
Luna Lauren Vélez
Known For
Acting
Born
1964-11-02 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Shamal

Law & Order
as Ms. Torres

Dexter
as Maria LaGuerta

Blue Bloods
as Special agent Veronica Molina

Elementary
as Zoe Mercado

How to Get Away with Murder
as Soraya Hargrove

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Lois Melago

Medium
as Elena Cabrera

MacGyver
as Cassandra Glover

Oz
as Dr. Gloria Nathan

Oz

Unforgettable
as Aisha Conway

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)

Madam Secretary
as Natalia Moreno

Strong Medicine
as Dr. Vanessa Burke

Numb3rs
as Claudia Gomez

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)

Power Book II: Ghost
as Evelyn Castillo

The Pretender
as Emily Sadler

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Breanna Diaz