaine Santos
Swallow
Lucy
Rogue Hostage
Sunshine
Officer Downe
Police Chief Berringer
Ana
Camila
Rosewood Lane
Paula Crenshaw
Serial
Roseanne Crystal
I Think I Do
Carol
Prison Song
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
I Like It Like That
Lisette Linares
Windows on the World
Eva
Prince of Central Park
Rosa Sanchez
America Adrift
Cecilia Fernandez
Love and Treason
Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
Thicker Than Blood
Camilla Lopez
TV Shows (23)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Defense Attorney Shamal · 2 eps
Law & Order
Ms. Torres · 1 eps
Dexter
Maria LaGuerta · 84 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lois Melago · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Special agent Veronica Molina · 1 eps
Elementary
Zoe Mercado · 1 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
Soraya Hargrove · 11 eps
Medium
Elena Cabrera · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Claudia Gomez · 3 eps
Oz
Dr. Gloria Nathan · 44 eps
Oz
8 eps
Strong Medicine
Dr. Vanessa Burke · 1 eps
Madam Secretary
Natalia Moreno · 1 eps
Unforgettable
Aisha Conway · 1 eps
MacGyver
Cassandra Glover · 3 eps
Ugly Betty
Elena · 7 eps
Profiler
Emily Sadler · 1 eps
The Pretender
Emily Sadler · 1 eps
Power Book II: Ghost
Evelyn Castillo · 2 eps
New York Undercover
Nina Moreno · 64 eps
East New York
Tamika Martin · 4 eps
Wanted
Faye Templeton · 1 eps
South of Hell
Tetra · 8 eps
