Luna Lauren Velez

Luna Lauren Velez

Birthdate
November 2, 1964 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
November 2, 1964 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Luna Lauren Velez's LGBTQ+ Titles

I Think I Do
I Think I Do
Carol

Acting (43)

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Rio Morales (voice)
2023
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts as Breanna Diaz
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Rio Morales (voice)
2022
East New York as Tamika Martin (4 episodes)
2021
Rogue Hostage as Sunshine
2020
Power Book II: Ghost as Evelyn Castillo (2 episodes)
2020
Swallow as Lucy
2020
Ana as Camila
2019
Shaft as Bennie Rodriguez
2019
Windows on the World as Eva
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Rio Morales (voice)
2018
The First Purge as Luisa
2016
Officer Downe as Police Chief Berringer
2016
America Adrift as Cecilia Fernandez
2016
MacGyver as Cassandra Glover (3 episodes)
2015
South of Hell as Tetra (8 episodes)
2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Soraya Hargrove (11 episodes)
2012
Elementary as Zoe Mercado (1 episode)
2011
Rosewood Lane as Paula Crenshaw
2011
Unforgettable as Aisha Conway (1 episode)
2010
Blue Bloods as Special agent Veronica Molina (1 episode)
2009
Sugar Pathways as Narrator
2006
Dexter as Maria LaGuerta (84 episodes)
2006
Ugly Betty as Elena (7 episodes)
2005
Wanted as Faye Templeton (1 episode)
2005
Numb3rs (3 episodes)
2005
Medium as Elena Cabrera (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lois Melago (1 episode)
2001
Love and Treason as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
2001
Starwater
2000
Prince of Central Park as Rosa Sanchez
2000
Strong Medicine as Dr. Vanessa Burke (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Defense Attorney Shamal (2 episodes)
1998
Thicker Than Blood as Camilla Lopez
1998
The LaMastas
1997
Oz as Dr. Gloria Nathan (5 episodes)
1997
I Think I Do as Carol
1996
Profiler (1 episode)
1996
The Pretender as Emily Sadler (1 episode)
1996
City Hall as Elaine Santos
1994
I Like It Like That as Lisette Linares
1994
New York Undercover as Det. Nina Moreno (64 episodes)
1990
Law & Order as Ms. Torres (1 episode)