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Luna Lauren Vélez is an American actress and the twin sister of actress Lorraine Vélez. Her most notable 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.
Born
Monday, 02 November 1964
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales / Rio Morales (voice) | 2024 |
| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Breanna Diaz | 2023 |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) / Rio Morales | 2023 |
| East New York | Tamika Martin | 2022 |
| American Rust | Detective Angela Burgos | 2021 |
| Rogue Hostage | Sunshine | 2021 |
| Power Book II: Ghost | Evelyn Castillo | 2020 |
| Swallow | Lucy | 2020 |
| Ana | Camila | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales / Rio Morales (voice) | 2024 |
| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Breanna Diaz | 2023 |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) / Rio Morales | 2023 |
| East New York | Tamika Martin | 2022 |
| American Rust | Detective Angela Burgos | 2021 |
| Rogue Hostage | Sunshine | 2021 |
| Power Book II: Ghost | Evelyn Castillo | 2020 |
| Swallow | Lucy | 2020 |
| Ana | Camila | 2020 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| Shaft | Bennie Rodriguez | 2019 |
| Windows on the World | Eva | 2019 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) / Rio Morales | 2018 |
| The First Purge | Luisa | 2018 |
| Officer Downe | Police Chief Berringer / Chief Berringer | 2016 |
| America Adrift | Cecilia Fernandez | 2016 |
| MacGyver | Cassandra Glover | 2016 |
| South of Hell | Tetra | 2015 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Soraya Hargrove | 2014 |
| Madam Secretary | Natalia Moreno | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| Elementary | Zoe Mercado | 2012 |
| Rosewood Lane | Paula Crenshaw | 2012 |
| Unforgettable | Aisha Conway | 2011 |
| Breakout Kings | Carmen Vega | 2011 |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan | Self | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Special Agent Veronica Molina | 2010 |
| Hawthorne | Dr. Kat | 2009 |
| Sugar Pathways | Narrator | 2009 |
| Dexter | Lt. Maria LaGuerta / Maria LaGuerta / Capt. Maria LaGuerta / Det. Maria LaGuerta | 2006 |
| Ugly Betty | Elena (as Lauren Vélez) / Elena | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Wanted | Faye Templeton | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | Claudia Gomez | 2005 |
| Medium | Elena Cabrera | 2005 |
| Dragnet | Det. Denise Beltran | 2003 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Officer Lois Melago | 2001 |
| Prison Song | Prison Counselor | 2001 |
| Love and Treason | Agent Susan Mestre / Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez) | 2001 |
| Prince of Central Park | Rosa Sanchez | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Dr. Vanessa Burke | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Attorney Shamal | 1999 |
| Strange World | Detective Arias (as Lauren Vélez) | 1999 |
| The LaMastas | (as Lauren Vélez) | 1998 |
| In Search of a Dream | (as Lauren Vélez) | 1997 |
| Oz | Dr. Gloria Nathan | 1997 |
| I Think I Do | Carol | 1997 |
| Profiler | Emily Sadler | 1996 |
| The Pretender | Emily Sadler | 1996 |
| City Hall | Elaine Santos | 1996 |
| I Like It Like That | Lisette Linares | 1994 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Claudine Palmeri | 1994 |
| New York Undercover | Det. Nina Moreno / Lourdes | 1994 |
| Law & Order | Ms. Torres / Bermuda Air Attendent | 1990 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| America Adrift | 2016 |
