Cast & creator
Luna Lauren Vélez
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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.
Also known as: Lauren Luna Vélez, Luna Velez, Lauren Vélez, Lorraine Velez
28
film credits
23
television credits
50
1990–2027 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (51)
Showing 51 of 51 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Defense Attorney Shamal
1999
Law & Order
Ms. Torres
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Lois Melago
2001
Dexter
Maria LaGuerta
2006
Blue Bloods
Special agent Veronica Molina
2010
Elementary
Zoe Mercado
2012
Medium
Elena Cabrera
2005
Numb3rs
Claudia Gomez
2005
How to Get Away with Murder
Soraya Hargrove
2014
Strong Medicine
Dr. Vanessa Burke
2000
Madam Secretary
Natalia Moreno
2014
MacGyver
Cassandra Glover
2016
Oz
Dr. Gloria Nathan
1997Oz
1997
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
2023
The Pretender
Emily Sadler
1996
Unforgettable
Aisha Conway
2011
Profiler
Emily Sadler
1996
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
2018
Ugly Betty
Elena
2006
New York Undercover
Nina Moreno
1994
Power Book II: Ghost
Evelyn Castillo
2020
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Breanna Diaz
2023
East New York
Tamika Martin
2022
Wanted
Faye Templeton
2005
The First Purge
Luisa
2018
South of Hell
Tetra
2015
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Rio Morales (voice)
2027
Shaft
Bennie Rodriguez
2019
Swallow
Lucy
2020
City Hall
Elaine Santos
1996
Ana
Camila
2020
Rogue Hostage
Sunshine
2021
I Think I Do
Carol
1997
Officer Downe
Police Chief Berringer
2016
Windows on the World
Eva
2019
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny
Self
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast
Self
2023
Prison Song
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
2001
I Like It Like That
Lisette Linares
1994
Rosewood Lane
Paula Crenshaw
2011Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
Self
2023
Prince of Central Park
Rosa Sanchez
2000
Serial
Roseanne Crystal
2006
Love and Treason
Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
2001Starwater
2001Sugar Pathways
Narrator
2009
Thicker Than Blood
Camilla Lopez
1998
America Adrift
Cecilia Fernandez
2016America Adrift
Producer
2016