Birthday:
Nov 02, 1964
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Luna Lauren Velez
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Starwater | 2001 | |
| I Like It Like That | Lisette Linares | 1994 |
| I Think I Do | Carol | 1997 |
| Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) | 1970 |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) | 2023 |
| Rosewood Lane | Paula Crenshaw | 2011 |
| Prince of Central Park | Rosa Sanchez | 2000 |
| Thicker Than Blood | Camilla Lopez | 1998 |
| Officer Downe | Police Chief Berringer | 2016 |
| Sugar Pathways | Narrator | 2009 |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Rio Morales (voice) | 2018 |
| The First Purge | Luisa | 2018 |
| City Hall | Elaine Santos | 1996 |
| The LaMastas | 1998 | |
| Shaft | Bennie Rodriguez | 2019 |
| America Adrift | Cecilia Fernandez | 2016 |
| Windows on the World | Eva | 2019 |
| Ana | Camila | 2020 |
| Love and Treason | Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez) | 2001 |
| Swallow | Lucy | 2020 |
| Rogue Hostage | Sunshine | 2021 |
| Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | Breanna Diaz | 2023 |
| Prison Song | Prison Counselor (uncredited) | 2001 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Medium | Elena Cabrera | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | 2005 | |
| The Pretender | Emily Sadler | 1996 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Defense Attorney Shamal | 1999 |
| Profiler | 1996 | |
| New York Undercover | Det. Nina Moreno | 1994 |
| MacGyver | Cassandra Glover | 2016 |
| Ugly Betty | Elena | 2006 |
| Dexter | Maria LaGuerta | 2006 |
| Oz | Dr. Gloria Nathan | 1997 |
| Law & Order | Ms. Torres | 1990 |
| Power Book II: Ghost | Evelyn Castillo | 2020 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | Soraya Hargrove | 2014 |
| Unforgettable | Aisha Conway | 2011 |
| Elementary | Zoe Mercado | 2012 |
| Wanted | Faye Templeton | 2005 |
| Strong Medicine | Dr. Vanessa Burke | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Lois Melago | 2001 |
| Blue Bloods | Special agent Veronica Molina | 2010 |
| South of Hell | Tetra | 2015 |
| East New York | Tamika Martin | 2022 |
| Oz (TV Series 1997-2003) | Dr. Gloria Nathan | 1997 |
